In 2019, the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières – also known as Doctors Without Borders or MSF - commissioned award-winning cartoonist Ella Baron to travel to its field hospital in Pibor, South Sudan. She spent several weeks interviewing and sketching staff and patients about the difficulties in accessing maternity care in this remote rural region. Rising […]
Discover the hidden history of Hartlepool in a series of exhibitions by world-renowned illustrator Jonny Hannah. Jonny has plumbed the depths of local memory to reveal the strangest stories and most curious characters from past and recent history to present a vision of the town as it’s never been seen before. This summer, the Museum […]
Explore the vibrant diversity of Japanese graphic arts in this bold exhibition which bridges the worlds of fine art, commercial illustration and counterculture. Presented by Japan House in London. The work of a selection of 60 Japanese artists is presented, with late 20th-century innovators Tanaami Keiichi and Yumura Teruhiko featured alongside a number of emerging […]
GLASSHOUSE presents Trash Dolls, a solo exhibition of recent drawings by New York based artist Aurel Schmidt. The works that make up Trash Dolls are the latest in an ongoing series of the same name: since 2019, Schmidt has been transforming the detritus of her environment into characters that embody the psychosomatic effects of a […]
Why not kickstart your summer with a visit to the BA7 Summer Exhibition at Walcot Chapel? Illustrators Penny Ives, Nadine Wickenden and Kate Davies have joined forces with the artists Kate Flood and Teresa Foster and the printmaker, Carole Anne Tonge, to produce this truly exceptional show. Over the course of the week you will be able […]
This exhibition explores the topic of Perspective, recognising as stated in the poem, that there are as many perspectives in any given situation as there are eyes in a room. An exhibition by Nicholas Ferguson at Coningsby Gallery. “What if art is the elixir to human suffering?” I believe imagination, expressed through the arts, […]
This exhibition brings together work in a variety of media, created by James through his Queer River research project. Drawings, photographs and films reflect on the process of coming to know rivers and other wetlands, through collaborative, creative and embodied practices, to understand what they need from us, and what we can gain in return. […]
This summer, a new exhibition of unseen drawings by Eileen Cooper RA, spanning the years 1977 to 1983, will go on display at Huxley-Parlour, London. As well as giving an insight into Cooper’s early practice, this exhibition looks to contextualise her work as fundamentally linked to the radical feminist politics of that era. The exhibition […]
The award-winning Northern Festival of Illustration is back in Hartlepool for a fifth time this summer. This time the festival has a distinctly nautical feel to tie into the Tall Ships Race and extend the fun through the summer months. The Northern School of Art, who run the festival, have announced the main programme and […]
London’s open city message has developed over time to form diverse communities, cultures and vibrant subcultures full of life and celebrations of their own. Illustrated Guide to London does just that. ROSL Visual Arts Curator Robin Footitt has brought together the brightest talents in contemporary illustration, art and design to produce a highly-anticipated summer exhibition […]
A new exhibition coming to Society of Illustrators in New York. John F. Gould (1906 – 1996) had a long career in art, both as an artist and as an art instructor. He was a well-known lecturer on art, particularly oriental art. In 1957, John and Mary Gould established the Bethlehem Art Gallery in Cornwall, […]
Illustrators Ireland, in partnership with Alliance Française Dublin, Ambassade de France en Irlande, dlr LexIcon, and IBBY, presents In Memory of the Future, an exhibition in celebration of renowned French illustrator Tomi Ungerer. As their first honorary member, Ungerer accepted his place in Illustrators Ireland with grace and enthusiasm. Over 50 artists will participate by sharing their interpretations […]
Somewhere Else is a one day pop-up illustration exhibition by AOI Member Molly Maine, in collaboration with Lush Cosmetics. Drawing upon her experiences from 20 years of travel to 50 countries, British illustrator Molly explores the connection between travel, solitude, and the feeling of awe through a series of bold and vibrant illustrations. The artist […]
"Visual Riddle: Stano's Illustration Art" is now on exhibition at Yan Books bookstore from August 15th to September 15th, 2023. This exhibition showcases over 70 illustrations created by the illustrator Stano for the Chinese edition of the Harvard Business Review over the past five years. These illustrations, whether naive or delicate, depict business world through a humorous […]
It is with excitement that our AOI 2022 mentee Emclemmie / Emma Clements (see our full interview here!) shares her Pop-Up exhibition to celebrate the end of her degree with Open College of the Arts. Boxes explore the theme of identity and feeling that do not quite fit into any box. Through narrative artwork, the […]
A coming together of artists and animators Gabriella Marsh, Emily Downe, Martha Halliday, and Kathrin Steinbacher, Studio 10 found its genesis within the walls of the studio which all four artists share together. Although wide-ranging in subject matter and composition, the thread that weaves these artists together is a commitment to the documentation of the […]
Escape to an enchanting Art Oasis this summer! Immerse yourself in a vibrant gallery of creativity and be inspired by brilliant works from a select group of artists. FREE ENTRY.
