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Jon Izen is a Winnipeg born artist that loves wiener dogs. After graduating from University of Manitoba with a BFA, Jon moved to Vancouver and studied animation. Since graduating, Jon's original animated projects have been awarded and nominated internationally in numerous animation competitions and festivals. Did I mention he has a killer cute baby named Isaac

Jon's resume includes doing storyboards at Danny Antonucci’s A.K.A. Cartoons for Cartoon Networks Ed, EDD and EDDY, character design/development for Marv Newland's International Rocketship, animating on an R.E.M. video, lead animation on Disney's "The Buzz on MAggie" as well as Warner Brothers hit show Mucha Lucha. Jon has also done development work for the Cartoon Network as well as producing original animation for CBC tv. He most recently directed a show that he created with Jono Howard called The Very Good adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom. (Watch it on Joost.com and ilaugh.com)

His artwork has been included as a part of group and solo shows in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Portland and San Francisco, Germany and San Diego.

Exhibits

2007 (Sept) Elliot LouisGallery , Vancouver BC
Art for Aids Orphans - group

2007 (July) Grass Hut Corp, Portland, USA.
New Birds- group

2007 (June) j3FM Gallery, Hannover Germany.
Little Birds Project- group

2006 (July) L Street Gallery, San Diego, Ca.
Back in the day- group

2006 (July) Reading Frenzy, Portland, Or.
The Aqua Arte show - group

2006 (June) Little Mountain Studios Vancouver, BC.
Did anyone bring a sharpener? - group

2005 (April)Columbia Street Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
New Drawings - solo

2004 (Dec-Jan) Locus Café Vancouver, BC.
New Drawings - solo

2004 (Aug.) Bukowski's Vancouver, BC.
New Drawings -solo

2004 (Aug.) Glass Onion Gallery Vancouver, BC.
Metropolism -group

2004 (June) Super 7 San Francisco, CA
AAW– group

2004 (May) Union Gallery Vancouver, BC
Hot 1" Action – group

2004 (April) COMPOUND 2 Gallery Portland, Oregon
life in the slow lane– solo

2004 (March) 44 water Street Vancouver, BC.
i am grateful– group

2004 (Jan-Feb) Locus Café Vancouver, BC.
New Drawings - solo

2003 (June) Karma Gallery Vancouver, BC.
Opening show - group

2002 (May) Wall Gallery Vancouver, BC.
Nice. Drawings by Jon Izen - solo

2001 (Aug.) Glass Onion Gallery Vancouver, BC.
Imitation and Effigy - group

1999 Roundhouse Vancouver, BC.
Purple Rose exhibit/auction - group

1996 (Feb-May) Imax Theatre Winnipeg Mb.
Glitch, University of Manitoba Video Show - group

1996 (Apr.) Ace Art Winnipeg Mb.
Side Show, University of Manitoba Student Video Show - -group

1996 (Aug.) Gallery 1.1.1. Winnipeg Mb.
Resident Curiosities, University of Manitoba Summer Residency Show - group

Animation Awards and Festivals

New York International Children's Film Festival
New York 2008, Audinece Award - ages 8 to 14

Toronto International Children's Film Festival
Toronto Canada, 2007
Black and White- Screened

Mill Valley Film Festival
San Rafael, USA, 2007
Black and White- Screened

Platform Film Festival
Portland, USA 2007
Yam ROll - Screened

Asian Animation Film Festival
Chicago, USA, 2006
Yam ROll - Screened

Australian International Film Festival
Melbourne Australia, 2006
Yam ROll - Screened

Animac International Animation Festival
Lleida, Spain, 2004
Screened

Animerte Dager
Fredrickstad 2000
Screened

World Animation Conference Festival
L.A, June 2000
Finalist, Best Flash Animated Commercial Category

Vancouver Animation and Effects Festival
Vancouver, July 1999 - 3rd place Student Animation

Teletoon Scholarship Competition
Toronto, August 1999
Nominated

Student Animation Festival of Ottawa
Ottawa, October 1999
Nominated

Matita Film Festival
Italy, September 1999
Nominated as Finalist