In this new interview series we get to know the full AOI team, starting with new Awards Coordinator Helen Ridley.

The festive season is nearly here and so are illustration fairs! We interview AOI Members James Barker, Sue Gent and Emma Zanelli on how they prepare for physical trades, and what we can expect from them at London Illustration Fair this December.

The AOI, in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, is delighted to announce the World Illustration Awards 2022 winners, including 20 Category Winners, 20 Highly Commended projects, four Cross-Category Award..

We speak to Illustrator and Member Lucy Truman about how she’s used her AOI membership and her experience of our services over the years.

Back in early 2020 we awarded the first AOI Mid-Career Residency to illustrator Alé Mercado. After nearly 3 years of wait, Alé finally took part in this much awaited opportunity. Read all about it! Photograph by Verena Weiss.

We chat to Fashion Illustrators, Montana Forbes and Joanna Layla who will be part of the upcoming online event Industry Insight: Fashion Illustration on 20th September. They share their thoughts and experiences as collaborators, fashion illustrators, their insights on making the best of London Fashion Week 2022, whilst maintaining a clear passion for sustainability and diversity.

Whether you are just starting out as an illustrator, are a mid-careerist, it’s important to maintain a well balanced and skilled freelance lifestyle between your creative and business sides.

We are in awe of the playful, thoughtful and powerful work that this year’s illustration graduates have produced. In this feature, we celebrate 10 inspiring up-an-coming illustrators who captured our attention.

The AOI partners with MakeRoom to offer all AOI Members the opportunity to sell prints via their platform, for free! Read our full interview with Leon Edler.

To help support the work of Ukrainian illustrators we have collated a collection of some of these creators, to ask them why creativity remains important