Event Speaker: Maurice Vellekoop

Maurice Vellekoop was born in Toronto in 1964. After graduating from Ontario College of Art (now OCADU) in 1986, he joined Reactor Art and Design, an agency for illustrators. In a more than thirty-five year career, Maurice has created illustrations for top international editorial and advertising clients, published numerous zines, comics and books, created art for animation, and participated in art shows around the world. I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together, his graphic memoir from Pantheon Books NYC and Random House Canada was published in February of 2024. It won the Toronto Book Award, The Doug Wright Award and the Trillium Book Award this year.