Directory of Illustration Artists Shortlisted In The
World Illustration Awards 2024
The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the Shortlist for the World Illustration Awards 2024!
The shortlist has been selected by the judges from nearly 5000 entries from 84 countries following a rigorous and competitive judging process.
The shortlisted 200 projects are included in an exciting Online Showcase curated by the AOI’s Awards Teams, with contributions from partners and judges.
The Online Shortlist Showcase is a celebration of great illustration and features curated lists and new content that has been produced by the illustrators on the shortlist. All shortlisted projects are in contention to win the awards in their categories. In addition, the 200 Shortlisted projects are featured in a digital catalogue which is circulated to commissioners world-wide.
On September 10th 2024, the Category Winning and Highly Commended projects in each category will be announced online in a live broadcast event. Two Overall Winners will receive cash prizes.
The World Illustration Awards is a year-long celebration and showcase of illustration, bringing together creatives, industry, commissioners and art directors, celebrating great illustration on a scale like never before.
A few words from some of our WIA2024 Judges:
“The quality of the work was outstanding, wonderfully diverse and adventurous. It was a
privilege getting to look through everyone’s submissions” – Josh O’Niel, Publishing Category
“So happy to have been part of the judging this year. I was pleasantly surprised to see there
was more organic, hand made work than I expected. The level of the submissions was off the
roof and showed a healthy state of our industry” – Luis Mendo, Animation Category
“What a pleasure it was to see such a broad spectrum of artists involved in this year’s
awards. The artworks invoked real discussion between the judges and with such quality
getting to a consensus from various perspectives was a rewarding challenge” – Steve and
Emma Hayes, Site Specific Category
Directory of Illustration artists made an impressive showing in the WIA Shortlist this year, with almost 20 artists making the Shortlist! Representing nearly every category in the competition, the DI Shortlisted artists span editorial, exploration, science & technology and more.
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We are excited to feature and congratulate the Shortlisted artists:
Children’s Publishing
Book Covers
Balbusso Twins | Thomas Hayman
Design Product & Packaging
Science & Technology
Site Specific
Exploration
Advertising
Editorial
Stephan Schmitz
Represented by Folio Illustration Agency
How Twitter Shapes Your Political Opinion – Editorial (Professional)
Juan Bernabeu
Represented by Salzman International
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store – Editorial (Professional)
Ollie Hirst
Weill Cornell Medicine Discovery – Science & Technology (Professional)
Emanuel Wiemans
Represented by Folio Illustration Agency
Is That A Robber In The Woods? – Children’s Publishing (Professional)
Owen Davey
Represented by Folio Ilustration Agency
Can I Come Too? – Children’s Publishing (Professional)
Jason Raish
Represented by Central Illustration Agency
FIT Black Student Illustrators Award 2023 – Exploration (Professional)
Anna & Elena Balbusso
Represented by Shannon Associates
Margaret Atwood Masterpieces – Book Covers (Professional)
Thomas Hayman
Represented by Agency Rush
Italo Calvino 100th Anniversary Book Series – Book Covers (Professional)
Dawn Yang
Represented by Caper Illustration Ltd.
Sincere Gifts – Design Product & Packaging (Professional)
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All Shortlisted 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 2024 are sponsored by:
