Royal Canadian Mint, CTV Television
, Ford Motor Company,
Penguin Books, Kids Can Press, Annick Press, CNN, NBC News, Scholastic CanadaLtd.,
Nelson Education Ltd., Harper Collins Publishers,
The Globe & Mail, Imperial Oil,
Better Homes and Gardens magazine, Cottage
Life magazine,
MacLAREN MRM, The Dundurn Group, Stuart Bran Advertising, Pearson Canada, Carus Publishing, Wright Group Publishing, Cobblestone Magazine, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Hemingway Communications
I am excited to announce my brand new fine art website!
Throughout my illustration career I have always kept painting, and finally found the time to set up an online gallery with original art and prints available for purchase. Check it out.
I just completed a book cover entitled "SEYA, The Woman by the Sea. The author is Divya Tombran.
I was honoured to be a juror in the Artists Association of Canada 2020 Canada International Art Competition.
I recently designed a $100 silver coin for the royal Canadian Mint. The coin commemorates the Canadian participation in the liberation of the Netherlands.
I designed 7 hockey coins for The Rroyal Canadian Min t- theme of learning to play.
Have a look at my commissions page. There is a wide variety of styles. I love the challenge!
I illustrated 3 books for Inuvialuit Regional Corporation depicting fascinating stories of Innuit legends.
John Mantha is a Toronto-based artist
and illustrator. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, he graduated with
honours from the Ontario College of Art.
His major commissions include the design of over 32 coins for the Royal Canadian Mint,
a series of works for the Ford Motor Company
and the Toronto Transit Commission as well
as 34 oil paintings for The Church of Our Lady
of Good Counsel. Other clients have included CTV News,
KIds Can Press, Annick Press, Penguin Books, Better Homes and Gardens magazine and Cottage Life magazine. Working for book publishers,
advertising agencies, magazines, corporations, television and movies,
his work has been seen throughout North America. His paintings,
done in oils, have been exhibited in galleries across Ontario and
hang in corporate and private collections. He freelances for CTV as a court room artist.
He has illustrated 35 books. The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration was nominated for the
2006 Hackmatack Award for non-fiction. The Kids Book of Aboriginal
Peoples in Canada was nominated for the BC Book Prize, and the Christie
Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize. He has illustrated numerous books for Kids Can Press and Annick Press.
He works in oils and oil-wash and also Affinity Photo to enhance the illustrations. His style is realistic in nature
with an emphasis on texture.
He has illustrated, "The Siege" (check out John's blog for samples), and "The Kids Book of Canada At War" which were nominated for The Red Cedar Information Book Awards . The Red Cedar is British Columbia's Young Reader 's Choice book award.
