Graham Roumieu illustrated for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada's Early Bloomers website. The website uses humor and Graham's amusing illustrations to encourage people to be an 'early bloomer' by mentoring a child though the Big Brothers Big Sisters In-School Mentoring program.
Bella Pilar is now selling limited-edition giclee prints through her website. They are printed with pigment inks on 8.5 x 11 inch acid free archival grade Hahnemuhle paper, signed and numbered. Each print arrives carefully packaged and unframed, and usually within 5-10 business days of payment being received. Remember to check back regularly as images will rotate as new prints become available.
Montreal-based Drawn & Quarterly will be hosting an art show and book launch for Graham Roumieu's latest release, Cat & Gnome, 'a tale so powerful it would make Shakespeare swallow his pen and crap out butterflies (citation needed).' Stop by Librairie Drawn & Quarterly on Wednesday, July 8th for an evening of presentations, stunts, Q & A's, general milling-about and chit-chat about new and old works by Graham. Artwork for sale is on exhibit from Friday, June 26th until Friday, July 31st, 2009.
Book Launch: Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 7pm
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, 211 Bernard Ouest, Montreal, QC
Bella Pilar illustrated for newly launched online magazine Savoir Flair. This free magazine showcases the hottest must-haves and coolest trends in fashion and beauty. Articles are published daily, Monday through Friday, making it the ultimate style resource for youthful sophisticates. Readers can also subscribe for their free daily e-mail for even more insider tips. Check it out!
Graham Roumieu is featured in Marketing Illustration: New Venues, New Styles, New Methods by Steven Heller and Marshall Arisman. The book, which was published my Allworth Press, in association with the School of Visual Arts, offers a comprehensive look at the realities of illustration today. Fifty working illustrators, including Graham, Christoph Niemann, Alex Murawski, Jashar Awan, Yuko Shimuzo and Tomer Hanuka share their insight into what works now and how illustrators can do to survive and thrive in this changing industry.
Bella Pilar illustrated a t-shirt for My Vintage Baby's Fall/Winter 2009 collection. This is the second time Bella has illustrated for the line of clothing for boys and girls, having also illustrated for their Spring/Summer collection. The line in available in 600 stores nationwide.
Graham Roumieu is featured in the premier issue of G's, The Gutenberg's Quarterly Concern on Illustration and Surroundings. The magazine, which has it's headquarters in Spain, is "focused on illustration and illustrators, showing their ways of life, studios, workspaces, pets, meals, and, of course, their work." It is run by The Gutenberg Collective with art direction and design by Picnic Design. The first issue also features Toronto's Team Macho, Seoul's Esther Lee, London's Jean Jullien and Blue Q Books.
Graham Roumieu had work selected to appear in the American Illustration 28 annual. To appear in the annual, an illustrator must receive a majority vote or better from the jury. They must receive at least two votes to appear on TRIBUTE. AI28 will be printed in full color and distributed world-wide in hard-cover immediately after The Party on November 12th, 2009. TRIBUTE will also go live at that time. Congratulations!
Bella Pilar's event at the Papyrus store in Grand Central Terminal in New York City was a huge success! Exclusive limited edition prints were available at the event and Bella was even on hand to sign everyone's favorite Bella Pilar product. The store was decorated with Bella Pilar posters and as an added bonus, those who spent $50 or more on Bella Pilar products were entered in a draw to win an original signed painting by Bella. Thanks to everyone that came out and the wonderful people at Papyrus for making the event such a great success!
Magnet Reps invites you to join 6000 of the industry's top buyers and licensees at SURTEX 2009 at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. SURTEX is a dynamic market boasting over 300 exhibitors from around the world selling the most diverse art and design for manufacturers and retailers of all product categories.
Magnet Reps will debut a Surtex newcomer with a proven licensing track-record, Bella Pilar, and more than 20 new lines at SURTEX 2009. Hundreds of repeat patterns, single images, icons and borders will be available for license in holiday, bridal, everyday, florals and juvenile, among other directions.
Visit us in Hall 3A, BOOTH 263 - 265. If you'd like to book an appointment, please contact us at: art@magnetreps.com.
SURTEX runs May 17th through 19th, 9am to 6pm daily.
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W. 34th St., NYC
Bella Pilar will be at the Papyrus store in Century City Mall in Los Angeles, CA this Saturday, April 18th between noon and 3pm. Exclusive limited edition prints will be available at the event and Bella will be on hand to sign your favorite Bella Pilar product. The store will be decorated with Bella Pilar posters and there will even be five Bella Girls circulating the store. As an added bonus, when you spend $50 or more on Bella Pilar products you will be entered in a draw to win an original signed painting by Bella. Not in the L.A. area? Don't worry, there is a second event planned for the Grand Central Terminal location in New York City in May. We'll keep you posted!
Saturday, April 18th, 2009 NOON to 3:00pm
Century City Mall, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
Graham Roumieu's illustrations for Molson's Old Style Pilsner were featured in a viral video that received a merit award in HOW Magazine's International Design Annual. The illustrations were first featured on the Pilsner Old Style website which won an award for web design in last year's Applied Arts Interactive Awards Annual. Congratulations go out to Graham and everyone at TAXI Toronto!
Graham Roumieu illustrated for the cover of the March/April issue of the Columbia Journalism Review. The illustration ran with the timely cover article 'Do or Die', which covered what journalism outlets are having to do to adapt and survive in today's challenging economy.
Bella Pilar's illustrations can be seen in Viactiv's new 'Because Every Day' ad campaign. The ads in Parade Magazine and on Viactiv's website boast the benefits of starting every day with Viactiv supplements, as well as announce their yearlong partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer.
Graham Roumieu is music retailer, HMV's, Canadian Author of the Month. His book, 101 Ways to Kill Your Boss, which just celebrated its North American release, will be featured in stores across Canada. Look for the book at the front checkout, along with his other releases Bigfoot: I Not Dead and Bigfoot: Me Write Book (Plume Books) alternately available through Amazon and your local bookstore.
Bella is following the success of her rose dress and puppy love Valentine's Day cards with her first Bella Pilar branded promotion at Papyrus stores nationwide.
The store windows, interior displays and web home page launched Feb. 15th and feature a large 'Make Someone Smile' banner illustrated by Bella. The Spring promotion features exclusively Bella Pilar greeting cards and other products, all of which are new releases. All featured merchandise was created exclusively for Papyrus and can be found in Papyrus stores as well a Papyrus partnerships at Target, Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods.
Graham Roumieu will be doing a book-signing at New York's ComicCon this coming weekend at the Jacob Javits Center in Midtown Manhatten. You can find him at their autographing stage in the rear of the exhibition hall on Friday, February 6th and Saturday, February 7th between 1:00 - 2:00pm.
New York ComicCon @ the Jacob Javits Center, 655 West 34th Street, NYC
Graham Roumieu will celebrate the North American launch of 101 Ways to Kill Your Boss at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, ON.
The event will feature five "celebrity assassins" who, after being handed an envelope with an 8x10 of a famous boss, will select a method of executing them from Roumieu's graphic how-to guide. The celebrity assassins include Tim Beresford of comedy troupe Hot Snack Radio; author, journalist and editor, Stacey May Fowles; writer and illustrator Evan Mundy; and two others whose identities shall remain a secret until the launch.
This is a This Is Not a Reading Series event, presented by Pages Books & Magazines, Penguin Group Canada, Gladstone Hotel, EYE Weekly and Take Five On CIUT.
Monday, January 26th, 2009 | 7pm | $5 cover
Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W., Toronto ON
