SHORTLISTED WORKS
Each entry is marked by the jury according to technical excellence, how well it communicates its idea or message, strong use of creative ideas and how it explores illustration as an artform.
Submissions can consist of just one image (still or moving), a series of up to five images or a mixture of still and moving images or links to animations.
We mostly show just one visual to represent each project in this catalogue. More comprehensive information for the project, including links to animations can be explored online at theAOI.com/world-illustration-awards
Each of the ten categories has one Professional and one New Talent Category Winner and Highly Commended Award.
The jury then selects their Overall Winners from the twenty Category Winners, highlighting the two most impressive works in this year’s awards.
In addition, there are four Cross Category Awards to highlight the amazing variety of great work: the DI Award, the SAA Agents Award for New Talent, the AOI Member Award and the Huion Award for Digital Innovation.
You can spot all winners throughout the shortlist collection by the sidebar or their badges.
The complete shortlist with additional information on all projects and artists, such as interviews, etc can be viewed in the online showcase: theAOI.com/world-illustration-awards
Alyah Holmes // Period Poverty // Professional website: alyahholmes.com // agent: IllustrationX // illustrationx.com
Ciel Chen // Girls in New York City // New Talent website: @cielxart
Elisa Vendramin // A Beautiful Mess // Professional website: elisavendramin.co.uk
grimGRIT // A Beautiful Moment Alone with my Old Dog // New Talent website: pixpills.com/grimgrit
website: behance.net/hoanphan1
Hoan Phan // BYVU - 1 year anniversary poster art // New Talent
Inma Hortas // Pride Illustration Collection: Inma Hortas x Playbook // Professional website: inloho.com
nausicaadallatorre.com
Sebastiano Fossali // Marvis - Marvel Your Routine // Professional website: sebastianofossali.com // agent: POCKO // pocko.com
website: sofielee.co
Sofie Lee // Rockin’ Through the 80’s: Neon Decade // Professional
Somus & Hirakata Studio // Gochiso Festival // Professional website: somus.myportfolio.com
Su Yun Song // Absolut Me! // New Talent website: suyunsong.com
Sveta Dorosheva // Visual for the British Library’s Fantasy: Realms of Imagination ex // Professional website: illustrationx.com/uk/artists/SvetaDorosheva // agent: IllustrationX // illustrationx.com
Veronika Kiriyenko // The Guardian presence at Glastonbury Festival 2023 // Professional website: illustrationx.com/uk/artists/VeronikaKiriyenko // agent: IllustrationX // illustrationx.com
Wanru G // Om // New Talent
website: theaoi.com/entries/wanru-g-om-2
Yuki Uebo // Flowers in the City // Professional website: yukiuebo.com // agent: Illo Agency Ltd. // illo.agency
Zhang Jiayi // Master Bao’s Pastry Store // New Talent website: jiayizhangtom.org
Chenyi Zhu, Yingyu Zhu, Xinyu Sun // Night Market // New Talent
website: @chenyee001, @not_yingyu and @sunny.draft.mp4
Chiung Xiaoqiong Zhang // The Awakening of Insects // Professional website: xiaoqiongzhang.com/
Chris Garbutt and Rikke Asbjoern // We Lost Our Human // Professional website: arenaillustration.com/artists/chris-garbutt // agent: Arena Illustration // arenaillustration.com
