The Unwantables Project has received a 2011 SEED Award from the AIGA. Founded in 2005, AIGA's Southeastern Excellence in Design (SEED) Awards recognize and promote design excellence in the Southeast, from Alabama to Virginia. Extending a legacy that began more than 90 years ago, the SEED Awards work to fulfill AIGA's mission.
Zoo Valdes will give a presentation at the 2011 UCDA Design Education Summitt on "The Secret Species: Constructive Playtime" in New Jersey on May 26.
SKULL APPRECIATION DAY
An exhibition and event celebrating the cranium at Gallery 5
In honor of the first annual international Skull Appreciation Day on June 4th
Curated by Noah Scalin & Philip Cheney
June 3 – July 8
EXHIBITION
100+ artists share their interpretation of the skull.
Using a plain papier-mâché skull provided by the curators, over 100 local, national, and international artists are sharing their own personal take on this universal symbol. A portion of all sales will be donated to the local nonviolence organization Richmond Peace Education Center.
Artista Vista
When: 5 to 9 tonight and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Where: Vista
Tickets: Free
Information: www.artistavista.com
Zoo Valdes is pleased to announce it has been named a finalist in the first annual Encore™ Awards, presented by Consolidated Graphics, Inc. The Encore Awards were created to recognize creative and effective print and marketing solutions in the print industry.
Zoo Valdes was recognized as a finalist in the Digital category for the Unwantables Children’s Book project.
An independent panel of six judges met on February 17, in Dallas, TX, to review and discuss the merits of each entry, and finalists were chosen from more than 500 submissions. Finalists’ entries successfully incorporated a wide variety of technology, equipment and software from across Consolidated Graphics to meet the objectives of the showcased entry.
The Encore Awards will be presented at Consolidated Graphics’ 2011 emerge™ conference, which will take place May 17-20 in Dallas, TX. The entries will be on display throughout the conference where attendees can view them and cast votes for the People’s Encore Award. The People’s Encore Award will be announced on May 18 at the Encore Awards gala.
Zoo Valdes has won the grand prize in the 2011 Society of Korea Illusart Design and Illustration Competition. I am still waiting to hear which piece was selected since i submitted two. For more info about SOKI, visit the link below.
http://www.illusart.kr/eng/about.html
Kaleidoscienza and Graphicplayers teams just informed me that the 2010 BIO-GRAPHICS exhibition is going to also be held in March in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany.
Zoo Valdes won 2 awards for The Unwantables packaging at the recent AIGA InShow Awards held in Columbia, SC. One of the awards was a Juror's Award for their favorite piece in the show. To learn more about AIGA SC visit their website at http://southcarolina.aiga.org.
Recently, a poster I designed and illustrated was selcted for an exhibition held in Udine, Italy. The theme of the exhibition was Bio Diversity. Learn and see more at http://kaleidoscienza.blogspot.com/.
Zoo Valdes is self-publishing a very small run of 4x4 inch kid's books in early November. Samples can be seen in the digital section of this website. The book features 19 full color illustrations. More info to come in early November.
Zoo Valdes created an illustration for the Washington Post Travel section to be published on Sunday, October 9. Art direction by Marty Barrick.
Zoo Valdes placed 2 pieces in as runner-up in Creative Quarterly 21. One runner up was for fine art and the other for graphic design. For more info visit http://www.cqjournal.com/winners.html
I will be presenting a paper at the Shadow Play Illustration Symposium in November at the Cardiff School of Art and Design. I will be discussing my recent exhibition of work The Secret Species that took place at The Showroom in Spartanburg, SC.
Zoo Valdes placed 2 pieces in the 14th Seoul International and Cartoon Festival. I received a special jury prize for my piece Eggs Shotski Escapes.
