• About

    As a child Adam James Turnbull (as he is affectionately known to his closest friends and family) always dreamed of being a business man, a man who would wear mediocre suits, drive a mediocre car and be heavily involved in “business”

    Fortunately Adams corporate dreams were smashed to smithereens when he discovered crayons on the table of a well known chain of family restaurants at the age of eight.

    Never looking back, Adam has pursued his secondary dream and surprisingly is quite good at it.

    Adam has been designing and illustrating professionally since the event of finding the crayons, however it was eight years ago that he studied and started working with clients. His illustrations have been seen all over the world in some very famous and some very not famous publications, he even won an AGDA award, all of which Adam is very proud. His mother also assures him she is proud every chance she gets.

    Adam currently resides and works in Sydney, Australia and is represented by a myriad of colorful button up shirts, a pair of glasses and his agent Colagene in the USA, Candana, Europe & the UK

    Some clients he has worked with: Sony, Adidas, Penguin books, The Washington Post, Wrangler Jeans, DDB, Virgin Magazine, Bashful agency, Virgin Australia, T shirt store, Urban Outfitters, Mini Cars, Colagene, Australian Traveller Magazine, Monster Threads, Digital Eskimo, The Sydney Theatre School and the United Nations.



    Publications
    They Draw and cook - 2010
    Design Federation Annual - 2010

    Awards
    AGDA - Distinction - web design - 2010 - www.veludo.com..au (produced while working for Tomorrow People)

    Features and Exhibitions

    2011
    The Shape of language - type as art - Young writers festival
    Alphabet soup Group exhibition Sydney
    Colagene get your illustration fix exhibition - France
    Colagene get your illustration fix exhibition - Canada
    Creative Magazine Illustration issue - feature - August
    Contra magazine feature
    IDN Pick of the Month
    White zine feature
    Helmet magazine feature - print


    2010
    Candy Collective - online
    Group show at Kelidascope Gallery In September 2010
    De Con Struction group show at China Heights Gallery Sydney (April)
    Blanket Magazine Feature

    2009
    27 artists group show at MA gallery Sydney
    portrait group show at MA gallery Sydney
    Blanket magazine online feature
    Fantacy Squad Movember exhibition

    2008
    Illustration was featured in Minispace magazine and used as promo cards
    Group Exhibition - Chippendale arts centre Sydney
    Interview with Blanket magazine
    Solo Exhibition "Picture This" - at China Heights Gallery Sydney
    Group Exhibition - Somedays Gallery Surry Hills Dec 2007
    Boundry Bonds Interview - The Brag
    Group Exhibition - End of year Graduation

    2007
    Triple J Arts Crew Interview - Broadcast on Nation Radio in Australia
    Mink Magaizne feature
    Stone Magazine feature