NEW WEB SITE!

right HERE.

Toronto Open Books Profile

I was profiled on Toronto Open Books here http://www.openbooktoronto.com/news/whazamo_profiles_maryanna_hardy

Doug Wright Award nominee!

http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/03/16/finalists-for-doug-wright-awards-announced/

Although my book is not actually a comic I was nominated under the Pigskin Pete award that recognizes non-traditional and avant-garde comics by Canadian artists. Taking a look at the other nominees, I am totally pleased to be in this category.

The nominees for Best Book are:

• Bigfoot by Pascal Girard (Drawn and Quarterly)
  
• Chimo by David Collier (Conundrum Press)
  
• Lose #2 by Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)
  
• Moving Pictures by Kathryn Immonen, Stuart Immonen (Top Shelf Productions)
  
• Streakers by Nick Maandag

The nominees for Best Emerging Talent are:

• Aaron Costain, Entropy # 5
• Alex Fellows, Spain and Morocco
• Keith Jones, Catland Empire (Drawn and Quarterly)
• James Stokoe, Orc Stain Volume One (Image)
• Tin Can Forest (aka Marek Colek and Pat Shewchuk),Baba Yaga and the Wolf (Koyama Press)

The nominees for the Pigskin Peters Award (which recognizes non-traditional and avant-garde comics) are:

• Indoor Voice by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn and Quarterly)
• Stooge Pile by Seth Scriver (Drawn and Quarterly)
• So I’ve Been Told by Maryanna Hardy (Conundrum Press)
• Spotting Deer by Michael DeForge (Koyama Press)
• Wowee Zonk #3 edited by Patrick Kyle, Ginette Lapalme and Chris Kuzma (Koyama Press)

YOU LOOK DEATHLY Hand Drawn Dracula CMW Showcase

Love for Charles. This was a collaboration with James Mejia who did all of the lettering and a very fine job of the layout.

Saskatoon book launch at AKA

voila!

Now Magazine and Broken Pencil articles

Two interviews about my art and book came out on Thursday, check them out online here:

http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/art/story.cfm?content=178376

http://brokenpencil.com/news/view.php?id=838

Toronto Launch

LAUNCHED!

I launched my book in Montreal at the Drawn and Quarterly store in Montreal on Nov.12 (see poster below). Then, all that weekend, I sold my book at Expozine alongside the Conundrum Press table. Andy Brown took a few photos of the launch at d&q, and me and Sarah Burwash at our table at Expozine next to Sherwin Tija. Expozine makes for a very long day, drinking beer and taking a nap is just par for the course.

Holy Mount 7"

I drew the cover and made the font for the upcoming Holy Mount album. You can check out my work and download the 7" here.

http://holymount.bandcamp.com/

Heavy band, nice guys, check it out.

Roberts Street Social Centre

Roberts Street Social Centre, the Inkstorm screen-printing shop is at the

back door and the shack I slept in is to the right behind the fence

pull number 854

Interior and exterior of the cozy shack that was my home during my residency.

Me and Conundrum Press Publisher extroardinaire Andy Brown right after I finished my last print at Inkstorm

I just had my photo's from my trip to Halifax developed. I was there for two weeks in the end of September and beginning of October. I had a residency with the Inkstorm Screen-printing shop at the Roberts Street Social Centre. I slept in a tiny tiny little shack behind the centre and I loved every minute of my time in Halifax (except any time that I had to spend at Kinkos). If you are ever there you should visit the immense zine library (a collection of over 3000) at the Social Centre.

During my residency I screen-printed a 7 page book that is an edition of 7. Then I moved on to my major major project. I screen-printed 440, 4 color wrap covers for my book 'So I've Been Told' that Conundrum Press has published. I started off with 500 and made a mere 60 mistakes, not bad. I have never taken on a printing job that big before. I got it done thanks to the awesome people at Inkstorm who stretched some new screens for me and provided me with a fantastic facility.

street poster for launch

Book Launch!!!! I am Launching "So I've Been Told" with Conundrum Press at the Drawn and Quarterly Store on NOvember 12th.

I'm currently in Halifax doing a residency at the Inkstorm Screeenprinting Collective. I'm sleeping in a little shack behind the studio, it's pretty sweet. I'm printing a limited edition cover for my book that Conundrum Press is publishing. A real book! The launch is November 12th at Drawn and Quarterly in Montreal. Check it out here

107 Shaw July show

Here are some pictures from my show at 107 Shaw Gallery in July.

Matrix magazine issue 86 cover

I did the front and back cover for the latest issue of Matrix Magazine. This one is the drinking issue.

Quest for Fire Lights of Paradise Album Launch Poster

I had the good fortune of collaboratiing on a poster with my friend Chas. These are screen-printed. There will be a couple for sale at the show on a nice heavy stock paper.

A couple more Oshaega picsa

YPF Osheaga weekend

Pavement! Weekend highlight.

I just got back from my weekend in Montreal at the Osheaga music festival where I was involved in the YPF's installation on the festival grounds. Perfect weather, perfect friends. Thanks to the YPF people for involving me in their project again this year.

The YPF. La Chasse.

The YPF invites you to our outdoor installation. "La Chasse" is a tribute to the traditional hunters camp, reflecting on the past in a creative and thought provoking way. A magical meeting point of psychedelic dreams. Let's dance into the fire.

Founded in 2003, the YPF is a group of dedicated artists who appreciate the tenet that there is strength in numbers. By creating a forum in which they can explore and develop their respective metiers, the group enjoys the support and encouragement provided by a creative community. Moreover, they are able to foster a continual learning environment by taking advantage of each otherʼs diverse skills and interests, and can effectively organize and promote themselves and their work.

Based in Montreal, where they have been prolific during their life as a collective, showing locally and abroad in places such as The Drake Hotel (Toronto, ON), All Tomorrow’s Parties (Long Beach, CA), Jeff Electric Gallery (Silver Lake, CA), The Open Gallery (Long Beach, CA), The Glass House (Pomona, CA), Osheaga Festival at Parc Jean Drapeau (Montreal, QC), Centre Fractal in association with Pop Montreal (Montreal, QC), and Studio Jenia of the Belgo Building (Montreal, QC).

This years contributing artists:

Dessa Harhay, Jen Storey, Fred Casia, James Kerr, Krissy Longtin, Milena Rogilic, Maryanna Hardy, Tyson Bodnarchuk, Yana Gorbulsky and Brandon Jan Blommaert

I'm having a closing party tonight at 107 Shaw. It's the last chance to see the show! Come by and check it out and have a couple drinks with me from 7-11. Right after I'm catching the midnight bus to Montreal to set up the installation with the YPF group at Osheaga.

xoxo