The Full List of WIA2023 Winners!
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. Congratulations!
You can also browse the winning projects on the Project page.
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 / Z-Bau Summer Garden Poster Series
Professional Advertising Category Winner: Harriet Noble / 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 Bligh / Alice in Wonderland Book Cover Illustration
Professional Book Covers Category Winner, Sponsored by London Book Fair: Pauliina Mäkelä / Fantasma
New Talent Children’s Publishing Category Winner: Simona Massa / Gino
Professional Children’s Publishing Category Winner: Owen Gent / That’s Nice, Love
New Talent Design, Product & Packaging Category Winner: Stav Assis / FETCH!
Professional Design, Product & Packaging Category Winner: Julia Cherednichenko / To Be A Cossack Means
New Talent Editorial Category Winner, Sponsored by Procreate: Kateryna Savchuk / My 2022 From The Shelter
Professional Editorial Category Winner, Sponsored by Procreate: Alexandria Hall / 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 AWARD WINNERS
AOI Members Award Winner:
Ollie Hirst / The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology 2022
DI Award Winner:
David Doran / Piper-Heidsieck Champagne boxes
Huion Innovation Award Winner:
Fengyi Ye / Zodiac Rabbit 2023
SAA Agents Award for New Talent:
Billy Partridge / Cover for ‘The Jabberwocky’, a picture book
Highly Commended Projects
- 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 Publishing Category Highly Commended: Xiaowei Tao – Amusement Part At Home
- Professional Children’s Publishing Category Highly Commended: Sonja Danowski – By Night in My Dream
- New Talent Design, Product & Packaging Category Highly Commended: Katia Bligh – 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: www.theaoi.com/wia