James Mejia is a Toronto based artist/designer. He has worked with many diverse independent and major label artists including Feist, Great Big Sea, Ron Sexsmith, By Divine Right, Greg Keelor, Luke Doucet, Great Lake Swimmers, Wintersleep and Holy Fuck. James received a nomination for a 2006 JUNO Award for CD Artwork Design Of The Year, won a 2006 COAST Award for Best Album Artwork, and won The 7th Annual REELWORLD Film Festival Award for Best Music Video 2007 (Wintersleep's Jaws of Life).

James Mejia is a graduate of Visual Studies and Art History from The University of Toronto. His artwork has been prominently featured in major motion pictures and has been exhibited, collected and published internationally throughout North America and Europe.

Group Show · Fountain Contemporary

January 18th - 30th, 2008
652 Queen Street West, Toronto CAN
opening : January 18th 2008
with performances by Brian Borcherdt, Julie Fader & Tony Dekker

Chris Mills w/ Brendan Canning & friends
Clint Lavado
Erica Beyea
Howie Tsui
James Mejia
Jay Malinowski
Jeff Lee
Julie Fader
Justin Peroff
Nicole Legault
Scott Cudmore
Stewart Jones
Tarik Mikou

Curated by James Mejia


www.groupshow.com

I designed the artwork for Great Lake Swimmers' 2007 Your Rocky Spine UK single released on Nettwerk Records.The CD single features live performances and a Scott Cudmore music video. In addition, I designed the posters, ads & the GLS website. - www.greatlakeswimmers.com

I designed and launched Oh Susanna's Short Stories website. The record is released in Canada & Europe via Outside Music & Rounder. "[Short Stories] is a beautifully rounded collection of songs" - Rolling Stone Magazine (Australia)


www.ohsusannamusic.com

Our Favorite Games · Group Art Show
Presented by POP Montreal Festival 2007

October 7th - 11th 2007
My Hero Gallery, 3655 Blvd. St. Laurent, Montreal CAN
opening : October 7th 2007
with performances by Brian Borcherdt

Chris Mills w/ Brendan Canning & friends
Erica Beyea
James Mejia
Jay Malinowski
Jeff Lee
Julie Fader
Justin Peroff
Melody Hovey
Nicole Legault
Stewart Jones
Tara Azzopardi
Tomas Del Balso

Curated by James Mejia


www.ourfavoritegames.com

I designed the artwork for Holy Fuck's LP on CD and Vinyl. This included all artwork, photography, layout & design. In addition I designed the posters, band photos, myspace & website. - www.holyfuckmusic.com

I designed the artwork for Great Lake Swimmers's Ongiara CD and Vinyl. Released worlwide on Nettwerk and on vinyl by Weewerk, Ongiara is a haunting and beautiful record that features special guest appearances by singer-songwriter Serena Ryder, Bob Egan (Blue Rodeo), Sarah Harmer and Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy, Arcade Fire).-www.greatlakeswimmers.com

Wintersleep : Jaws of Life (Music Video)
Directed by Sean Wainsteim w/ James Mejia
Sean Wainsteim, producer/editor | 235 Films, production co.

The 7th Annual Reelworld Film Festival Award for Music Video
The 2007 nominations included filmmakers Kevin DeFreitas and Bruce McDonald as well as videos for The Dears and Bedouin Soundclash.-www.reelworld.ca

Holy Fuck's limited edition 2007 EP on cd & vinyl · The album layout designed by James Mejia and Brian Borcherdt. Chad Van Gaalen sketches were collaged by James Mejia. The CD cover was gold stamped and embossed. "The thing even apes Run-DMC on its album sleeve. Grab it before it's gone I tell you." URB magazine

I designed the artwork for Lily Frost's Cine Magique (www.lilyfrost.com). A very beautiful record. I also designed The Swallows Awkward Situation CD (www.theswallows.ca). Glenn Milchem's (drummer for Blue Rodeo and Holy Fuck) side-project "imagines a chance meeting between Luke Doucet and Coldplay... Crazy Horse..." - Brad Wheeler, The Globe & Mail

2006 Juno Award Nominee - Best Album Artwork for Wintersleep "Wintersleep" Dependent Music :
James Mejia / Jud Haynes.

Jud Haynes illustrated the short story pull-out tucked away in the album sleeve. Short story
by Paul Murphy.

www.wintersleep.com

I had the honour of designing the artwork for a Ron Sexsmith album. Time Being is an amazing record from a classic, critically acclaimed, and down-to-earth singer songwriter. The package includes a 12-page booklet with some illustrations by Ron.-www.ronsexsmith.com

I designed the MXD · Music Export Denmark campaign for their North American showcases featuring Danish music from the Figurines (figurines.dk) The Blue Van (thebluevan.com) and Kira & the Kindred Spirits (kiramusic.com).

CDs, posters, postcards and multiple ad mattes for brochures, magazines and newspapers were produced for various markets including Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Seattle, Los Angeles and Austin.


www.rosa.org/musicexportdenmark

Websites I have designed include:

www.brianborcherdt.com
www.contrived.ca
www.lukedoucet.com
www.sixshooterrecords.com
www.telesoulrecords.com
www.theswallows.ca

Wintersleep's Danse Macabre video features some collaboration of artwork and animation between myself and video director Sean Wainsteim (Ghostmilk). Awarded The COAST Best Music Video 2006 and nominated for ECMA Best Canadian Music Video.


www.seanwainsteim.com
www.wintersleep.com

direct video link : danse macabre

I designed the album artwork for the debut CD Fire by Danish singer /songwriter Pernille, the self-titled debut CD from HolyFuck and the vinyl edition of Wintersleep's Untitled.

The Perfect Man 2005
Universal Pictures - starring Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff meets a young artist who draws a comic book of Duff as a princess warrior. I drew the series of comic book pages and sketches which appear throughout the film (hot props). I also supplied the artwork for the young artist's room.


www.theperfectman.com

direct artwork link : the perfect man

I designed the album artwork for Dead Air Verbatim by Contrived, By Divine Right's Sweet Confusionand The Remains of Brian Borcherdt's The Remains of Brian Borcherdt Vol.2.

"In this new collection, Mejia combines his multiform media interests into a synthetic whole that is comprised of an admixture of wood, aluminum, water colour, ink, photography (found and taken), digital graphics and more."
- Jon Murphy