Marcus Kan

Founder and Agent @Draw A Dot

Toronto, CA

Draw A Dot is a fashion online community I created since 2013. Aside from showcasing some of the best illustrations I find around the world, I also work with different luxury brands to create different types of art online activations to enhance their marketing campaign. These activations also help the brands to reach out to more potential customers. Some of the brands I have worked with include Valentino, Viktor and Rolf, Gucci, Versace, AZ Factory and Mary Katrantzou. The agency part of Draw A Dot was created in 2015. Aside from representing illustrators in Canada and North America, I also help brands to source talents for their in-store activations such as live sketching and calligraphy. Some of the clients include Saks Fifth Avenue, Burberry, Coach, Prada, and Holt Renfrew. Draw A Dot now has a Patreon group for artists who are serious about turning this hobby into a career path. In this group, I give the artists insight on how to navigate the fashion illustration industry and give them different assignments to add quality pieces to their portfolios. There is also an Ecommerce component where illustrators can sell their prints online and I help them to develop the marketing plan.

University of Toronto - Victoria University

BA, Economics and East Asian Studies