VICTOR ROMAO’s Through the Clearing We Could See Them

Victor Romão is a multi-disciplinary artist from Windsor, ON, whose work appeared in both CAROUSEL  23 and 26. His mediums range from ink drawing to performance, but he works primarily with illustration, woodcut prints and figurative sculpture. Through his work, Romão offers an all too rare voice on rural identity, malehood, otherness and violence. His monochromatic drawings depict anonymous masked men and half-male/half-beast figures partaking in bizarre schemes. He explores otherness and the fear it incites

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DRAZEN KOZJAN in CAROUSEL 28

Do you know the work of Drazen Kozjan? Drazen Kozjan is an Etobicoke-based artist and illustrator who works with pen and ink, marker, gouache and Photoshop to create comic illustrations.  A three page spread of his strip The Happy Undertaker can be found in CAROUSEL 28. Kozjan cites Croatian folklore as an important influence on his work, but there is also a certain Tim Burton-esque quality evident at times. He has been illustrating children’s books

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BRIAN KOKOSKA in CAROUSEL 28

Do you know the work of Brian Kokoska? Brian Kokoska is a NYC-based Canadian artist who works primarily with oils on canvas to create large scale figural compositions. A full 12 page spread of his works as well as an interview (conducted by Rachel Anne Farquharson) are featured in CAROUSEL 28. Kokoska is very intentional with his brushstrokes and patterning and how they affect his whole composition. He works these elements in a way that

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AMBER ALBRECHT in CAROUSEL 28

Do you know the work of Amber Albrecht? Amber Albrecht is a Montreal-based artist specializing in illustration and serigraph prints; her work is featured in CAROUSEL 28. Inspired by folklore and children’s literature, Albrecht creates images of the impossible with strange creatures in dreamlike webs. Her prints are all highly detailed with intricate line work and geometric patterns. A self-identified escapist, she takes from the neo-romantic tradition, but is also noticeably influenced by magic-realism and

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CANZINE Toronto is back!

This Sunday, October 23rd CAROUSEL will be participating in Canzine Toronto, Canada’s largest festival of zine culture and independent arts, hosted by Broken Pencil Magazine. Now in its 16th year, Canzine is a prime opportunity to mingle with talented writers, artists, publishers and performers from across North America and search out new local (and non-local) gems. This year’s Canzine will include an underground food market, a 2 minute on-stage book pitch session, a VJ workshop

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HOWIE TSUI in CAROUSEL 27

Do you know the work of Howie Tsui? Ho Yan (Howie) Tsui is an Ottawa-based artist who works primarily with ink, pigments and mulberry paper to create scrolls of illustration; one of these scrolls, entitled Gangshi Creek (2008) was featured in CAROUSEL 27. Tsui’s more recent series ‘Horror Fables,’ probably the work he is best known for, combines traditional painterly technique with a contemporary illustrative and sometimes urban style. Perhaps what stands out most about

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JENNIFER LINTON in CAROUSEL 27

Do you know the work of Jennifer Linton? Jennifer Linton is a Toronto-based artist who works predominantly with illustration and print media. Her work My Alphabet of Anxieties and Desires appears in CAROUSEL 27, our current issue. In her recent print-based installation, The Disobedient Dollhouse, Linton meticulously crafted her own twisted version of a traditional Victorian-style dollhouse. This contrary miniature home is plagued with infestations of insects and snakes crawling on walls and sliding out

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