---
title: Alex Sawatzky
description: "Indie print magazine & press focused on ecology in the Great Lakes Region"
url: "https://www.artsume.com/a/minnowmagazine"
type: artist
createdAt: 2026-02-06
updatedAt: 2026-03-26
disciplines:
  - Illustration
  - Photography
  - Zine Making
  - Book Arts
  - Graphic Design
location: "Toronto, ON, Canada"
---

# Alex Sawatzky

*Indie print magazine & press focused on ecology in the Great Lakes Region | Illustration, Photography, Zine Making, Book Arts, Graphic Design | Based in Toronto, ON, Canada*

## Curriculum Vitae

### Education

- **2025** - BSc, in Conservation Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph
- **2016** - Diploma, in Graphic Design, Conestoga College, Kitchener

### Group Exhibitions

- **2024** - She Said Gallery Toronto
- **2023** - Typist Studios Toronto

### Lectures & Presentations

- **2025** - "The Role & Responsibility of Stewardship," Tunnel Mound Comeback The Plumb Toronto

## Portfolio

### Minnow Magazine Issue 3 (Work in Progress) (2026)

Issue 3 will be released April, 2026.

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### Booth Setup at Art Gallery of Guelph Zine Fair (2025)

Booth setup, from when we only had one issue out!

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### Minnow Magazine Issue 2 (2025)

Published in spring, 2025

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### Minnow Magazine Issues 1 & 2 (2025)

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### Minnow Magazine Issue 1 (2024)

Issue 1 was released in the fall of 2024.