DAVE MURRAY

The official 2026 FIFA World Cup host city poster for Toronto.

It is an absolute honour to have my art represent Toronto as we welcome the 2026 World Cup to our city.

Key player, background and trophy artwork for the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off.

Working with FanBrandz and the NHL to create a suite of illustrations for the return to best-on-best international hockey was both an absolute dream, and unbelievable honour.

In total, six players and two goalies were created, “dressed” in each participating country’s uniform, and then mirrored, creating a set of 16 players. A selection of backgrounds were also created, as well as a hero illustration of the 4 Nations trophy.

My work was used across all aspects of the tournament - in-stadium graphics, wall applications, programs, and apparel.

Main theme art for the 2024 MLB Postseason and World Series.

As the postseason progresses, different areas of the art will be used across all media, with a color scheme set for each successive round, eventually leading up to the 2024 World Series.

The art is featured across all media - social, TV broadcasts, print, and beyond.

A huge thank you to FanBrandz, SKYE, and Major League Baseball for having me onboard for this.

(Additional images generously provided by FanBrandz)

I had the pleasure to design a special patch for Schneider’s, which was handed out at the Toronto Blue Jays 2025 Canada Day game!

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Cover & interior for the Summer 2025 issue of Foreign Affairs - "Who Needs Allies".

AD: Ed Johnson

Alex Ovechkin & his record-breaking 895th goal, for the Washington Post.

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Paintings from my first solo show, “NEXT GOAL”, at Cry Baby Gallery.

The show opened concurrently with the 2024-25 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, and served two purposes - to commemorate sport, but to also formally bring my work into the gallery space as physical paintings.

DRYDEN - 36" x 48", acrylic & airbrush on birch panel.

BOWER - 36" x 48", acrylic & airbrush on birch panel.

LEMIEUX - 36" x 48", acrylic & airbrush on birch panel.

THOROLD GOALIE - 36" x 48", acrylic & airbrush on birch panel.

MITTS - 24" x 24", acrylic & airbrush on birch panel.

Prints available, click here.

Illustration for the Summer 2025 issue of the Literary Review of Canada, on poet/memoirist/writer Lorna Goodison’s new translation of Dante’s classic “Inferno”.

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Cover illustration for the June 21st, 2025 edition of The Globe & Mail. On the renegotiatied hydro electricty deal betwen Quebec and Newfoundland, and how it can serve as an example of national unity and cooperation in pursuit of a stronger overall Canada.w

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Cover for the May/Jun 2024 issue of Foreign Affairs - "Can China Remake the World?".

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Cover for the Summer 2025 issue of The Monitor, the official publication of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - all about the CBC! The current state of local and national news, why it might be failing, and how to save it.

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For Al Majallah, on recent Iranian drone attacks and Israeli missile defense

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For Al Majallah, on the potentials of nuclear fusion.

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Accepted into Society of Illustrators Annual 66

For the LA Times special feature on new Dodger Shohei Ohtani.

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I was beyond thrilled to create key art for the 2022 Tim Horton’s NHL Heritage Classic, held on March 13th, 2022 at Tim Horton’s Field in Hamilton, Ontario.

I was asked to create a set of players that could be adapted & mirrored for both participating teams - the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Buffalo Sabres - as well as city skylines, and a puck.

Seeing my work in such large scale, at such a special event, and for my favourite sport was truly a dream come true.

It was an absolute pleasure working with Paul, Bill. and the rest of the creative team at the NHL and Fanbrandz.

Four lead illustrations for the Minnesota Star Tribune’s 2022 Winter Olympics preview.

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Accepted into Society of Illustrators Annual 66

A litte personal piece. Loons are neat.

Show poster for legendary Toronto band Vag Halen.

A personal piece, bottle portrait of Maker’s Mark whiskey.

Poster artwork for Rewiring America’s “Electrify” campaign.

AD: Sarah Lazarovic

Accepted into Society of Illustrators Annual 66

Labels for the Indie Alehouse's "Cool Cats" beer - to be featured at the Royal Ontario Museum's "ROM After Dark" party for their "Wild Cats" feature exhibit.

Cover for the 2020 Variety 500, the definitive list of the 500 most powerful people in entertainment and media worldwide.

AD: Cheyne Gateley

My 2024 NHL Playoff series - 16 portraits of 16 players, one selected from each team that made the 2023-24 postseason.

For The Ringer, on the 30th anniversary of “The Summer of Funk”, highlighted by Terry Funk’s escalating feud with Ric Flair, and what that meant for the world of professional wrestling.

AD: Jonathan Bartlett

For Harlequin’s “Worldwide Mystery” imprint - BJ Bowen’s “Music is Murder”.

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Cover illustration for Harlequin Worldwide Mystery novel "Ballistics at the Ballet", by BJ Bowen.

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“How the World Cup Works” - for the New York Times, November 19th, 2022.

AD: Jonathan Ellis