World Illustration Awards 2023 Longlisted Artists
Editorial Category:
Giulio Bonasera, London Ladd, Stephan Schmitz, Lisa Sheehan, Charlie Padgett,
Fatinha Ramos, Elise Vandeplancke, Xinmei Liu, Fangyu Ma,
Mark Smith, Luisa Jung, Felicia Fortes
The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the Longlist for the World Illustration Awards 2023!
In December 2022, we opened our call to illustrators with the aim of celebrating great illustration. The Longlist has been selected by the jury from over 5,000 entries submitted from across the globe. The full 500-strong Longlist is now live on the AOI website for you to browse. The Longlist represents some of the very best illustration from around the world. There is a huge variety of work, themes, color and styles to enjoy and be inspired by!
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 over 30 artists making the Longlist! Representing nearly every category in the competition, the DI Longlisted artists span editorial, exploration, science & technology and more. Over the course of the next several weeks, we will be featuring these Directory of Illustration artists and their Longlisted projects by category.
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This week, we’re excited to feature and congratulate the artists Longlisted in the Editorial Category:
Giulio Bonasera | London Ladd | Stephan Schmitz | Lisa Sheehan | Charlie Padgett
Giulio Bonasera
Represented by Salzman International
Hot.Hot.Hot – A Major Heatwave Hits Europe – Editorial (Professional)
Charlie Padgett
Adult ADHD – Navigating the Noise – Editorial (Professional)
Fatinha Ramos
Thirst – Editorial (Professional)
Elise Vandeplancke
Good Intentions – Editorial (Professional)
Mark Smith
Represented by Salzman International
Britain’s Health Service is in Crisis – Editorial (Professional)
Luisa Jung
Represented by Salzman International
How Do I Find The Right Therapist – Editorial (Professional)
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All longlisted projects can be viewed on the AOI website and will be shared on the WIA Instagram page.
About The World Illustration Awards
Delivered by the AOI in partnership with the Directory of Illustration since 2015, the World Illustration Awards build on a 47-year tradition of the AOI organizing juried survey competitions.
The World Illustration Awards showcase great work being made by illustrators all over the world today. WIA focuses on supporting and celebrating creativity, connecting illustrators to their peers and the industry.
Being part of WIA offers a host of benefits to illustrators, such as increased visibility, opportunities for self- promotion, and the chance to network. WIA also gives many illustrators an international platform to reach new clients and commissions.
World Illustration Awards are a year-round celebration of the power and diversity of illustration being made today. Selected entries are shared on the popular @worldillustrationawards Instagram. This is followed by the announcement in May of 500 longlisted projects, and then the release of the 200 shortlisted projects which will feature in an Online Showcase on the AOI’s website launching in July.
A highlight of the Awards year is the excitement of the winners announcement in September. One New Talent and one Professional Overall winner will be awarded cash prizes and profiled on the AOI website.
This globally-recognised competion has ten industry-relevant categories and is judged by distinguished professionals from the global illustration industry. Commissioners value the Awards for identifying current trends and finding established and undiscovered talent, and illustrators value the connection and sense of community participating brings. The awards assemble an array of creativity and innovation, highlighting diverse approaches to illustration and offering an insight into current practice.
Illustrators, (working individually or as collectives), commissioners, agents and tutors were invited to submit work created, commissioned or published since 1 January 2022, until the deadline in February 2023 into the ten categories of the Awards.
The World Illustration Awards 2023 are sponsored by:
