Victor Gad

victoR gad divides his time between Fine:Lines,  illustrations  and  Rough:Lines.
He works in his studio and in many neighbourhood cafes.
His idiosyncratic sense of humour and love for 
anything outrageous or surreal is evident in 
everything he does.
He loves to explore the nooks and crannies of old Toronto neighbourhoods. Passionate about music, he is continually modifying his speakers in pursuit of a perfect, natural sound. 
victoR has illustrated several books for children and his editorial work has appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, and other publications in Canada, the USA, and Europe.  
He has won many awards, honourable mentions and numerous pieces of watermarked paper with his name on it.  
Before moving to Canada, he was active as a painter, graphic designer, illustrator, and cartoonist. He also invented, designed many published board games of varying levels of complexity.
Earlier still, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw with an MFA in graphic design (only because he needed to receive a degree in the form of a piece of fine paper with his name on it).
Victor had started his higher education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, where he studied for 2 years. Today, however, no one wil...

Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland, with an MFA in graphic design

Individual E x h i b i t i o n s :
- ACID-FREE ON ARCHIVAL PAPER

Art Square Gallery, Toronto 2017, Canada;
- EGG BENEDICT’s EGG 

University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Katowice, Poland 2015;
- ROUGHLINES, SIDELINES and CONFESSION ROADS

Out in the Sticks Gallery, Yarker, Ontario, 2011;
- WHEN CYNIC MEETS SKEPTIC - with A. Pawlowski, sculptor, 
Art Square Gallery, Toronto 2009, Canada;
- A SUBTLE ART OF SCAVENGING

Zack Pospieszynski’s Pekao Gallery, Toronto 1999;
- WALK-IN PORTFOLIO

PAAS Gallery, New York 1993;
- VICTOR GAD FROM FAX
Museum of Caricature, Warsaw, Poland and 
Pekao Gallery Toronto, 1992;
- INCREDIBLE DRIVE TO SHOW OFF – “Unfinished” Collection

BWA Gallery, Warsaw;
 and BWA Gallery, Torun, Poland;
- RHETORICAL LANDSCAPES

Art Gallery, Warsaw;
- 13 GLOOMY PORTRAITS FOR SALE

Portrait Gallery, Warsaw;
- BOUTIQUE – A Joke in 40 Pictures

Gallery Repassage, Warsaw;
-LAUGHABLE ILLUSTRATIONS

Hybrydy Gallery, Warsaw;

Group E x h i b i t i o n s
- LIVE LONGER, PISS OF YOUR HEIRS, curated by Olga Korper and Taiga Lipson

Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, 2017, Canada;
- SHARED PLACES, SHARED SPACES

Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, Toronto, 2014, Canada;
- 6x6 FUND...