World Illustration Awards 2021 Longlisted Artists:
Elise Vandeplancke, Cathal Duane, Xinmei Liu,
Luisa Jung, Fatinha Ramos, Max Löffler
The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the longlist for the World Illustration Awards 2021!
In December 2020, we opened our call to illustrators with the aim of celebrating great illustration. A record 5,280 entries were submitted by illustrators from 82 countries into this year’s awards. This was followed by a highly competitive judging process to find the 500 longlisted projects. The Longlist represents some of the very best illustration from across the world, many of which respond to the seismic shifts we have experienced since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The Longlist includes projects from all ten WIA categories by both New Talent and Professional Illustrators. The categories cover major sectors in which illustration is commissioned, including several areas of Publishing, Editorial, Advertising, to the more specialized Site Specific and Science & Technology categories, with self-initiated projects presented alongside campaigns commissioned by globally-recognized brands.
Directory of Illustration artists made an impressive showing in the WIA Longlist this year, with almost 50 artists making the longlist. Representing nearly every category in the competition, the DOI longlisted artists span editorial, exploration, science & technology and more. Over the course of the next 8 weeks, we will be featuring the 48 Directory of Illustration artists and their longlisted projects. This week, we’re excited to feature and congratulate:
Elise Vandeplancke
Second Lockdown (Professional) – Editorial
Cathal Duane | Represented by JSR Agency
Time and Place (Professional) – Exploration
Xinmei Liu | Represented by Début Art
Model Citizen Guidelines (New Talent) – Alternative Publishing
Luisa Jung | Represented by Salzman International
Brain Fables (Professional) – Science & Technology
Fatinha Ramos | Represented by Rapp Art
Reading Together (Professional) – Design Product & Packaging
Max Löffler| Represented by Début Art
America and the Virus: “A Colossal Failure of Leadership” (Professional) – Editorial
All longlisted projects can be viewed on the AOI website and will be published on the dedicated WIA Instagram page @worldillustrationawards throughout the summer.
