Paul Elia is a recent graduate of The Ontario College of Art
and Design where he studied Drawing and Painting
and Integrated Media. During the four year program Paul exhibited
work in various notable Toronto galleries
including ArtSystem, Bus Gallery, The Pussycat Lounge, The Beverley Tavern and The Starving Artist.
Paul also created the first ever series of OCAD trading cards featuring students
and prominent faculty, funded by OCAD.
In 2000, Paul created Wrecovery, a four issue comic book
series following the adventures of five very different people with addictions to a strange new
drug disguised as a popular game. It was independantly published and distributed
in local comic shops and online.
The Tori Amos Cartoons began as simple drawings inspired by Tori Amos songs and shared with other Toriphiles
through various fan forums and meet and greets. Since then they have picked up in popularity and demand.
The prints have been featured in various exhibits and benefits including the 2004 Tori Amos Tribute Show.
And even made available as a t-shirt series. All proceeds from the Benefit shows have gone to R.A.I.N.N.
Since graduating Paul has been working with Toronto filmmaker Judith Doyle.
Together they formed Reading Pictures, an innovative multi-media organization providing consultation and production
services for artists and non-profit organizations.
Paul is also working on a string of comic book series' with Resistance Comics here in Toronto.
Look for them to be released early 2006.
Paul's influences range from Japanese manga and anime, such as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Shamanic Princess and
Neon Genesis Evangelion, to American comic artists like Jaime Hernandez and Paul Pope to fluffy
80's cartoons like My Little Pony and She-Ra.
For the really big fans - don't forget to have a look around the site
to view Pauls other projects.
You can contact Paul at paulsquared@wrecovery.com