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BIOGRAPHY
Sara Tyson began her career as an illustrator 30 years ago. After completing her studies at the Ontario College of Art, she worked for many years as both illustrator and graphic designer in national magazines. This dual role as a professional increased her understanding of the function of illustration in communication arts and also made her a thoughtful problem solver. Her figures occupy a highly organized space, with shape, texture, contrast and colour all playing important parts in her concepts. Sara is inspired by early Christian and Byzantine art as well as 20th century painting.

CLIENTS INCLUDE

American Lawyer Media
CA Magazine, CICA
Festival of the Sound
Harcourt Publishers
Hampton-Brown Company
Harvard Business Review
National Endowment for the Humanities
On Wall Street Magazine
Pacific Opera Victoria
Penguin Group (Canada)
Road & Track Magazine
Rogers Media Inc.
Strategic Finance Magazine, IMA
Peabody Reflector

RESOURCES

American Showcase Illustration 26
Black Book Illustration 2001
Directory of Illustration 21, 29
Lürzer’s Archive Special: 200 Best Illustrators worldwide, 11/12
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles Illustration West 45 Annual
3x3 Magazine, Vol. 3 No. 3
3x3 Illustration Directory 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
www.theispot.com/stock/styson
www.thecreativefinder.com/saratyson
www.behance.net/SaraTyson
www.directoryofillustration.com/ArtistPortfolioThumbs.aspx?AID=6568
illostribute.com/2011/04/interview-with-sara-tyson/
www.theartfuls.com/interviews/sara_tyson
RECOGNITION

Applied Arts Magazine Awards Annual 1993, 1994
Applied Arts Magazine Design & Advertising Annual 2002/2003
Applied Arts Magazine Photography & Illustration Awards Annual 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
Canadian Business Press – Kenneth R. Wilson Memorial Awards 2000, 2004 (Gold), 2005
21st Annual International Regional Magazine Association Awards, 2001 (Silver)
Society of Illustrators (NYC) 44th, 45th Annual National Exhibitions
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Illustration West 44, 45 (Gold)
3x3 Illustration Annual No.1, No.2, No.3, No.4