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World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlisted Artists, Children’s Publishing Category: Brizida Magro, Balbusso Twins, Owen Davey, Kelly Zou & Paddy Donnelly
World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlisted Artists Children's Publishing Category: Brizida Magro, Balbusso Twins, Owen Davey Kelly Zou & Paddy Donnelly The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the Longlist for the World Illustration Awards 2022! In December 2021, 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 [...]
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Grande Park Elementary School Visit
I had the great pleasure of speaking to the 575 students of Grande Park Elementary School this morning. As the kids were taking their places I had images from the [...]
Studio Visit Magazine, Spring 2020
Received notice from Studio Visit Magazine: “Congratulations! Your artwork has been selected by our juror, George Kinghorn, Director and Curator at the University of Maine Museum of Art. The response [...]
Adam Niklewicz for The Chronicle of Higher Education
Adam Niklewicz is an illustrator who's work can be seen regularly in the country's leading magazines and newspapers, such as World Report, Harvard Business Review, Boston Globe, New York [...]
Off the Shelf hosted by Yvonne Wolf
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Yvonne Wolf, the host of Glenview TV’s program Off the Shelf, to talk about the creation of Chicago Treasure, the books message [...]
Editorial Illustrators
Mendola Artists boasts a diverse selection of brilliant editorial illustrators. From newspapers to magazines to academic journals, our artists think up fresh conceptual illustrations. Using an array of mediums and [...]
Quintessential Utah Moments | Client: UAJ
Swimming through freezing cold water covered in algae, sticks, and dead bugs while hiking in Egypt 3 Canyon, Utah. Latest work for Utah Adventure Journal article titled Quintessential Utah Moments. [...]
Handpainted Macaw Bamboo Skateboard
Blue Macaw by Paige Weber You might think that a skateboard is a weird space to paint an exotic bird, but I beg to differ. ANY place is a great [...]
Steven Noble for Redwood Empire
Steven Noble is an illustrator who is internationally renowned for his work, with an astounding 25 years of working in the industry, leading to an incredibly diverse portfolio [...]
Latest Project: Where’s Your Dog? Personalised Search and Find Book with Yappy.com
I'm pleased to announce the release of my latest picture book Where's 'Your Dog'?, a personalised Search and Find book featuring your very own dog! On the Yappy website enter your [...]
Faber-Castell USA Sponsorship
I was informed by a PR representative at Faber-Castell USA that they admire my art very much and want to share it across all FC social media sites! They are [...]
DRIVER’S ALMANAC: Yondr Studio
Nathan Yoder is an illustrator residing in Seattle, WA, who specializes in traditional and digital forms of illustration as well as hand lettering. As part of their annual 25 [...]
Spooktacle
In the spirit of Halloween, I submit a selection of spooky tarot-like cards commissioned by Spin Master Games for the board game, “Trust Me, I’m Psychic.” The game includes 41 [...]
Carpenter Art Garden
I had the pleasure of speaking to a fantastic group of students at Navy Pier. They were in Chicago on a special trip all the way from Memphis, TN! These [...]
The Vicious Gear Cycle | Ascent
“New gear always leads to more new gear.” How buying new ski gear can spiral out of control. Editorial illustration for Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal for an article titled “The [...]
Out of this World
October is here, which means it’s time to break out our spookiest lawn decor and practice the monster mash. One if the greatest aspects about illustration is its ability to [...]
Sip ‘n’ Snip! Collage Workshop
Sip ‘n’ Snip: Collage Workshop (age 21+) October 25, Fri 7-8:30pm Nassau Museum of Art, One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, NY Enjoy a glass of wine or a pint from [...]
Baby It’s Cold Outside
there is peaceful. there is wild. i am both at the same time. — sum
The Featured Five: October 2019
We hope you’ll enjoy scrolling through our selections for this month; we have everything from realistic portraits to black and white sketches! Be sure to explore more of each [...]
University
Led by our editorial agent Jodie Hein, our collaborations with universities continue to develop and grow. The following illustrators deliver exciting, new work to universities across the country and beyond. [...]
Pigeons Come Home to Roost in the Bronx
Those city pigeons that were loitering about St. Agnes NYPL at the tail end of summer have migrated north to the Bronx, where they will live from now on. Pizza [...]
Supersoaker Car Illustrations
In recognition of the 20th anniversary of my career as a freelance illustrator and animator, along with the 30th anniversary of my hire as a toy designer and illustrator, I'm [...]