Gary Taxali is an award-winning illustrator and has exhibited in many galleries and museums throughout North America and Europe including Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York City and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome. In 2005, he launched his first vinyl toy, The Toy Monkey, which included a special edition along with a silkscreen print commissioned by The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. ... http://www.juxtapoz.com Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:16:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 /18362-the-new-york-times-book-review Here is an illustration I created for Nicholas Blechman at The New York Times Book Review.&nbsp; It&#39;s entitled The Ask and is written by author Sam Lipsyte.&nbsp; The review by Lydia Millet begins with this great opening line:<br/><br/> &nbsp;<br/><br/> Sam Lipsyte&rsquo;s third novel, &ldquo;The Ask,&rdquo; is a dark and jaded beast &mdash; the sort of book that, if it were an animal, would be a lumbering, hairy, crypto zoological ape-man with a near-crippling case of elephantiasis.<br/> <br/> <br/><br><br><imgRead More... gary@garytaxali.com Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:54:00 +0100 /18125-jonathan-levine-gallery-five-year-anniversary-group-exhibition Tonight is the opening reception for the Jonathan LeVine Gallery Five Year Group Exhibition in Chelsea.&nbsp; If you are in NYC, please come tonight!&nbsp; The show runs from February 27 - March 27.<br/><br/> &nbsp;<br/><br/> On display will be my new artwork entitled &quot;Prixy&quot;.&nbsp;<br><br><img src="http://drawger.com/taxman/images/9142119430.jpg" hspace="5" /><br><br> gary@garytaxali.com Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:05:00 +0100 /17968-100-heads-for-haiti The show 100 HEADS FOR HAITI is an exhibition curated by Spur Design and is designed to raise money for Doctors Without Borders by selling original drawings, paintings or collages donated by 100 invited artists including many Drawger members.<br/><br/> &nbsp;<br/><br/> The show is on April 8th.&nbsp; Details to follow.<br/><br/> &nbsp;<br><br><img src="http://drawger.com/taxman/images/4425846204.jpg" hspace="5" /><br><br> gary@garytaxali.com Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:32:00 +0100 /17450-runners-world-illustrations I always love working for Runner&#39;s World.&nbsp; The articles are fun to illustrate and offer interesting visual possibilies.&nbsp; Here is a full page and a quarter page about running short marathons (eg 5-k, 10-k).&nbsp; The Art Director is Marc Kaufmann and the Design Director is Kory Kennedy.<br/><br/> &nbsp;<br/><br/> &nbsp;<br/><br/> &nbsp;<br/><br/> &nbsp;<br/><br/> &nbsp;<br><br><img src="http://drawger.com/taxman/images/8038484296.jpg" hspace="5" /><br><br><img src="http://drawger.com/taxman/images/8804829748.jpgRead More... gary@garytaxali.com Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:53:00 +0100 /16562-podcast-interview Last week, I did an interview for the podcast show &quot;Escape from Illustration Island&quot;.&nbsp; The host, Thomas James, asked me some really great questions about how I do the work I do, my toys, etc.&nbsp; <br/> <br/><br/> You can listen to it by clicking here.<br/> <br/><br/><br/> Thanks!<br/><br/> Gary<br/> <br/><br><br><img src="http://drawger.com/taxman/images/1192180617.jpg" hspace="5" /><br><br> gary@garytaxali.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:07:00 +0100 /16427-the-taxali-300 Next week, I will be having a solo exhibition of over 300 illustrations at Narwhal Art Projects in Toronto.&nbsp; THE TAXALI 300 features original works created for such publications as Rolling Stone, Time, Esquire, Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly among others.&nbsp; If you are in Toronto next week, please come to the gallery and have a look.&nbsp; You can also find event information by searching for THE TAXALI 300 on Facebook.<br/> <br/><br/> Narwhal Art Projects<br/> <br/><br/> The show opens on January 28th,Read More... gary@garytaxali.com Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:48:00 +0100 /15759-to-snip-or-not-to-snip People have always expressed strong opinions about circumcision.&nbsp; Is the practice really outdated or are there medical reasons to support it?&nbsp; Some medical research in Africa indicates that circumcision lowers the transmisison of HIV among male hetrosexuals - although there&#39;s no American studies like that.&nbsp; Pediatricans no longer recommend it and the practice has declined drastically in recent years down to 50%.&nbsp;&nbsp; So what are new parents to do? <br/> <br/> <br/><br/> This illustRead More... gary@garytaxali.com Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:28:00 +0100 /15555-pure-fiction I always enjoy assignments where the client wants me to create both the type and the illustration.&nbsp; I have a great fondness for typography&nbsp; - okay, you might say it&#39;s more of an obession. &nbsp; Here is an illustration created for The Chicago Reader, art directed by Paul Higgins.<br/> <br/> <br/><br><br><img src="http://drawger.com/taxman/images/7877049401.jpg" hspace="5" /><br><br> gary@garytaxali.com Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:26:00 +0100 /15243-seasons-greetings Here is a cover illustration I created for La Vie, a magazine in France.&nbsp; I wish everyone an amazing, happy holiday (ie. LOTS of presents) and a wonderful 2010!<br/><br><br><img src="http://drawger.com/taxman/images/6812906817.jpg" hspace="5" /><br><br> gary@garytaxali.com Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:33:00 +0100 /15081-confusion What&#39;s happening with the Obama administration?&nbsp; So many confusing issues (health care, economic crisis and now a &quot;just war&quot;) with no clear consensus among his cohorts on how to handle these problems.