Fangfang Han // The Tube // New Talent website: fangfanghan.com
website: @jiayin_zhang_2002
Jiayin Zhang // Hamburg Factory // New Talent
Li // Tongue // New Talent website: shellyli1027.cargo.site
Shelly
Steph Ramplin // Dog Day Afternoon // Professional website: stephramplin.com // agent: Snyder // wearesnyder.com
Tsz-wing Ho // Pulse at the Centre of Being // Professional website: wing12381.myportfolio.com
Veronyka Jelinek // Running Words - Freedom of Speech // Professional website: veronykajelinek.com
Xaver Böhm // The Economy of Solitary Confinement // Professional website: xaverboehm.de
Carla Manea // Sarò la tua memoria (I’ll be your memory) // Professional website: carlamanea.com
Wang // Cover for Novels by Jo
// New Talent website: chen-yu-wang.com
Chenyu
Nesbø
Ginevra Rapisardi // Whale // Professional website: ginevrarapisardi.com
website: lillianliarts.com
@jiang.mq
Meiqi Jiang // Departure from that Moment // New Talent website:
website: micigaal.com
website: illustrationsbysarah.com
Sergiy Maidukov // Russian Colonialism, 101 // Professional website: instagram.com/sergiymaidukov
Teow Jing Ming // Before Sunset // New Talent website: behance.net/teowjming
Thomas Hayman // Italo Calvino 100th Anniversary Book Series // Professional website: agencyrush.com/artist/thomas-hayman // agent: Agency Rush // agencyrush.com
Yunnyque // Bon Voyage, Bunny! // Professional website: yunnyque.co.uk
Anna McGregor // Who’s Afraid of the Light? // Professional website: annamcgregor.com.au
Annette Saugestad // Karin and the Dark // Professional website: lilledyret.no // Gyldendal // agency.gyldendal.no
Anuska Allepuz // Lila Sacher and the Expedition to the North // Professional website: @anuskaallepuz
Colleen Larmour // A Crocodile Should Never Skip Breakfast // Professional website: colleenlarmour.com // agent: The Bright Agency // thebrightagency.com/uk
Cornelia Li // Gravity is Bringing Me Down // Professional website: @cornelia_illo
Emanuel Wiemans // Is that a Robber in the Woods? // Professional website: emanuelwiemans.com // agent: Folio Art // folioart.co.uk
Emma Chinnery // My Friend Andy // Professional website: emmachinnery.com // agent: Holroyde Cartey // holroydecartey.com
Emma Simpson // Clara and the Birds // New Talent website: emmasimpson01.wixsite.com/mysite-1
Eva Neirynck // Bird and Ino // Professional website: evaneirynck.be
website: franziskaeberleillustration.com
Gheleyne Bastiaen // Dino’s and How to Hide Them // Professional website: gheleynebastiaen.be
Imogen Joy // Elkie & Croc // Professional website: imogenjoy.art
Joanne Young // Our Trip to the Park // Professional website: joanneyoungillustration.co.uk+AH61
Kate Rolfe // Wiggling Words // Professional website: katerolfe.com // agent: Spring Literary // springliterary.com
website: laurensharples.co.uk
Lauren Sharples // The City of Green Birds // New Talent
website: lizzymetcalfe.com
website: @livsdes
Olivia Hughes // Ted and Olive’s Great Adventures // New Talent
Pauline Cremer // The Archive of (Un)Useful Fears // New Talent website: paulinecremer.com
Pin-Hsuan Chen // Professional Cats // New Talent website: pinillust.com
Rachel Tilda Wolf // Wolf in the City: A Story of Belonging and Finding Home // Professional website: racheltildawolf.co.uk
