About
Ilana van Zyl was born and raised in beautiful, sunny South Africa. After studying Graphic Design and Photography her focus shifted to drawing and painting. Through a wonderful turn of events, she was fortunate enough to complete her bachelor degree in fine arts with distinction at OCADU in Canada. She currently resides in Toronto.
Education
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting. OCADU, Toronto, Ontario
2004 Diploma in Professional Graphic Design and Photography
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 Youth in Revolt Skateboard Factory Fundraiser, Gladstone Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Terrains Group Exhibition at Steam Whistle Brewery, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Sunnybrook Benefit – Pop Up Exhibition with by project Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Silver Lining – Fringe Visual Festival, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Landscaped – Soho Lobby Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Arbitration Place – Group Installation, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Roncy Rocks – Outdoor Art and Music Festival, Roncesvalles Toronto, Ontario
2014 Optic Elixer, Project Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Solo Show at Manic Coffee, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Not Your Mother’s Basement, Online Gallery
2014 Solo – Ilana Van Zyl in conjunction with “Canadian Winter”, Project Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2013 Young Collector’s Exhibition (invitational), Project Gallery,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013 Nutcracker Holiday Exhibition, Moniker Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013 Historia II, Manic Coffee, Toronto, Ontario
2013 Queen West Art Crawl, Trinity Bellwood Park, Toronto, Ontario
2013 Art Walk North, Mel Lastman Square, Toronto, Ontario
2013 Canadiana Art Exhibit, Project Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2013 The Landscape of Design and Colour, Communication Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2013 Riverdale Art Walk, Jimmie Simpson Park, Toronto, Ontario
2012 Historia – A Once Upon A Time Exhibition, Manic Coffee, Toronto, Ontario
2012 Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Mississauga, Ontario
2012 NO END, Six20Seven, Toronto, Ontario
2012 97th Annual OCADU Graduate Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
2012 Leap Year – Woman King Collective, The Department, Toronto, Ontario
2011 Confined Freedom, The Cabinet, Toronto, Ontario
2010 Retrospective Show, OCADU, Toronto, Ontario
Awards
2012 Eric Freifeld Award
2011 Project 31 Drawing and Painting Award
2010 Eric Freifeld Award
2010 Carol & Morton Rapp Foundation Scholarship