Ben Shannon is exhibiting in Ode to Edo: Legacy of the Samurai, a group show that will feature a collection of 14 Samurai armor sets and paintings by 21 contemporary artists. Thirty limited edition silkscreen prints of the poster illustrated by Kagan McLeod will be available for sale, as well as a set of small “jam” drawings created by the artists. The show is being presented by Jerome Jenner Gallery and will take place at SMASH in Toronto. Some of the other artists participating in the show include Amro Attia, Hiroshi Hirakawa, Kurt Ketchum, Charlotte Greenwood and Yukiko Utso, among others. The show runs from Thursday, June 19th  until Monday, June 30th, 2008.

Opening reception: Thursday, June 19th, 2008, 7-11pm

SMASH 2880 Dundas St. W., Toronto, ON

Ben Shannon illustrated for Axe’s Skin Contact Wrestling application for Facebook. Adding the application to your profile page allows you to practice your “moves,” like the Elbow Joust, Saucy Huglock or the Venus Thigh Trap. See Facebook for more information.

Ben Shannon illustrated the cover of the Minneapolis weekly paper Vita.mn this week for a Ladies Night issue.
Vita

The Big Book of Illustration Ideas 2004 published by Harper Design International features hundreds of illustrations from illustrators around the world. Edited by Roger Walton, the book showcases illustration in easy to navigate categories such as portraits, still life, architecture and abstracts.

Shawn Barber, Gordon Wiebe, Red Nose Studio, Marguerite Sauvage, Jennifer Playford, Graham Roumieu and Ben Shannon all participated in this beautiful resource.

The Big Book of Illustration Ideas

Manchild

Alumni

Elephant

Traffic

Turning Stones

Prozac

Unbelievable

Getting Chilly

Big Book