Alëna Skarina was born in Siberia, Russia in 1986.

She works in illustration and fine art in Toronto, Canada.

Alëna is represented by Reactor Art + Design agency.

Her style is known for its hyper-precise linework,

hand-done typography and unique graphic sensibility.

Action Makes

Alzheimer Society

Apparatus Inc.

BB Guns

Blood Association of Canada

Bloomberg Businessweek

Chatelaine Magazine

Cheil Canada

Clairol

Commons & Sense Mag

Cottage Life Magazine

Dairy Farmers of Canada

The Drake Hotel

Evoke Solutions

Fast Company Magazine

Due North Communications

Dutton Books

Global Brief Magazine

GRAND Creative

Grey Canada

GWP Brand Engeneering

Health Ontario

Heineken

H&R Block

JWT Canada

KIK Messenger App

Kindness Killers

Kyocera Cellphones

Literary Review of Canada

Little Rocket

Luminato Festival

The Mark Inside

Marshall Homes

Meridian Insurance

Midnight Mangoes

Mozaic Press

Much Music

National Post

Nissan Canada

One Advertising

OCAD University

Parkview Mall

Salvation Army

Santa Fe Reporter

Samsung

Seagrams Vodka

Sharpie TV

SIMS Snowboards

SQUARE

The Station by Good Gorilla

Syinc Agency

TBWA Toronto

Today's Parent Magazine

Toronto Life Magazine

Twizzlers

Uncle Bens

UnderRepped

Walrus Magazine

Whiskas

WORN Fashion Journal

 

Education



2009 ･ Bachelor of Design: Illustration Major, Ontario College of Art & Design.





Exhibitions



2017 ･ "SHAPES", DAIS Gallery, Toronto

2016 ･ "No Reason", RALLY Gallery, Toronto

2014 ･ "Forever & A Day", OCADU Gallery, Toronto

2014 ･ "Protect Ya Neck", Moniker Gallery, Toronto

2014 ･ Illustration Exhibit: "If Walls Could Talk", The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto

2013 ･ Group Show: "Phases", Milk Glass & Co., Toronto

2013 ･ Group Show: "fART", OCADU Gallery, Toronto

2013 ･ Group Show: "HisHers", Womanorial, Dallas, TX

2013 ･ Group Show: "Posers": Contemporary Portraits, Oz Studios, Toronto

2012 ･ Group Show: "THE 100 $HOW", Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, OR

2012 ･ Group Show: "Menagerie", Steam Whistle Brewing, Toronto

2010 ･ Group Show: "FOR NOW", mural for The Drake Hotel, Toronto

2010 ･ Group Show: "KATAMARI", Floating World Comics, Portland, OR

2010 ･ Solo show: "Kind Red", Show & Tell Gallery, Toronto

2010 ･ Character Expo: "LUNOHOD-1", Copenhagen Loft Club, Moscow

2009 ･ Group show: "From Me to You", Show & Tell Gallery, Toronto

2009 ･ Group show: "The Kids are Alright", Show & Tell Gallery, Toronto

2008 ･ Group show: "Off the Wall", Show & Tell Gallery, Toronto

2008 ･ Group show: "Remix", Gladstone Hotel, Toronto

2008 ･ Group mural: Luminato Arts Festival, Toronto

2007 ･ Mural: Wall Space, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto

2017 ･ Applied Arts

2015 ･ Lürzer's Archive 05

2015 ･ London International Advertising Awards - Bronze x2

2014 ･ American Illustration AI34 

2013 ･ 3×3 Illustration Annual Nº10

2011 ･ 3×3 Illustration Annual Nº8

2011 ･ American Illustration AI30

2010 ･ 3×3 Illustration Annual Nº7

2010 ･ American Illustration AI29

2010 ･ Applied Arts: Best Gallery series

2010 ･ Creative Quarterly 19

2009 ･ Creative Quarterly 18

2009 ･ American Illustration AI28

2009 ･ 3×3 Illustration Annual Nº6

2008 ･ Applied Arts: Best Ad series

2004 ･ American Illustration AI24



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