Print Club London’s iconic ‘Blisters’ exhibition is back! ‘Blisters: Time to Play’ will showcase over 50 emerging and established artists on the same platform, each with a brand new and exclusive edition of handmade screenprints responding to the theme of PLAY. All artworks are exclusively designed for the show and never seen before, signed by […]
Pride Comic Arts Festival is a one-day UK comic art festival dedicated to LGBTQIA+ creators. We aim to provide an accessible platform for the community and we do this by keeping the exhibitor table fees affordable and free for attendants. We also aim to ensure our talks given by industry experts are supported by sign […]
StreetDraw24 is a 24-hour drawing event for illustrators, artists, amateurs, and everyone in between followed by an everyone-can-take-part exhibition with work sold to raise funds for people facing homelessness in Cornwall. This will be its 6th proud year in Falmouth! To take part all you need to do is get outside in Falmouth and draw […]
The LOOKOUT Illustration Fair is a vibrant new event celebrating the diverse medium of illustration and its many forms. September 30th will see the launch of their first event at The Halls, Norwich; taking place across three unique back rooms. The event will showcase drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, paper modelling and more – with 40+ exhibitors […]
DRAWING FROM THE HEART is artist and illustrator Sam Taylor’s first solo show consisting of all original artworks. It pulls together years of drawing with ink and marker into an exhibition of weird creatures, intricate line work and bursts of colour. An exercise in tangibility, with a focus on analog methods, the artist presents his […]
IRUDIKA is an international event, in which the work of the illustration sector in EUSKADI and at national level is shown together with that of the three guest countries, which in this seventh edition will be: Japan, Poland and Nigeria. This is an event held in Vitora-Gasteiz, organised by the Professional Association of Illustrators of […]
Thought Bubble is the Yorkshire Comic Art Festival: A week long celebration of comics, illustration and more spread across the whole of Yorkshire, finishing in a huge two day comic convention in Harrogate. The festival week promotes the power of comics, as they can inspire, educate and bring people together like no other medium. So […]
The biggest event worldwide for illustration and cartoon collectors, featuring over 350 artworks celebrating the best of British illustrators and cartoonists working between the 1830s and the present day. The Illustrators is accompanied by a 242-page catalogue with 314 images, new essays and biographies, presenting a selection of illustration from 1831-2023. The catalogue is available […]
The London Illustration Fair is 10 years old this year. What a wild ride it has been! This November London’s biggest artist-led illustration event will be returning to London’s iconic Bargehouse, OXO Tower wharf, Southbank, with another jam-packed festival of illustration. Come help us celebrate with over four floors of prints, products, workshops and festivities. […]
This captivating exhibition will transport you to a world of myth and legend, as artists from the well-renowned illustration hub of Brighton & Hove come together to share their interpretations of folklore. Featuring artists such as Peter Greenwood, Michael Driver, Sophy Hollington, Allan Sanders, Owen Gildersleeve, Edward Tuckwell, Laurie Avon, YUKFUN, Tom Clohosy Cole, Ryan Gillett […]
This December the PRESS+PLAY Festival of Print takes place over one weekend from Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 December, and will include a Tabletop Print Fair. Phoenix Art Space are now inviting applications from printmakers who would like to hire a table at their third annual Tabletop Print Fair and sell work to visiting public. […]
DIY Art Market champions a diverse community of artists and publishers, providing an affordable space for them to exhibit their work, engage with visitors, share experiences, opportunities, and sell their artwork. This event will showcase over 100 emerging, and established artists, all from a wide range of artistic backgrounds, providing visitors the opportunity to discover […]
Set out on a legendary quest through the impossible worlds of fantasy. From epic visions to intricately envisaged details, the British Library's latest exhibition celebrates some of the finest fantasy creators, reveals how their imagined lands, languages and creatures came into being, and delves into the traditions of a genre that has created some of […]
