Photo by Francesca Chudnoff
Maia Boakye (Liam) is a 20 year old artist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. They are currently studying at the University of Toronto to receive a Bachelor of Arts in visual studies and architecture. Their illustrative work explores life at the margins, often playing with colour and magical realism to create meditative scenes. Their research and installation work focuses on human interactions and behaviors that have developed as a result of the internet.
For inquires, please contact maia.boakye@gmail.com.
Spotify/ Facebook / The Globe & Mail / The Financial Times / TED / Grazia UK / VICE / Shondaland
Selected Interviews & Press
Ballpit Mag, 2017
The Ladies Network, 2017
Ramona Mag, 2017
Her Campus, 2017
Design*Sponge, 2017
Ek Wetzel, 2018
SPEAKING
University of Toronto Ad Summit 2018, Creative Design Panel
Recipient of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design Undergraduate Award, 2017
Relevant Experience
Design Intern, VICE, 2017 (See Work)
Senior Designer, Blank Canvas Gallery, 2017-Present
Exhibitions
Group Show, Eyeball, U of Toronto: Daniels, 2018
Group Show, Art for Change, SOHO House, 2018
Group Show, U of Toronto Shelley Peterson Exhibition, 2018
Group Show, Hatch Gallery, 2017