&nbsp; It makes one wonder which direction the next step will be.&nbsp; Do we know?&nbsp; How can we, even THEY don&#39;t know.<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> This illustration was created for The Gallery section of The Atlantic for their upcoming State of the Union issue.&nbsp; Jason Treat was the ADRead More... gary@garytaxali.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:00:00 +0100 /14487-limited-edition-skateboard-decks <img src="http://drawger.com/taxman/images/1897811338.jpg" hspace="5" /><br><br><p><br/> I was really happy to work on this latest project which is a series of Limited Edition Artist Series Skateboard Decks.&nbsp;&nbsp; Each deck comes hand-signed and numbered (edition of only 15) and is hand-printed with a heat laminate transfer on Canadian maple.&nbsp; Oh, Canada!<br /><br/> <br /><br/> </p><br/><p><br/> These are also availabe for sale so if youa re interested, please email me for further information.<br /><br/> <brRead More... gary@garytaxali.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:56:00 +0100 /13903-disinclination <p><br/> Here is an illustration entitled &quot;Disinclination&quot; that I created for the Gallery section for The Atlantic.&nbsp; It was a joy making this picture for Jason Treat, the Art Director.&nbsp; Jason loves illustration and you really see his passion throughout the publication.&nbsp; In that regard, for me there was total inclination.<br /><br/></p><br/><br><br><img src="http://drawger.com/taxman/images/7524353016.jpg" hspace="5" /><br><br> gary@garytaxali.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:12:00 +0100 /13282-the-brighter-side <p><br/> I love working with AD Nicholas Blechman at The New York Times Book Review.&nbsp; Nicholas always gives me assignments that resonate with the way I see things when I draw pictures.&nbsp; I love that feeling when I think, &quot;You get me!&quot;.&nbsp; It&#39;s a mark of a GREAT art director, as we all know. <br /><br/> <br /><br/> </p><br/><p><br/> This Illustration was a for book called &quot;Bright-Sided - How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America&quot; by Barbara EhrenreicRead More... gary@garytaxali.com Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:41:00 +0100 /13078-quot-true-self-quot-group-show <p><br/> This Saturday, &quot;True Self&quot; a group show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery opens this Saturday, October 24th.&nbsp; Gary Baseman curated the show and there is an impressive lineup of over 40 artists featuring Adam Wallacavage, Alex Prager, Amor Mu&ntilde;oz, Boris Hoppek, Christian Clayton, Cleon Peterson, Dalek, Dave Cooper, David Sandlin, Deedee Cheriel, Eric White, Esther Pearl Watson, Fons Schiedon, Frieda Gossett, Gary Taxali, Gary Baseman, Gerard Dubois, Gretchen Ryan, James Jean, JRead More... gary@garytaxali.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:01:00 +0100 /13043-to-free-or-not-to-free <p><br/> </p><br/><p><br/> A few days ago, my great friend and esteemed illustrator Anita Kunz made a well-written reply on my blog regarding the Google issue. &nbsp;I thought it was something that needed to be read by all so with Anita&#39;s permission, I am re-posting it here along with my comments. &nbsp;First off, let me make it clear that Anita is one of my favourite people. &nbsp;She&#39;s a great pal to me and I love her dearly. &nbsp;She has done more to help me than any other illustrator I know (Read More... gary@garytaxali.com Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:19:00 +0100 /12676-arts-amp-letters-club <p><br/> Here is an illustration I completed for the cover of Trinity Magazine.&nbsp; It&#39;s a University of Toronto publication and the feature was on the Arts &amp; Letters Club.&nbsp; I created this for Dean Mitchell at Fresh Art and Design here in Toronto,&nbsp; Dean is a wonderful AD whom I&#39;ve had the pleasure of working with extensively over the years.&nbsp; The illustration was created traditionally using a Gocco screen printer using 3 screens.&nbsp; <br /><br/> </p><br/><br><br><img src="http:Read More... gary@garytaxali.com Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:15:00 +0100 /12587-my-chump-dunny <p><br/> This past summer, Kid Robot asked me to create an exclusive Dunny for their Series 6 Artist Set.&nbsp; I was happy when they told me they wanted me to make a friend for the Dunny.&nbsp; </p><br/><p><br/> <br /><br/></p><br/><p><br/> Ladies and gentlemen, Chump Dunny (almost 3&quot; high) and Mini Chumpee (1&quot; high).&nbsp; <br /><br/> </p><br/><br><br><img src="http://drawger.com/taxman/images/0069811401.jpg" hspace="5" /><br><br> gary@garytaxali.com Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:34:00 +0100 /12231-notty &lt;img src=&quot;http://drawger.com/taxman/images/4475909952.jpg&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; gary@garytaxali.com Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:54:00 +0100 /10753-hollywood-bowl-poster <p><br/> Some of you may know that I DJ on occasion (a few post-American Illustration parties, for example).&nbsp; I exclusively play old Jamaican music from the 60&#39;s and 70&#39;s including ska and rocksteady.&nbsp; Recently, The Hollwood Bowl contacted me and asked me to create a poster for one of their upcoming acts.&nbsp; I had a choice of the band/musician and you can imagine my surprise when I saw Toots &amp; the Maytals with Gregory Isaacs was on the list.&nbsp; <br /><br/> <br /><br/> </p><br/><p><br/> JRead More... gary@garytaxali.com Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:46:00 +0100 /9034-for-stephen-kroninger Whoop's! This post had a video or other content which is not readily available. If you want to check it out go here: http://drawger.com/taxman/index.php?section=articles&amp;article_id=8419 gary@garytaxali.com Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:02:32 +0100