World Illustration Awards 2021 Longlisted Artists:

Chiara Vercesi, Natalia Zaratiegui, Charlie Padgett,

Jia Liu, Sam Kalda, Patrick George

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, book covers, commercial publishing, science & technology and more. Over the course of the summer, we will be featuring the 48 Directory of Illustration artists and their longlisted projects. This week, we’re excited to feature and congratulate: