Grace Vali is a multidisciplinary illustrator based in Toronto and Mississauga. She recently graduated from OCAD University with a BDes in Illustration. She conjures images and stories that carry sociopolitical themes that are synthesized with humour and surrealist aesthetics. Grace works primarily in analogue as she enjoys the challenge of working with a variety of media to conjure visual narratives. She has a passion for constructing quality artworks and continues to pursue thought-provoking messages about human existence and societal topics.
Grace welcomes personal commissions, freelance, commercial, editorial, and publishing work.
Selected Exhibitions and Events
Group Exhibitions
2024 GradEx 109 , annual graduate exhibition, OCAD University, Toronto.
Major Works: OCADU Illustrative Painting Exhibition, Artscape Youngplace, Toronto.
2016 - 2020 Springfest Visual Arts Showcase, Cawthra Park S.S., Mississauga.
Markets and Fairs
2024 Conduction: GradEx 109 x Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON.
Toronto Comics Art Festival, Table Participant, Reference Library, Toronto.
Publications
2024 Artoronto , GradEx109 at OCAD U