Shannon Morgan

A heart touching tribute by Kathy Briant the mother of Shannon Morgan, an Alberta College of Art and Design graduate of the Visual Communications Design program who committed suicide in 2009.
The Calgary Herald article is HERE

Please take a moment to visit the website about Shannon and her artwork
http://shannonmorganart.com/

Geoff Mcfetridge

ACAD grad Geoff Mcfetridge directed/animated the latest OK GO Video. Cool!



http://championdontstop.com/site3/champ.html

Governor General's Literary Awards 2010 - Renata Liwska

ACAD alumni and faculty member Renata Liwska is a finalist for this years Governor General's Awards in the category of children's literature - illustration. She is nominated for The Quiet Book written by Deborah Underwood which debuted last spring at #5 on the New York Times Bestseller List and was on the list for 13 weeks. She was also recently awarded a gold medal from the prestigious Society of Illustrators in New York where she took the top prize in "The Original Art" an exhibit celebrating the fine art of children's book illustration, which is on display at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators in New York City from October 20 through November 24, 2010.

Birds of a Feather

Illustration + Character Design + Animation Show featuring alumni and 4th year VCD major students.

October 25 - Nov 5th 2010, Alberta College of Art + Design - Lower Main Mall 1407 - 14 Ave NW Calgary AB

Lincoln Agnew

Lincoln has the unique accomplishment of earning a degree in both photography and illustration from ACAD. His first children's book Harry and Horsie written by Katie Van Camp was published by Harper Collins in 2009. He was awarded the founders award from The Society of Illustrators Original Art 2009 for most promising talent in children's book illustration. He is currently working on a sequel.

Here is a nice interview:
http://www.casualoptimist.com/2009/09/04/q-a-with-lincoln-agnew-harry-and-horsie/


From his publisher
http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/Harry-Horsie/?isbn=9780061755989

Battle Drawings

Something fun from a group of 3rd year VCD students:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/povorot/sets/72157623632417981/with/4484524655/

Remember when you were a little kid - those big, flat drawings of death an destruction that could keep you going for ages? Me and a few other artists, as kind of a weekly relaxation ritual, go out and draw these big collaborative battles, complete with sound effects and blood spatters, occaisionally. After full days of drawing strictly designed, tightly thought-out stuff, it's super-relaxing to let go like this. One of the key parts of it, though, is that you have to draw direct from brain to paper - no time to think about what you're doing, and the coolness of it. Just DRAW!