LAFAVE Kim
https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/ggawards/klafave.htm
Born January 12, 1955, in Vancouver.
In the 1974 he studied graphic design & illustration in Capilano College then from 1975 to 1976 illustration at the Alberta College of Art and in 1976 at Illustrator’s Workshop Terrytown New York U.S.A.
He moved to Toronto where he did advertising and editorial work for various companies, periodicals and newspapers. For this work he has been honoured with Gold from the Society of Graphic Artists of Canada, Silver from the Art Director’s Club of Toronto, and Awards of Excellence from Communication Arts Magazine and NAEB.
He began illustrating books with The Mare’s Egg (January 1, 1981) adapted by Carole Spray. In 1988, he won the Governor General’s Award in the English language children’s illustrations division for Amo’s Sweater. In 1989, also for Amo’s Sweater he shared the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award with the writer Janet Lunn and received the Ameilia Frances-Howard Gibbon Award. With Nicola I. Campbell he won the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award for Shin-chi’s Canoe.
In the 1990’s, he returned to British Columbia. Shortly after he acquired the small publishing company: Nightwood Editions. To its publishing lineup he added a series of children’s titles with west coast themes. He sold it in 2000. At the same time he began digital painting selling to magazines like the New York Times.
In addition, Kim paints land and urbanscapes. Throughout the 2010’s he exhibited with Eleven Equal Artists at their annual Power of Paint show at Seaside Centre in Sechelt BC. He has also exhibited in Gibson’s Public Art Gallery and the Kube Gallery in Langley B.C..
WORK:
ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK GRAPHIC:
Content story & Cover book & dust jacket wrap around:
Gubby Builds a Boat. Writ., Gary Kent. Harbour Publishing Co., 2012.
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC:
Content story & Cover book front & back:
Follow That Star. Writ., Kenneth Oppel. Kids Can Press, 1994: .
PERIODICAL TEXT:
Content essay:
Canadian Weekend, 10 Nov. 1979: “Wonderful Wonderful Wonder Weed.” Writ., David Street: 15.
| The City, Toronto Star Sunday Magazine …. |
| … 26 November 1978; 9.
…17 December 1978: “Eat And Stay Merry”. Writ., unknown: 8. “The Perennial Fan”. Writ., unknown: 9. … 7 January 1979: “Cher Chez La Femme”. Writ., unknown: 8. … 23 September 1979: Illustration only: 8. … 17 February 1980: “Ballard Is The Man Toronto Loves To Hate”. Writ., unknown: 15. |
Front Row Centre, September/October 1980: “Galaxie: Small Fry Television”. Writ., unknown: 14.
Content essay & Cover front:
Canadian Living July 1989 – Canadian Living Kids. “Wanna Play ‘Buzz’?” Writ., Deborah Davis: 73.
SOURCE:
Article book:
Gubby Builds a Boat. Harbour Publishing Co., 2012. Dust jacket.
Internet:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kim_LaFave
fitzhenry.ca/kim-lafave
kimlafavepaintings.com/about
nightwoodeditions.com/pages/about
GALLERY:
The City, 17 December 1978: “Eat And Stay Merry”: 8.
The City, 17 February 1980: “Ballard Is The Man Toronto Loves To Hate”.: 15.
Canadian Living July 1989 – Canadian Living Kids. Front cover.
Canadian Living July 1989 – Canadian Living Kids: 73.
Follow That Star, 1994: 31.
Gubby Builds a Boat, 2012. From page 20