Armando Veve (b. 1989) is an award-winning illustrator and artist based in Philadelphia.
Commissioned by
Abrams Books, Adult Swim, American Bystander, Art of Play, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, California Sunday Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Dana Foundation, Eight by Eight, FSG Books, Global Brief, Howler Magazine, Indianapolis Monthly, Johns Hopkins Magazine, Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, Little, Brown and Company, Lucky Peach Magazine, Los Angeles Times, McSweeney’s Publishing, MIT Technology Review, Mother Jones, MTA Arts & Design, National Geographic, New Republic, New Scientist, The New York Times, The New Yorker, This Greedy Pig, Todd Oldham Studios, Tor.com, Penguin Random House, POLITICO Europe, Poetry Foundation, Pop-Up Productions, Quirk Books, Real Simple, Rich Brilliant Willing, Scientific American Mind, Smithsonian Magazine, Subterranean Press, VICE, Village Voice, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Wired, W. W. Norton & Company
Awards and Recognition
2023
Pew Fellowship, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
2021
Gold Medal (Editorial), Society of Illustrators 64
2020
Gold Medal (Editorial), Society of Illustrators 63
Gold Medal (Advertising), Society of Illustrators 63
Silver Medal (Book), Society of Illustrators 63
Chesley Award Nominee, ASFA
2019
Gold Medal (Editorial), Society of Illustrators 62
Yellow Pencil, D&AD Awards, London, UK
Award of Excellence, Communication Arts
2018
Forbes 30 Under 30 Art & Style
Award of Excellence, Society for News Design
2017
ADC Young Gun Award
Levine/Leavitt Artist-In-Residence Award
Jury for Society of Illustrators 60th Annual Exhibition
ICON 10 The Illustration Conference Poster Artist
American Illustration 36 (Selected: Editorial)
Spectrum Award Nominee
Gold Medal (Editorial), Society of Illustrators 59
Gold Medal (Advertising), Society of Illustrators 59
Creative Quarterly 46 (Spring/Summer 2017)
2016
Latin American Ilustración 5 (Selected: Editorial)
Communication Arts Fresh Feature
American Illustration 35 (Chosen: Advertising, Editorial)
Society of Illustrators 58 (Advertising, Editorial)
2014
American Illustration 34 (Selected: Editorial)
Society of Illustrators 57 (Editorial)
2011
Society of Illustrators' Nancy Lee Rhodes Scholarship
2010
Arthur Zankel Scholarship Finalist
John A. Chironna Scholarship, RISD, Providence, RI
2007
American Greetings Scholarship, RISD, Providence, RI
Panels, Talks, Visits, Juries
2024
MFA ILP Thesis Critic, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Thesis Critic, MFA in Illustration, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2023
Visiting Artist, MFA in Illustration, Hartford Art School
Juror, ADC Young Guns 21
Juror, AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships
Metcalf Auditorium, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Lazarus Auditorium, MICA MFA Illustration Practice, Baltimore, MD
2022
Science Friction, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY
California State University Northridge, Northridge CA
Mechanics Hall, Illustration Institute, Portland, ME
Juror, 3x3
Leeds Arts University, Leeds, England
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2021
MFA ILP Thesis Critic, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2020
Easton Pribble Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Museum Auditorium, PrattMWP College of Art and Design
Juror, AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships
Juror, D&AD Awards
2019
Visiting Artist, Congreso Internacional de Illustracion, CasaTinta, Bogota, Colombia
2018
Keynote Speaker, ICON10 The Illustration Conference, Detroit, MI
Visiting Artist, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Ackerman Visiting Artist, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
2017
Visiting Artist, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MA
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Education
2011
BFA with honors, Rhode Island School of Design
2010
RISD European Honors Program, Rome, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2025
Lorenzo Homar Gallery, Taller Puertorriqueño, Philadelphia, PA *forthcoming
2022
The Infinite Page, curated by Patrick Rodgers, Montco Fine Arts Center, Blue Bell, PA, with support from the Philadelphia Foundation Edna Andrade Fund and the Joseph Robert Foundation.
2018
Richard C. Von Hess Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Group Exhibitions
2025
Monochrome 3, curated by Charles Lee, Nucleus House, Portland, OR
2024
Soft/Cover, curated by DJ Hellerman and Katy Donoghue, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Art on Paper, New York, NY
Illustrators 66, Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
TEAMWERK, Commonweal Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2023
Lux, Commonweal Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022
Some Bodies: Object, Subject, and Identity in Nursing, Medicine, and Art
Opalka Gallery, Albany, NY.
2021
Labyrinth of Dreams, curated by Tim Maclean, WOW x WOW Gallery
Illustrated Monsters, curated by illustration institute, Portland Public Library Lewis Gallery, Portland, ME
Wave, curated by Insu Lee, East Sea International Art Pre-Biennale 2021 Illustration Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
Plant Show, curated by Cassia Lupo, Giant Robot, Los Angeles, CA
Urban Aesop, curated by robin underground, Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR
2019
A Body Awaits, curated by Siobhán Gallagher and John F. Malta, Cooler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Art as Witness: Political Graphics 2016-2018, curated by Steve Brodner, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
KREM, The Scarab Club, curated by Stephen Schudlich, Detroit, MI
Go West!, Designforum Wien, designaustria, curated by Peter Diamond, Vienna, Austria
American Monsters, Star Gallery, curated by Anthony Freda, New York, NY
2017
Storybook Style: A Selection of Works from the Minds of Living Illustrators, Morris Museum, curated by Alexandra Willis, Morristown, NJ
New Masters, The Fumbally Exchange, curated by Hens Teeth Prints, Dublin, IE
All Things Great and Small, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Moments in Monochrome, Nucleus Portland, Portland, OR
Winnie Truong, Lala, Armando Veve, HARPY Gallery, curated by Michael Olivo, Rutherford, NJ
The Shape of Things to Come, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY
2016
1+( ) - Global Network, The Seoul Illustration Fair, curated by Insu Lee, Seoul, ROK
2015
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit, Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Belly of the Whale, Edo Rosenblith and Armando Veve, So What Space, New York, NY
2013
Beyond the Selvage: A History of Screen-printing at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Sundance Film Festival Editions, curated by Todd Oldham, Park City, UT
2012
Bleach Blue, Fjord Space, curated by Sean Gerstley, Philadelphia, PA
Beyond the Oort Cloud, Pew Gallery, organized by Rodger Binyone, Philadelphia, PA
Conosco Projects, Reverse Art Space, organized by Paula Moreira, New York, NY
2011
Some Like it Hot, Hudson Contemporary, Middletown, DE
Senior Invitational, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
Museum of American Illustration at SOI, New York, NY
Showroom, Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence, RI
Ice, Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence, RI
2009
Contagious, Hillel Gallery Project, Providence, RI
Residencies
2024
Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Milkwood, South Kortright, NY
Lost and Found Lab, CT
2022
Marilyn Faison Artist Residency, Peaks Island, ME
2015
Vermont Studio Center, Artist Grant, Johnson, VT
2012
Fabric Workshop and Museum Apprenticeship, Philadelphia, PA
Teaching History
2024-present
Adjunct Professor, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
2024-2025
Thesis Advisor, School of the Visual Arts, New York, NY
2019-2024
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of the Arts (RIP), Philadelphia, PA
2022-2023
Thesis Advisor, School of the Visual Arts, New York, NY