Yuxin Ding // Small Animals, Big World // New Talent website: stelladyx.com
Alex Chen // Welcome to Crochet World // New Talent website: alexshed.com
website: caroleisler.ch
Carole Isler // Tonhalle Wil, Switzerland // Professional
Elise Vandeplancke // Buitenbeentjes / Outsiders // Professional website: elisevandeplancke.be
Georgia Camden // Beyond the Glass // Professional website: georgiacamden.com
Turi // Keep Memories Collection // Professional website: gianvitoturi.it
Gianvito
Lucy Davey // Waitrose Christmas Winter Village Chocolate Box // Professional website: lucydavey.co.uk // agent: The Artworks // theartworksinc.com
MA+KE Lab // Paralleelium pt2: Endless Ocean // Professional website: behance.net/martinislikeme
Martha Olivia // Infuse Herbal Teas // New Talent website: marthaolivia.format.com // agent: Grand Matter // grandmatter.com
Maus Baus // Eye Schtick // Professional website: mausbaus.com // agent: Artbox Amsterdam // artbox.nl
Melissa Sunjaya // Methu Serigraph Collection // Professional website: melissasunjaya.com
Ring a Ding Ding // GOTO MUSEUM // Professional website: @dingding.illustration
Sesili Eloshvili // Blitz Fizz - RTD Cocktails // New Talent website: behance.net/sesilieloshvili
website: @grimbyswn._
Shawn Choi // The Kidults Fair Illustration // New Talent
website: zhuoransartworld.cargo.site
Océane Muller // The Invention of Nature // Professional website: oceanemuller.cargo.site
website: @aarontheillustrator
Aaron Fernandez // A New Generation of Robots // Professional
website: adarasanchez.es
Adara Sánchez // Ghost Dog // Professional
Anita Allemann // On the Couch // Professional website: anitaallemann.com
ruchensunlike.com
carsonmcnamara.com
Cheng Zhibin // Anyone Can Be The Next // New Talent website: theaoi.com/entries/cheng-zhibin-anyone-can-be-the-next
Erne Vigo // Climate Change // New Talent website: ernevigo.com/portafolio
Gab K De Jesus // Roman Stories // New Talent website: gabkdejesus.com
Jeff Hinchee // Fahrenheit 214 // Professional website: jeffhinchee.com/home.html // agent: Salzman International // salzmanart.com
Jerilyn Lee // Welcome to the Internet // New Talent website: jerilynlee.com
website: @ljw_icey
Jiawen Liu // Small White Cat and Big White Cloud // New Talent
John Bradley // A Meeting with Edgar // Professional website: johnbradleyillustrator.com
Juan Bernabeu // The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store // Professional website: juanbernabeu.com // agent: Salzman International // salzmanart.com
Mark Smith // The Missing Mouseketeer // Professional website: marksmithillustration.com // agent:
Michael Dunbabin // Lewis
Rolling
Review Illustration // Professional website: michaeldunbabin.com
Capaldi
Stone
Nate Sweitzer // Who Killed the Fudge King? // Professional website: natesweitzer.com
Pola Maneli // Family Man // Professional website: polamaneli.com
Qing (Amelia) Luo // Rambler // New Talent
website: amelialuo.com/Index-illu
Sia Yang // Harper’s BAZAAR - Limitless Potential // New Talent website: siayang.net
Stephan Schmitz // How Twitter Shapes Your Political Opinion // Professional website: folioart.co.uk/illustrator/stephan-schmitz // agent: Folio Art // folioart.co.uk
