Anna grew up in rural East Yorkshire, fascinated by stories and cities. She studied architecture at The Bartlett UCL, where she became increasingly interested in the power of illustration in..

Patrick Dias is a Toronto-based designer and animator. A graduate in graphic design, and self taught in illustration and animation. After spending the past few years co-running a studio, he..

Magoz is a multidisciplinary artist based in Malmö, Sweden. His work focuses on visual communication, problem-solving, and minimalism. Through a poetic language, Magoz focuses on the conceptual value of his..

After graduating from Glasgow School of Art, Fiona worked in animation before specialising in picture books. Her debut book ‘Hiding Heidi’ and Illustrations for ‘A Dot in the Snow’ were..

Kathryn is an international award-winning illustrator, writer and university lecturer based in London. She is a keen researcher in theatre and performance history, with a passion for ballet of the..

Sonja lives and works as an illustrator and designer in Vienna, Austria. In 2012 she graduated from University in Salzburg where she studied multimedia art. Since then she has worked..

London-based illustrator and designer Tim Easley is best known for his bright palette and bold lines, imaginatively fusing playful characters and hand drawn lettering. Having also worked stints in Tokyo..

Jinhwa is an illustrator based in New York. She grew up in South Korea and China. She is influenced by her city life, where she draws people, streets and buildings…

Dani is an illustrator based in New York. She graduated with a BFA in Communication Design from Washington University in St. Louis and is pursuing her MFA degree in Illustration..

Giovanni Benedetti (aka Muto) grew up in Modena, Italy. Later on he moved to Milan where he earned his masters degree in architecture at the Polytechnic University. He currently lives..

Fruzsina is a Glasgow-based freelance illustrator and graphic designer, originally from Budapest. She studied MA Graphic Design at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts and she is currently studying M.Des..

Eleni Debo is a Belgian illustrator living in the Italian Alps. Since finishing her master’s degree in visual arts in 2015, she makes illustrations for books, prints, editorials and campaigns..

Thomas is a freelance illustrator focussing on conceptual illustration, taking imagery and themes and subverting them to create new meaning in intriguing and thought-provoking artworks. He has worked for clients..

Sua Balac is a professional illustrator based in Stuttgart, Germany

Find out more about Astrid’s award-winning site specific illustration project!

Yang Sio Maan aka Yang Illustration majored in English Literature in college, and later went off to explore illustration afterwards. She graduated with an MA in Illustration from UCA Farnham,..

Find out more about the Overall Winners of this year’s World Illustration Awards!

The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, is pleased to announce the 16 category winners of the prestigious World Illustration Awards 2019. An independent..

The AOI in partnership with The Directory of Illustration is delighted to announce the WIA2019 shortlist!

The AOI in partnership with The Directory of Illustration is delighted to announce the WIA2019 shortlist!

The already very successful and popular 2018 edition of the World Illustration Awards can be viewed at Chapel Gallery in Ormskirk until Saturday 27 April. This will be the last..

The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, is delighted to announce the return of the World Illustration Awards exhibition to Somerset House this summer.

The Society of Artists Agents (SAA) have teamed up with the World Illustration Awards 2019 to offer a fantastic new, cross-category award for the first time. This new Award will..

Ella Nitters won the WIA2018 New Talent Research Category. Here she tells us about the complex project to simulate a microsurgical intervention. About the Project This illustration was done as..

Not sure if you should enter the World Illustration Awards? Perhaps you wonder if your work is good enough, or you’re just not sure what to enter. We asked previous..

Ana Jaks, who won the New Talent Site Specific Category Award at the World Illustration Awards 2018 is in the new issue of Computer Arts magazine! The article features Ana’s..

First impressions are everything, and the way an artist compiles their work is no exception. With more than 40 years in the industry, the team at Workbook has seen what has and hasn’t worked.

Carol Adlam won the Professional Research category at the World Illustration Awards 2018. Here, she tells us about her work as an illustrator, the impact of winning, and some exciting new commissions!

We asked WIA2019 supporters creativehub’s Marketing Manager Zach Chudley gives his insights into how illustrators can benefit from promoting selling their work online.  Can you tell us a bit about..

Shih-Hsien Hsu won the World Illustration Awards 2018 New Talent Books Category sponsored by NoBrow. We caught up with him to ask about how winning the award has impacted his practice, and his future plans.