For inquiries, please email: hollyjanestapleton@gmail.com
Holly Stapleton is an illustrator and painter based in Toronto, Canada. She likes to capture scenes with gouache textures and bright golden-hour light. In both her illustration and personal work, Holly explores the complexities of the human experience through themes of selfhood, relationships, and nostalgia.
Selected Clients
The New Yorker, Airbnb, Warby Parker, Google, ELLE, Architectural Digest, Netflix, The New York Times, NYU, Rolex, Monos, Penguin Random House, Vox, The Economist, We Transfer, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed, ProPublica, The LA Times, Rosewood Wine, Reader's Digest, The Washington Post, The Walrus, NBC News, Noema Magazine, Outside Magazine, Levazza Coffee, and others.
Press/Features
Exhibitions:
West Neighbourhood House Courtyard, Toronto, 2025
Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, 2024
Twist Gallery, Toronto, 2023
2 Gallery, Picton, Ontario, 2020
Awards and Mentions:
2024 Winner - Communication Arts May/June Illustration Annual - Award of Excellence
2023 Nominee - News & Documentary Emmy Awards, USA - Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction for Netflix's 'The Principles of Pleasure'
Available for freelance and other collaborative opportunities.
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