website: monstershaper.com
Taili Wu // Pool Bus for Illustoria Magazine #22 Cover // Professional
Yeonjoo Kim // The Rain Bringer and the Umbreller // Professional website: goomworld.com
Glen McBeth // Roman Armpits // Professional website: glenmcbeth.co.uk
Afan Zeng // 404 // New Talent website: zengafan.com
Alex Ram // Electric Vehicle Charging // Professional website: alexwram.co.uk
Amogh Lux // Shaman’s Vlog // New Talent website: studiomurli.com
Caijing Kuang // Hello? Are you there? // Professional website: kkjing.cargo.site
Danii Pollehn // NY City Girls - Concr3t3 Jungl3 // Professional website: daniipollehn.com
Daryl Rainbow // Neo Neo Classical Hackney // Professional website: darylrainbow.co.uk // agent: Studio PI // studiopi.co.uk
Giacomo Agnello Modica // Olympians // Professional website: giacomoagnellomodica.com
Gyayu Wang // A Childish Society // Professional website: @gyayu.wang
Haozhe Li // Something Happened // New Talent website: @emptee_li
Inès Pagniez // Mum’s Life // Professional website: @inespagniez // agent: Jelly // thisisjelly.com/uk/talent/ines-pagniez
Jake Hawkins // Callipygian Figure // Professional website: jakehawkins.co.uk
website: JasonRaish.com
Jason Raish // FIT - Black Student Illustrators Award 2023 // Professional
Jenny Tarr // This is Me // Professional website: jennytarr.co.uk
Patterson // Echo
// Professional website: joshpatterson.co.uk // agent: Brilliant Artists // brilliantartists.co.uk
Josh
Park
Leia Muslow and Sapir Rubinstein // There Was Nothing Because There Is Nothing // Professional website: @leia_muslow / @sapirubinstein
Maki Yamaguchi // Castaway // Professional website: makiyamaguchi.com
Martin Beckett // The Explorer // Professional website: onetreestudio.co.uk/plasticine-1
Nimo Jiang // Folding World // Professional website: nimojiang.com
RO Fen // Flower in the Jungle // Professional website: ro-fen.com
website: shanacheung.com
Taweechob Pinthong // Animals and Human Together As One // New Talent website: @taweechob.design
website: @vedikamehra_
Vedika Mehra // Forget Me Not // New Talent
Wang Yi-Ting // Sugarcoat // New Talent website: casualting.com
website: @nixgnem
Xinyu Ma and Xin Meng // I Am In Macau // New Talent
Zhang XuYang // Cats Apartment // New Talent website: xiaohongshu.com
Hou Qingqing // Hometown // New Talent website: theaoi.com/entries/hou-qingqing-hometown
Huiyan Wang // Icelanders // Professional website: huiyanwang.art
website: katyedelsten.com
Kayla Salim // Ama No Inori: Prayer of the Ama // New Talent website: behance.net/kaylabigail
Liisa Kallio // Humanity in Drawings // Professional website: liisakallio.mystrikingly.com
website: @lolarjg
Lola Grainger // Imillaskate // New Talent
Michal Archangorodski // Absolutely Disgusting: An Anthology of Body, Flesh, Organs & Excretions // New Talent website: michalarch.com
River Jiang // DO DONT // Professional website: riverjiang.art
Roozeboos // Eleonara Abbagnato, Ballerina of Sicily // Professional website: roozeboos.com
Shan Zhou // A Walk in the Woods // New Talent website: shan-zhou.com
Száler // Before // New Talent website: @timea.szaler
Timea
Jeon // Chimney Sweep // Professional website: hijincraftory.com
Woojin
Ying-Hsiu Chen // A Place Where Green Embraces Red // Professional website: behuman.design