The Time of Our Lives focuses on the pioneering drawing practices of women artists and their impact on feminist activism from the 1980s until today. The exhibition showcases the work of key artists, examining drawing’s versatility as a medium and the ways it has been used by women to raise consciousness around social and political […]
The Stanley Picker Gallery is pleased to present Picture Stories, featuring the work of Illustrator, Painter, Author and Educator Robin Harris (1949 - 2022). The exhibition covers a small proportion of Robin’s output over five decades and includes: - Robin intings and illustrations inspired from his travels to America and Canada. - Illustrations from a […]
Quentin Blake’s career illustrating books began over 60 years ago with his covers for paperback fiction. Since then he has created hundreds of designs for everything from literary classics to his own picture books. This exhibition features 60 of Blake’s book covers from the 1960s to the present: from mid-century Penguin paperbacks to finely-crafted special […]
DIY Art Market champions a diverse community of artists and publishers, providing an affordable space for them to exhibit their work, engage with visitors, share experiences, opportunities, and sell their artwork. This event will showcase over 100 emerging, and established artists, all from a wide range of artistic backgrounds, providing visitors the opportunity to discover […]
Moyse's Hall are proud to present 'Why can't you draw something nice..?' David Hughes is an internationally acclaimed illustrator who has worked for Time magazine, the New Yorker, The Guardian, The Observer, Granada TV, BBC, Daily Express, Punch, the Folio Society, and many more. Moyse’s Hall are working with him to create a display that […]
The Carouge Museum takes off and invites its public on an artistic and historical hike! Geographically Savoyard, but emotionally close to us, the Salève dominates our vision and our imagination. Would we dare to suggest that the “mountain of the Genevois” is ultimately Carouge? This question is the basis of this exhibition, noting that the […]
'London´s places' by member Akesi Martinez is now exhibited at the Barbican Library Hall. The project is a one year exploration process of the city of London through urban sketching. On-site digital drawings where colours are the main characters. This work explores on site life drawings, capturing the mood of the surroundings and people's interactions […]
A collection of drawings, words, and prints exploring pregnancy and early motherhood by artist Claudine O’Sullivan. Irish artist Claudine O’Sullivan has a decade of industry experience working with clients including Apple, The British Library, National Trust, Island Records, and Jameson Whiskey. In between commercial projects, Claudine hosts workshops and events for Derwent Pencils, the Royal Academy of Arts, Apple, Cass […]
Plymouth Comic and Zine Fair is a hotbed of illustrative talent showcasing some of the finest comic makers and zinesters in the south west and beyond. In 2024 we'll have over 40 illustrators and comic makers exhibiting their wares which include comics, zines, ceramics, prints, alongside stickers, pins, totes and T-shirts. The Hedgerow Hound will […]
Artist Greg Stobbs moves between styles, disciplines and personalities to sustain a habit for drawing. An exhibition packed with Greg’s street art, sketches, murals and illustrations. The first in a series of exhibitions entitled “What does an artist do all day?” On 8 March there is a PV with a difference, with live drawing, and […]
Zinezilla Illustration + Zine Fair returns for the third time to the waters of Bristol with its latest edition MEGALAZINE! Taking over new creative space KIT FORM in Jamaica St Studios, this event brings together new local zinesters and illustrators with established creators. Featuring over 30 artists from Bristol and beyond, there'll be something for […]
An exhibition focusing on the art of mother and daughter artists Sheila Robinson (1925-88) and Chloë Cheese (b.1952)
The preview of the Illustrators Exhibition 2024, is available now. You can visit it in full - in person in Bologna, and online at BCBF Galleries - from April 8 to 11, or browse through in the Illustrators Annual, soon to go on sale. This year, for the 58th edition of the Exhibition, they have […]
