Armando Veve (b. 1989) is an illustrator working in Philadelphia. His drawings have been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Spectrum, and awarded three gold medals from the Society of Illustrators. He was named an ADC Young Gun by The One Club for Creativity and selected to the Forbes 2018 30 under 30 list.

Instagram: @armandoveve

Commissioned by

American Bystander, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, California Sunday Magazine, Chief Investment Officer, Condé Nast Traveler, Extra Crispy, Time Inc., Eight by Eight, FELT+FAT, Global Brief, Howler Magazine, Johns Hopkins Magazine, Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association, Lucky Peach Magazine, McSweeney’s Publishing, MIT Technology Review, Mother Jones, New Republic, New Scientist, The Alpine Review, The New York Times, The New Yorker, This Greedy Pig, Todd Oldham Studios, Tor.com, PLANADVISER, Plansponsor, Penthouse (AU), POLITICO Europe, Poetry Foundation, Rich Brilliant Willing, Scientific American Mind, SlateCustom, Smithsonian Magazine, Urban Outfitters, Inc., VICE, Village Voice, Wired, Wired UK

Awards and Recognition

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

2020

Easton Pribble Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Museum Auditorium, PrattMWP College of Art and Design

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, PAd

Education

2011

BFA with honors, Rhode Island School of Design

2010

RISD European Honors Program, Rome, Italy

Solo and Two-person exhibitions

2018

Richard C. Von Hess Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA* (August 2018)

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

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 (forthcoming)

2017

Storybook Style: A Selection of Works from the Minds of Living Illustrators, Morris Museum, curated by Alexandra Willis, Morristown, NJ (forthcoming)

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

2015

Vermont Studio Center, Artist Grant, Johnson, VT

2012

Fabric Workshop and Museum Apprenticeship, Philadelphia, PA