website: @darth_eris
Yutao Shi // Beneath the Surface // New Talent
Zhou Zhou // I Don’t Want to Play the Piano! // New Talent
website: behance.net/zhou8330ab46
Aga Wieckowska // Birds of Australia // Professional website: szarobiuro.eu
Doug John Miller // Lithium and Beyond // Professional website: dougjohnmiller.com // agent: Début Art // debutart.com
Jennifer N. R. Smith | WonderTheory // BANG: The Wild Wonders of Earth’s Phenomena // Professional website: wondertheory.co.uk
website: jonathanchenart.com
Jonathan Chen // Monterey Bay Series // New Talent
Maiyashu // World Without Nature // Professional website: maiyashu.art
website: nicoletyli.work
Nicole Tan YingLi // Thirteen Ways of Looking at Artificial Intelligence // New Talent
Nightcrow // Computationalism // New Talent
website: @Nightcrowing
Nine Zhao // Future Life Underground // New Talent website: ninezhao.com
Ollie Hirst // Weill Cornell Medicine Discovery // Professional website: olliehirst.co.uk // agent: Making Pictures // making-pictures.com
Stangl // Wind Forces // Professional website: inky.land
Sonja
Yesyo Yeh // Travel with TASA // Professional website: behance.net/yesyo
Yuan // Hide and Sick: Food Additives // New Talent website: instagram.com/yuanh_li
Alissa Thaler // Honouring the Bristol Bus Boycott // Professional website: alissathaler.com
Bomfha // Auspicious Parade // Professional website: bomfha.com
website: chantallieu.com
website: @izustrations
Izzy Barrett // Zizzi Mural // New Talent
Jasmine Hortop // I Am Here, I Am Safe, I Am Brave, We Are Together // Professional website: jasminehortop.co.uk // agent: Making Pictures // making-pictures.com
Joël de Ruiter // Lady With Snake Friend, 2023 // New Talent website: joelderuiter.com // agent: Unity in Diversity Rotterdam
Jonny Hannah // A Set of Outcomes For a Site Specific Project in Hartlepool // Professional website: heartagency.com/artists/jonny-hannah // agent: Heart // heartagency.com
website: @mashagerzon
Masha Gerzon // Dancing Visitors In My Boudoir // New Talent
Miguel Bustos // Hospital Parc Taulí // Professional website: miguel-bustos.com
Oren Rozensal // Home in the vVlley // New Talent website: orenrodesign.myportfolio.com
Priscilla Tey // Formula 1 Singapore Suite, A City in Nature // Professional website: priscillatey.com // agent: HMC Group //
website: sammiwong.com
Sammi Wong // Re-imagine Ipswich – Discover. Connect. Belong. // New Talent
website: timeasley.com
INDEX
A
Giacomo Agnello Modica // 138
Anita Allemann // 104
Anuska Allepuz // 57
Michal Archangorodski // 171
Amber Au // 54
B
Balbusso Twins // 41
Izzy Barrett // 199
Gheleyne Bastiaen // 66
Maus Baus // 93
Martin Beckett // 150
Juan Bernabeu // 115
Lea Berndorfer // 186
Xaver Böhm // 40
Bomfha // 197
John Bradley // 114
Miguel Bustos // 205
C
Georgia Camden // 85
Ciel Chen // 13
Pin-Hsuan Chen // 78
Alex Chen // 81
Ying-Hsiu Chen // 178
Jonathan Chen // 185
Cheng Zhibin // 107
Shana Cheung // 156
Emma Chinnery // 62
Shawn Choi // 99
Pauline Cremer // 76
D
Nausicaa Dalla Torre // 18
Lucy Davey // 90
Owen Davey // 75
Joël de Ruiter // 201
Yuxin Ding // 80
Ring a Ding Ding // 97
Sveta Dorosheva // 23
Petronela Dostalova // 77
Michael Dunbabin // 120
Charlotte Durance // 58
E
Tim Easley // 210
