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.

Written in verse, this is the story of Daphne, a girl feeling loss and uncertainty, who seeks comfort and security in a library, where the books and her phone block out the world around her.

An Illustrated History of UFOS is an ideal choice of ground for Boardman to demonstrate his skill at interpreting a subject whose mythology is constructed upon a confusion of fact and fiction

With Gender Swapped Fairy Tales, Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett give an ingenious update to these familiar stories. Their aim for children “to grow up in a world where little girls can be powerful and where little boys can express their vulnerability without anger.”

Poster Prize for Illustration 2019 – London Stories Friday Late London Transport Museum, Exterion Media Gallery, Covent Garden, London Open 8 February – 14 July 2019 Tickets: Adults £15; Concessions and LTM Friends £12 A new exhibition featuring 100 illustrations opens with a Friday Late on 8 February at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden and celebrates one of the..

Revealing the talents of a mid century illustration master, this book on John Minton displays a wonderful selection of his evocative images which boldly capture a powerful sense of place.

A History of Drawing surveys the practice and teaching of drawing at Camberwell College of Arts over an eighty year period. Featuring the work of over sixty artists, this exhibition celebrates Camberwell’s past, and will shape making and critical debates about drawing for the future. 

Jill Craigie lecture theatre 13:00 – 17:00 22 November 2017 This symposium coincides with the launch of the second edition of Becoming a Successful Illustrator (Bloomsbury, 2017) by Derek Brazell and Jo Davies, Associate Professor of Illustration, Plymouth University. It will feature artists from the best-selling book, talking about their practise across a breadth of contexts, including children’s publishing, games..

The World Illustration Awards 2017 were showcased at Somerset House from 31 July – 28 August 2017, marking the 41st year of the Association of Illustrators’ annual juried illustration awards.

    As part of London Design Festival 2017’s Icon Design Trail, illustrator Claudine O’Sullivan will launch a new plant based collection alongside a greenery display by Sprout London. The launch event is on Thursday 21st from 6pm. The exhibition will be open on 22nd-24th September. http://www.claudineosullivan.com

Award-winning graphic novelists Metaphrog discuss their latest adaptation The Little Mermaid

Date: Thursday 2 March 2017 Tickets: £10 for adults and £8 for concessions Time: 19:00 to 20:30 Tickets Join WIA2017 Site Specific category judge, author and designer Tristan Manco – who..

Faber & Faber and the Andlyn Literary Agency launch a new prize to find Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) writers and illustrators for children. Faber Children’s has teamed up..

Written and Illustrated by Nils Pieters Published by Book Island ISBN 978-0-9941282-1-8 Hardback released July 2016 Review by Allie Oldfield Bereavement is always a tough issue to tackle in children’s..

A while ago our Awards Manager, Sabine Reimer, was approached by dpi magazine from Taiwan about being interviewed for issue 196 on the World Illustration Awards 2015 (WIA2015) and she..

AOI, in partnership with Directory of Illustration, is delighted to release the final batch of selected entries to the shortlist. Category winners will be announced in a few weeks time…

AOI, in partnership with Directory of Illustration, is delighted to release the first batch of selected entries to the shortlist. More to follow shortly. The eminent jury has now almost..

Opening times: Monday 4th May – Saturday 13th June 9am – 5pm weekdays 10am – 4pm Saturdays Woodend Creative, The Crescent, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2PW contact:  01723 384 500 woodendcreative.co.uk The AOI..

The winners of the Prize for Illustration 2015 were announced at an award ceremony at London Transport Museum on the evening of Wednesday 13 May 2015 The competition was open..

Artist and title: Eliza Southwood for Parkour At The South Bank Medium: Digital – based on an original pencil drawing Story: Inspired by the parkour kids who use the wonderful Brutalist..

Chapel Gallery, St. Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QR. Opening times: Tuesday – Saturday, 10.00 am – 16.30 pm, Closed Monday, Sunday & all Bank Holidays. Free Admission, Disabled Access..

Congratulations to the selected entrants to feature in the Prize for Illustration 2015 exhibition at London Transport Museum. This year’s theme was London Places and Spaces and invited submissions from..

An exhibition of the 50 best entries to the competition organised by the AOI in partnership with the London Transport Museum and sponsored by Serco. 14 February – 6 April..