Sheridan grad illustrators to showcase best work

Canada's only dedicated illustration program is holding a launch for its grad student show on April 26 at the Steam Whistle Brewery. All the work has been created by the 2007 graduates of Sheridan College’s renowned Bachelor of Applied Arts Illustration program [the illustration above is by Jeff Smalley]. The show will feature work that probes behind today's front-page news, say the organizers.

The gala opening is on Thursday, April 26th, starting at 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. and continues Friday and Saturday, April 27 (5 p.m. to 11 p.m.) and April 28 (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.). The show's platinum sponsor is Heidelberg Canada.

The program has produced some of the world's leading young illustrators. Award winning graduate work can be seen in the New York Times, New York magazine, The Globe and Mail, Wall Street Journal and Penguin Books. 2002 graduate Graham Roumieu recently signed a deal with a major Hollywood studio for options on his book “Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir” and “In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot”, which he began as a student project.