Armando Veve (b. 1989) is an illustrator working in Philadelphia. His drawings have been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Spectrum, and the Society of Illustrators in NY. He was named an ADC Young Gun by The One Club for Creativity and selected to the Forbes 30 under 30 list.
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, Johns Hopkins Magazine, Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, 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, Rich Brilliant Willing, Scientific American Mind, Smithsonian Magazine, Subterranean Press, VICE, Village Voice, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Wired
Awards and Recognition
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
2022
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 and Two-person exhibitions
2022
*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.
October 13, 2022-January 27, 2023
2018
*Richard C. Von Hess Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Belly of the Whale, Edo Rosenblith and Armando Veve, So What Space, New York, NY
2011
*Armando Veve, 2020Gallery @ Reflex Group, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
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
October 1 - December 31, 2021
Wave, curated by Insu Lee, East Sea International Art Pre-Biennale 2021 Illustration Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
October 23 - November 19, 2021
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 (October 6-November 3, 2018)
KREM, The Scarab Club, curated by Stephen Schudlich, Detroit, MI (July 11 - August 18, 2018)
Go West!, Designforum Wien, designaustria, curated by Peter Diamond, Vienna, Austria (June 19 - September 9, 2018)
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
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
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
2022
Thesis Advisor, School of the Visual Arts, New York, NY
2019-present
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA