Vincent Marcone

Marcone studied graphic design at Conestoga College, graduating in 1998.[http://blogs1.conestogac.on.ca/news/2005/04/graphics_graduate_nets_juno_aw_1.php "Graphics Graduate Nets Juno Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806113008/http://blogs1.conestogac.on.ca/news/2005/04/graphics_graduate_nets_juno_aw_1.php |date=6 August 2019 }}. News: Conestoga College website, 22 April 2005 He also attended the University of Waterloo, where he studied geography.[https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/sites/ca.arts/files/uploads/files/arts-letters-2005.pdf "Birthed in printmaking, weaned on digital media"]. Arts & Letters, University of Waterloo, Fall 2005. Both institutions are in the Waterloo Region of Southwestern Ontario.

Marcone made his debut with MyPetSkeleton.com, which was received positive reviews[http://auxiliarymagazine.com/2012/10/13/artist-spotlight-vincent-marcone-of-my-pet-skeleton "artist spotlight : Vincent Marcone of My Pet Skeleton"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806113625/http://auxiliarymagazine.com/2012/10/13/artist-spotlight-vincent-marcone-of-my-pet-skeleton/ |date=6 August 2019 }}. 13 October 2012 Auxiliary Magazine and went on to garner awards from Flash Forward Film Festival, the MacWorld Digital Art Expo and Davidbowie.com.

Marcone is also known for his association with the industrial supergroup Jakalope, having co-directed two of the band's videos and the cover art for their 2004 release It Dreams, for which he received a Juno Award in 2005.{{cite web|title=Juno 2005 Winners|url=http://www.thecanadianmusicscene.com/juno2005winners.html|publisher=thecanadianmusicscene.com|access-date=12 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716224213/http://www.thecanadianmusicscene.com/juno2005winners.html|archive-date=16 July 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.junoawards.ca/releases/index.php |title=Junoawards.ca – 2005 (links to pdf file) |access-date=2011-08-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051018070118/http://www.junoawards.ca/releases/index.php |archive-date=18 October 2005 }}

In 2008, Marcone co-directed a short horror film, The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow, with Rodrigo Gudino.[https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/7853/facts-in-the-case-of-mister-hollow-the-short-2008/ "Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow, The (Short, 2008)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806112118/https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/7853/facts-in-the-case-of-mister-hollow-the-short-2008/ |date=6 August 2019 }}. Dread Central, By Mike Phalin, 18 July 2008 That year his band, Johnny Hollow, released its second album, Dirty Hands.[https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/johnny-hollow/ "JOHNNY HOLLOW" Dirty Hands (The Orange Record Label)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806114737/https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/johnny-hollow/ |date=6 August 2019 }}. NOW Toronto, by Jason Keller, 21 February 2008

In 2010, Marcone co-founded a digital media company, Imaginarius, with Natalie MacNeil.[https://www.therecord.com/news-story/2602916-digital-media-startups-win-cash-and-support-at-launchpad-event/ "Digital media startups win cash and support at LaunchPad event"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003002514/http://www.therecord.com/news-story/2602916-digital-media-startups-win-cash-and-support-at-launchpad-event/ |date=3 October 2016 }}. Waterloo Region Record, 5 May 2012. Two years later he created a short animated film, The Lady ParaNorma.[https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-lady-paranorma/ "Review: THE LADY PARANORMA"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806115419/https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-lady-paranorma/ |date=6 August 2019 }}. Film Threat, 11 August 2012

In 2017, Marcone's artwork was included in a group exhibit at Tingefest in London, Ontario.[https://lfpress.com/2017/04/21/tingfest-graphic-art-festival-inspired-by-longtime-free-press-editorial-cartoonist-also-showcases-work-of-10-local-artists/wcm/340d7388-c4cc-ab04-9cf4-e7167c7f56f3 "Tingfest: Graphic art festival inspired by longtime Free Press editorial cartoonist also showcases work of 10 local artists"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806113735/https://lfpress.com/2017/04/21/tingfest-graphic-art-festival-inspired-by-longtime-free-press-editorial-cartoonist-also-showcases-work-of-10-local-artists/wcm/340d7388-c4cc-ab04-9cf4-e7167c7f56f3 |date=6 August 2019 }}. London Free Press, By Dan Brown, 21 April 2017 Also that year Marcone's graphic novel The Lady ParaNorma was nominated for an Aurora Award.[https://www.cbc.ca/books/aurora-awards-shortlists-for-canadian-sci-fi-and-fantasy-announced-1.4211043 "Aurora Awards shortlists for Canadian sci-fi and fantasy announced"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512082416/https://www.cbc.ca/books/aurora-awards-shortlists-for-canadian-sci-fi-and-fantasy-announced-1.4211043 |date=12 May 2019 }}. CBC Books, Jane van Koeverden, 18 July 2017

• The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow (2008, director){{cite book|author=Matthew Edwards|title=Twisted Visions: Interviews with Cult Horror Filmmakers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s20pDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT238|date=9 June 2017|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-6376-0|pages=238}}
• The Lady ParaNorma, short film, 2012

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• [http://www.vincentmarcone.com Vincent Marcone Homepage]
• [http://www.mypetskeleton.com My Pet Skeleton Homepage] A collection of Marcone's artwork and illustrations.
• [http://www.johnnyhollow.com Johnny Hollow Homepage]

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