ILLU 150 CELEBRATION
Opening Reception, Website Launch & Fundraiser
Event
Public
Join us for the OCAD U ILLU 150 Celebration kickoff with a reception, website launch, and art sale fundraiser! Celebrating 150 years of Illustration at OCAD U, this exhibition and art sale features work by 40 Illustration alumni and faculty, spanning generations of artists, makers, and visual storytellers.
Sponsored by Collective Arts Brewing. Opening reception is a 19+ event, ID required for entry.
100 McCaul St. 2nd floor
MCA 225 + 228
6 - 9 p.m.
OCAD U 150,
Faculty of Design
Faculty of Design
100 McCaul St. 2nd floor
MCA 225 + 228
6 - 9 p.m.
OCAD U 150,
Faculty of Design
Faculty of Design
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Exhibition runs October 28–November 9, 2026
Gallery Hours: Oct 30 - Nov 9 MCA 225 will be open 12-4pm Monday-Fridays.
Additional visiting hours and tours available by appointment. Please email schang@ocadu.ca to arrange.
Join us for the OCAD U ILLU 150 Celebration kickoff with a reception, website launch, and art sale fundraiser! Celebrating 150 years of Illustration at OCAD U, this exhibition and art sale features work by 40 Illustration alumni and faculty, spanning generations of artists, makers, and visual storytellers.
Exhibiting artists:
Amanda Arlotta, Ashley Barron, Barbara Reid, Blair Drawson, Brandon Celi, Chen Cao, Dan Page, Dmitry Bondarenko, Fiona Smyth, Gillian Iles, Greg Mably, Hudson Christie, JC Knaff, Jenn Woodall, Jinke Wang, Jody Hewgill, Jon Todd, Julia Mathew, Kathryn Adams, Kevin Bae, Kestin Cornwall, Kima Lenaghan, Kyle Stewart, Lauchie Reid, Marc O'Brien (AKA Doras), Mathieu Larone, Misbah Ahmed, Moya Garrison-Msingwana (Gangbox), Nicholas Di Genova, Paul Dallas, Robert Akow, Rosena Fung, Shea Chang, Shevon Lewis, Suharu Ogawa, Terry Shoffner, Theo Dimson, Thomas Sevalrud, Tiffany Chin (TWKCHIN), Toko Hara.
Two special highlights of the celebration will be the exclusive release of a limited-edition Paul Dallas print, created to commemorate ILLU 150 and OCAD University's 150th anniversary, and the launch of ILLU150.com, a new digital archive and lookbook documenting the people, practices, and history of Illustration at OCAD U.
Original art for sale by renowned Illustration alumni and faculty offers a unique opportunity to collect work by artists who have helped shape the program and the broader field of illustration. Proceeds from artwork sales will support the Illustration Program Initiative Fund, helping fund student opportunities including exhibitions, industry award entries, workshops, and extracurricular programming.
Join us as we mark this incredible milestone, bring our Illustration community together, and help support the next generation of OCAD U illustrators!
This event has limited capacity, please RSVP through the Eventbrite link below: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/illu-150-celebration-opening-reception-website-launch-fundraiser-tickets-2002562868447
Event organizer & contact:
Associate Professor & Illustration Program Chair | OCADU Faculty of Design
Shea Chang schang@ocadu.ca
Image credits:
A MILLI-PICTURE IS WORTH A WORD, Paul Dallas, 2026.
ILLU150 Logo design by Gary Taxali, 2026
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