The AOI, in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, is delighted to announce the World Illustration Awards 2023 winners, including 20 Category Winners, 20 Highly Commended projects, four Cross-Category Award Winners, and two Overall Winners, who are the recipients of cash prizes.
The winners have been selected from a shortlist of 200 projects, drawn from over 5,000 entries from 84 countries. They were announced on 12 September 2023 at an online Awards Ceremony, presented by renowned illustrator Emily Gravett and a host of special guest presenters. You can watch all presentations on our Youtube channel.
“We are delighted to announce the winners of the highly anticipated World Illustration Awards 2023. This year’s entrants demonstrated a remarkable level of creativity and skill, making shortlisting a challenging task.
Our 2023 winners have truly mastered their crafts, skilfully utilising illustration to explore narratives, evoke emotions, and express complex ideas. We are proud to recognise and reward these winners for their important contributions to the illustration industry this year, made from all corners of the globe.
We would like to express our gratitude to all the entrants, for sharing their projects and creative voices. Join us in celebrating the vibrant world of illustration, and the talented artists who bring it to life.”
Rachel Hill, AOI CEO
The winners are featured on the WIA2023 Online Showcase, and in a digital catalogue of all 200 shortlisted projects. The catalogue is distributed digitally to commissioners worldwide.
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.
All the winning projects can be viewed at https://theaoi.com/wia/ and are listed below:
OVERALL WINNERS
New Talent Overall Winner:
Stav Assis ‘Fetch’
Professional Overall Winner:
Orit Bergman & Anat Warshavsky ‘What is More, Yellow or an Elephant?’
CATEGORY WINNERS
New Talent Advertising Category Winner: Eva Wünsch for ‘Z-Bau Summer Garden Poster Series’
Professional Advertising Category Winner: Harriet Noble for ‘Lady Garden Foundation Give Your Fanny Five’
New Talent Animation Category Winner, Sponsored By Huion: Heovers “It Is What It Is” – Animated Short
Professional Animation Category, Winner, Sponsored by Huion: Chiu Ling Chen ‘Me and ‘Me’
New Talent Book Covers Category Winner, Sponsored by London Book Fair: Katia Tatarinova for ‘Alice in Wonderland Book Cover Illustration‘
Professional Book Covers Category Winner, Sponsored by London Book Fair: Pauliina Mäkelä for ‘Fantasma‘
New Talent Children’s Publishing Category Winner: Simona Massa for ‘Gino’
Professional Children’s Publishing Category Winner: Owen Gent for ‘That’s Nice, Love‘
New Talent Design, Product & Packaging Category Winner: Stav Assis for ‘FETCH!’
Professional Design, Product & Packaging Category Winner: Julia Cherednichenko for ‘To Be A Cossack Means‘
New Talent Editorial Category Winner, Sponsored by Procreate: Kateryna Savchuk for ‘My 2022 from the Shelter‘
Professional Editorial Category Winner, Sponsored by Procreate: Alexandria Hall for ‘Ketamine Treatment‘
New Talent Exploration Category Winner: Hermione ‘Into The Woods’
Professional Exploration Category Winner: Trevin Wyant ‘The Governess‘
New Talent Publishing Category Winner, Sponsored by Rebelle: Wincy Kung ‘Bamboo Craft Festival‘
Professional Publishing Category Winner, Sponsored by Rebelle: Beyapanicha ‘What Happen In The Room‘
New Talent Science & Technology Category Winner: Weston Wei ‘Sleeping With My Allergy’
Professional Science & Technology Category Winner: Chiara Vercesi ‘The Urgent Need to Improve Health Equity‘
New Talent Site Specific Category Winner: Yuanyuan Liu ‘Mural At Camberwell‘
Professional Site Specific Category Winner: Orit Bergman & Anat Warshavsky ‘What is More, Yellow or an Elephant?‘
CROSS CATEGORY WINNERS
AOI Members Award
Ollie Hirst ‘The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology 2022‘
DI Award
David Doran ‘Piper-Heidsieck Champagne boxes’
Huion Digital Innovation Award
Fengyi Ye ‘Zodiac Rabbit 2023’
SAA Agents Award for New Talent
Billy Partridge ‘Jabberwocky’
Highly Commended
- New Talent Advertising Category Highly Commended Jiayan Fan Keep Weird
- Professional Advertising Category Highly Commended Kid Meng I Am What I Am
- New Talent Animation Category Highly Commended MarsroverKasei Illumination
- Professional Animation Category Highly Commended Katy Wang On Being
- New Talent Book Covers Category Highly Commended Soru Lee Skinsky
- Professional Book Covers Category Highly Commended Niels Blaesi ABC Swiss
- New Talent Children’s Category Highly Commended Xiaowei Tao Amusement Part At Home
- Professional Children’s Category Highly Commended Sonja Danowski By Night in My Dream
- New Talent Design, Product & Packaging Category Highly Commended Katia Tatarinova Cold Brew Tea
- Professional Design, Product & Packaging Category Highly Commended David Doran Piper-Heidsieck Champagne boxes
- New Talent Editorial Category Highly Commended Chiara Xie Climate Impact on the Indigenous Community
- Professional Editorial Category Highly Commended Sara Neuhart Visual Thoughts on Current Affairs
- New Talent Exploration Category Highly Commended Denisse Beltran Casa
- Professional Exploration Category Highly Commended Michelle Ku Mind Body
- New Talent Publishing Category Highly Commended Nate Sweitzer The Catcher in the Rye
- Professional Publishing Category Highly Commended Alé Mercado The Masque of the Red Death
- New Talent Science & Technology Category Highly Commended Paula Heister Glow
- Professional Science & Technology Category Highly Commended Olivia Boutrou Being Human Festival 2022
- New Talent Site Specific Category Highly Commended Weston Wei After the Applause
- Professional Site Specific Category Highly Commended Laura Merz Metsola Beasties
All the winning projects can be viewed at the WIA2023 Online Showcase.