Lucky Frog Studio brings together the creative talents of Tim Alexander, Michael Driver, Holly Farndell, Lizzie Lomax, Jessica Meyrick, Connie Noble, Sean O’Brien and Leanne Rule. Escaping our day-to-day looming deadlines and demands, we let our imagination roam free and rediscover FUN in all its wonderful and silly forms, from illustrating playful characters and 3D […]
Celebrating the works of artist Brian Wildsmith
Everyone is invited to the first Fine Lines Festival - a celebration of Illustration and Animation. Guest speakers such as Steve Smith, founder of Beakus Animation Studio, Domareen Fox, art director on Netflix's hit animated series Dead End Paranormal Park, Neeraja Raj, a writer-director working in animation and film, Denzell Dankwah, upcoming graphic novelist […]
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) exists to promote the breadth and diversity of comics and what is considered comics as a legitimate medium of literary and artistic worth. We seek to promote the creators of these works in their broad and diverse voices for the betterment of the medium of comics and to reach […]
Artist and AOI Member Coco Lom and Parkside Launch New Collaboration at Clerkenwell Design Week 2024. The new designs in the collection are inspired by the terrazzo-making process, which started with the artist’s research trip to Manchester, where Ethical Stone British Terrazzo is made. During Clerkenwell Design Week, Parkside will be hosting free workshops with […]
As part of the exhibition Wild Anatomies, AOI Member Lynn Hatzius will we be hosting a workshop for children, age 6+ on Saturday 8th June. The workshop will explore symmetry and patterns in human and plant anatomy through simple paper cutting and printmaking techniques. The workshop takes part within the exhibition space, so the children […]
The Print Wagon and The Printhaus team up once again to bring you the return of PRINTED FESTIVAL, Wales' biggest festival all about print! “Always thinking of new ways to share and celebrate print with the community, we’ve put our heads together to create our biggest venture yet.” - Aidan, Print Wagon. Our aim is […]
Illustrator, visual artist and AOI member from Slovakia, Petra Stefankova, will exhibit her paintings in the invitational group exhibition Twelve at the David Art Gallery in Budapest. The exhibition starts on the June 8th, 2024, at 6PM and features 12 selected artists. The gallery is located in the city centre near the Parliament building. Find […]
A showcase of University of Central Lancashire's graduating Illustration students
Discover the graduating students from London Metropolitan School of Art, Design and Architecture
New exhibition showcasing an extraordinary collection of illustrations by Art Lab Agency artists
London's Most Established Graduate Design Showcase is back to champion the future of design.
Michael Rosen: The Illustrators. A new exhibition exploring Michael Rosen’s books and the the work of the illustrators who collaborated with him on them.
This exhibition shines a spotlight on three generations of the Yoshida family of woodblock print artists
The UK's largest free to visit illustration fair is back.
A new exhibition of architectural drawings by AOI member Agustin Coll.
Gosh! will showcase over 40 guests featuring the country's most wonderful and talented artists.
Hero of Switzerland present a great new illustration show and accompanying book.
The London Metropolitan School of Art, Architecture & Design. Postgraduate & research exhibition 2024
A solo exhibition of illustrations exploring Day and Night, the duality of light and darkness.
A series of regular artist showcases in Newmarket, Ontario.
Exhibition features a diverse group of artists, crafting artwork on a variety of boards, roughly to the theme of ‘boredom’.
A festival of contemporary original illustration in Prague and the largest illustration exhibition in the Czech Republic.
A new exhibition of renowned cartoonist, illustrator and artist Steven Appleby.
A presentation of acrylic paintings, illustrations and short animated films by Petra Štefanková
An exhibition of Plymouth Illustrators, curated by Manifest CIC (Louise Rabey and Gabi Marcellus-Temple)
Explore and celebrate the works of graduating MA Illustration and MA Graphic Design students at Cambridge School of Art.
The 11th edition of the Illustration Fair will be carried in Mexico City, with free entry for all.
An exhibition of Illustration by AOI Member Hannah Sanguinetti
Part of the annual Thought Bubble Yorkshire Comic Art Festival, a week long celebration of comics and illustration.
