Tyler Parker: illustrator/painter/ toymaker/self-proclaimed badass...

News/Updates/Occurences/etc.

4.23.08 Site updated, new news, work, links and updated abou, hoorah.

4.22.08 I've been invited to another GR2 show, this one's in conjuction with Urban Forrest program, theres a sketch for the piece on my blog (here, finish soon.

4.20.08 I realize that although most people know this already I haven't made an announcement here, I have been accepted into the University of Brighton's Sequential Design and Illustration Masters program and will be heading across the pond in September for a bit, so preperations for that have begun.

3.10.08 In a group show at the LA branch of Giant Robot celebrating the year of the rat, if you happen to be in the area check it out (the peice is here):

March 15 - April 16, Reception: Saturday, March 15, 6:30 -10:00
Giant Robot is proud to host Year of the Rat, a group art show celebrating year 4706 on the lunar calendar. Pieces will include oils, pencils, prints, sculpture, and other media–all dedicated to the first sign on the Chinese zodiac cycle." (from the GR2 site)

2.12.08 I've joined the Ispot, check it out: http://www.theispot.com/artist/tparker

2.9.08 I've been featured today on Artist A Day take a look: http://www.artistaday.com/?p=1111

2.1.08 Hey check it out I'm on Beautiful Decay, http://beautifuldecay.com/bdfeed:tylerparkillustration,441 also I've been asked to participate in Giant Robot's Year of the Rat Show next month so keep and eye out

12.25.07 Massive site redesign, a bunch of new work from the fall, cleaning up and cleaning out. I decided to take out my plush toys I’l keep my flickr up for them though.
See them here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23825256@N00/

10.14.07 One of my pieces was slected for the Society of Illustrators Illustration West 46 competition, I enetered two and one of them made it in, it’s the piece that I used on my last postcard so apparently there’s something to it

[click image to enlarge]

9.6.07: I was contacted by Bitch magazine to contribute to {sm}art Art show and silent auction. The show/auction itself will take place on Sat 10.20.07 7-11pm at the Ace Hotel in Portland Oregon.

Heres the piece that i did for them [click to enlarge]