BIOGRAPHY

Alana McCarthy is an award winning illustrator working out of downtown Toronto. She graduated with Honours from the illustration program at Ontario College of Art and Design. Her work is punctuated with bright colors, strong contrast, stylized realism and unique lighting. She works in acrylic and delivers digitally. Her clients have included The Wall Street Journal, Loblaws, Milk, Cadbury, CocaCola, Scholastic, Penguin Books, and Absolut Vodka. Her art has been recognised by such design annuals as Communication Arts, American Illustration and How Magazine.

Much of the work seen within the site is available for reuse. As well, originals of the pieces are available for sale where indicated.

To contact Alana directly...

If you wish to hire Alana for an illustration job please contact her representatives at Three In a Box

  • Email - info@threeinabox.com
  • Phone - 416-367-2446
  • US west - 213-688-7428
  • US east/central - 212-643-0896
  • UK - 020 8853 1236
AWARDS
  • Communication Arts Illustration Annual #48 2007
  • American Illustration #26 - Chosen 2007
  • HOW Magazine Design Award 2004
  • Applied Arts Award 2002

 
CLIENTS
  • 5280 Magazine
  • Absolut Vodka
  • ACC Docket
  • Alberta Venture Magazine
  • Alter Communications Inc.
  • Anthology
  • AutoPlant Magazine
  • Axcan Pharm
  • BBDO
  • Benefits Canada
  • Berkley Publishing Group
  • Best Bean Coffee
  • Bias Productions
  • Brandever Strategy Inc.
  • Brock University
  • Broker Magazine
  • Cadbury Chocolate
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Canadian Food Safety
  • Canadian Underwriter
  • Chickadee Magazine - Owlkids
  • CLB Media
  • Coca-Cola
  • Commotion Communications
  • Crayola
  • Dairy Farmers of Canada - Milk
  • Dogs In Canada
  • Draft Toronto
  • Edge Magazine
  • Electronic House Magazine
  • FI Wired / Gage / Nelson
  • FoodSafety Managment
  • Fort Wine Company
  • Fotini Designs
  • Fruitopia
  • Future Publishing Ltd.
  • Game Developer Magazine
  • Grant Thorton
  • Houghton Mifflin Reading
  • HR Professional Magazine
  • Hudson's Bay Company
  • Insurance Networking News
  • Investment Executive
  • KlassAct Communications
  • Leo Burnett
  • Loblaws
  • Manufacturing Automation
  • Maryland Bar Journal
  • Nelson Thomson Learning
  • New Internationalist
  • Otis / Sauter / Leger
  • Owlkids
  • Oxford Press
  • Pagewave Graphics
  • Penguin Books
  • Pharmacy Practice
  • Phoenix New Times
  • President's Choice
  • ProLiteracy
  • Pronk & Associates
  • Renegade Communications
  • Robert Rose Inc.
  • Rogers Media
  • Ryan Edwards Communications
  • Ryersonian Review of Jounalism
  • Schawk Inc.
  • Scholastic
  • Scotland on Sunday Newspaper
  • Sheena's Place
  • Sister Underwear
  • Sourcemedia Inc.
  • Staffing Managment Magazine
  • TBWA / Chiat / Day
  • Theatre Orangeville
  • Toronto Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • Thomson Financial Media
  • Waggers Pet Products
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Wink Singles

Comic Clients

  • Dead End 56 - Andy B
  • Corduroy High - Tyrone McCarthy

Fine Art Collections

  • The Battams Family
  • Dale Wells
  • Dr.Donald & Bev Peat
  • Georgia
  • Krysha Littlewood
  • The Mills Family
  • Samantha Sandrbook & Andrew Peat
  • Stephanie Bertels and Chris Motion
  • The Skarjak Family
  • Private Collections throughout North America

 

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