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Illustrators Selected for the 61st Illustration West Exhibition by the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA)
The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles 61st Illustration West Exhibition Congratulations to the awarded and selected illustrators! The Directory of Illustration is proud to highlight the artists who were awarded and selected for the 61st Annual Illustration West presented by The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA). Illustration West is an annual competition and exhibition highlighting the year’s best illustration – both from L.A. and from all around the world. SILA is proud to represent established and emerging artists and demonstrate that this continues to be an exciting era for illustration. Learn more about [...]
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rejected sketch i really liked :3
rejected sketch i really liked :3
2021 National Jewish Book Award for Picture Books
Congratulations to Susan Gal whose book “Welcoming Elijah” has won the 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Picture Books! The post 2021 National Jewish Book Award for Picture Books appeared first [...]
An image from Sven Hauth’s current personal project. Sven…
An image from Sven Hauth’s current personal project. Sven is re-creating buildings from his birthplace, the city of Kiel. He took photos from which he isloated certain parts, then reconstructed missing [...]
big brocoli boy
big brocoli boy
lean mean radish
lean mean radish
run, carrot, run!
run, carrot, run!
Job Showcase: Nathan Smith
Job Showcase: Nathan Smith For this week's Artist Feature, the Directory of Illustration would like to showcase recent work from Nathan Smith, represented by AAARep. Illustrator [...]
Style Pack: Collage
STYLE PACK: Collage Image Credits © Ben Lewis Giles, Debut Art Glue. Paper. Scissors. Here's a collage of creatives from the Directory of illustration. Style Feature: Collage. [...]
The latest cover of Financial Times’ Weekend Magazine by Lisa…
The latest cover of Financial Times’ Weekend Magazine by Lisa Sheehan.
sleeping moon man
sleeping moon man
Grogu
Grogu6x4scratchboardThis piece done on scratchboard is somewhat of a side project done during my mentorship program with Giuseppe Castellano through The Illustration Dept. we were talking about the illustrator Mark [...]
good vs evil
good vs evil
2021 Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award
“Welcoming Elijah: Passover Tale with a Tail”, illustrated by Susan Gal, has won the 2021 Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award. What an amazing and well-deserved accomplishment! The post 2021 Sydney [...]
butterfly boyfriend
butterfly boyfriend
cloud gazing in spring
cloud gazing in spring
Hairy characters for a new Mercedes Benz Campaign illustrated by…
Hairy characters for a new Mercedes Benz Campaign illustrated by Kolchoz and animated by Volstok.
Publishing Projects
Led by our expert agent Nancy Moore, our illustrators have worked on an array of book publishing projects, from educational children’s books to fantastical young adult fiction to non-fiction self [...]
Agency Spotlight: AAARep
AGENCY SPOTLIGHT: AAARep Clockwise from top left ©: Gary Ciccarelli, Christian Dellavedova, Geo Parkin, Electric Images, and Nathan Smith. AAARep: The Directory of Illustration presents an [...]
A detail of Sam Chiver’s latest personal piece “March of the…
A detail of Sam Chiver’s latest personal piece “March of the Idiots”.
mole man is here to help
mole man is here to help