Franziska Eberle // 65
Katy Edelsten // 166
Sesili Eloshvili // 98 F
Aaron Fernandez // 102
Cinta Fosch // 135
Sebastiano Fossali // 19
G
Mici Gaal // 48
Chris Garbutt and Rikke Asbjoern // 31
Masha Gerzon // 204
Wanru G // 25
Martyna Gradziel // 119
Lola Grainger // 170
grimGRIT // 15 H
Fangfang Han // 32
Jonny Hannah // 202
Jake Hawkins // 143
Thomas Hayman // 52
Jeff Hinchee // 111
Ollie Hirst // 192
Tsz-wing Ho // 38
Alyah Holmes // 12
Sandy Horsley // 155
Inma Hortas // 17
Jasmine Hortop // 200
Hou Qingqing // 163
Olivia Hughes // 74 I
Jun Ioneda // 88
Carole Isler // 82 J
Veronyka Jelinek // 39
Woojin Jeon // 176
Meiqi Jiang // 47
Nimo Jiang // 153
River Jiang // 172
Zhang Jiayi // 28
Imogen Joy // 67
Gab K De Jesus // 110 K
Liisa Kallio // 168
Jee Kim // 33
Kyuri Kim // 35
Yeonjoo Kim // 127
Veronika Kiriyenko // 24
Caijing Kuang // 134 L
Sarah Lang-Rybicka // 49
Colleen Larmour // 59
Jerilyn Lee // 112
Sofie Lee // 20
Cornelia Li // 60
Haozhe Li // 140
Lillian Li // 45 / 117
Shelly Li // 36
Zhuoran Li // 100
Chantal Lieu // 198
Jiawen Liu // 113
Pingnan Lu // 96
Qing (Amelia) Luo // 123
Amogh Lux // 131 M
Xin Meng // 161
Xinyu Ma // 161
Peter Machat // 207
Sergiy Maidukov // 50
Maiyashu // 187
Carla Manea // 42
Pola Maneli // 122
MA+KE Lab // 91
Miriam Martincic // 152 / 188
Dion MB // 108
Glen McBeth // 128
Anna McGregor // 55
Tom McLean // 211
Carson McNamara // 106
Vedika Mehra // 159
Lizzy Metcalfe // 73
Doug John Miller // 182
Minifists // 151
Sophie Loren Moran // 157
Xavier Mula // 26 / 177
Océane Muller // 101
Leia Muslow // 147 N
Kati Närhi // 71
Eva Neirynck // 64
Nightcrow // 190 O
Martha Olivia // 92
Marta Orlowska // 46
Kate Osmond // 165
P
Lam P // 116
Inès Pagniez // 141
Josh Patterson // 146
Nina Peret // 95
Lisa Perrin // 169
Hoan Phan // 16
Taweechob Pinthong // 158
Danii Pollehn // 136
Jennifer M Potter // 68 R
Daryl Rainbow // 137
Jason Raish // 144
Alex Ram // 130
Steph Ramplin // 37
Ayesha Rana // 133
Ginevra Rapisardi // 44
RO Fen // 154
Kate Rolfe // 70
Roozeboos // 173
Oren Rozensal // 206
Sapir Rubinstein // 147
Cai Ruchen // 105 S
Kayla Salim // 167
Adara Sánchez // 103
Annette Saugestad // 56
Stephan Schmitz // 125
HyunJin // 183
Lauren Sharples // 72
Yutao Shi // 179
Emma Simpson // 63
Mark Smith // 118
Jennifer N. R. Smith | WonderTheory // 184
Somus & Hirakata Studio // 21
Su Yun Song // 22
Sonja Stangl // 193
Xinyu Sun // 29
Melissa Sunjaya // 94
Nate Sweitzer // 121
Timea Száler // 175
T
Nicole Tan YingLi // 189
Jenny Tarr // 145
Teow Jing Ming // 51
Priscilla Tey // 208
Alissa Thaler // 196
Gianvito Turi // 86
U
Yuki Uebo // 27
Kürsat Ünsal // 89
V
Elise Vandeplancke // 84
Elisa Vendramin // 14
Erne Vigo // 109
W
Chenyu Wang // 43
Gyayu Wang // 139
Wang Yi-Ting // 160
Huiyan Wang // 164
Liz Wayant // 148
Aga Wieckowska // 181
Emanuel Wiemans // 61
Rachel Tilda Wolf // 79
Sammi Wong // 209
Taili Wu // 126
Y
Maki Yamaguchi // 149
Anna Yang // 132
Dawn Xintong Yang // 83
Sia Yang // 124
Yesyo Yeh // 194
Lena Yokoyama // 203
Joanne Young // 69
Yuan // 195
Yunnyque // 53 Z
Afan Zeng // 129
Chiung Xiaoqiong Zhang // 30
Jiayin Zhang // 34
Zhang XuYang // 162
Nine Zhao // 191
Jack X Zhou // 142
Shan Zhou // 174
Zhou Zhou // 180
Chenyi Zhu // 29
Yingyu Zhu // 29
Jianye Zou // 87
