The Association of Illustrators presents the
WORLD ILLUSTRATION AWARDS 2020 in partnership with Directory of Illustration
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//Acknowledgements Design, Edit and Production Management: Sabine Reimer, Awards Manager, AOI and Daisy McMullan, Awards Co-Ordinator, AOI Printed in London by Park theaoi.com @theaoi directoryofillustration.com @dirillustration #WIA2020 #WorldIllustrationAwards
CONTENTS 4 Welcome 6 Categories 8 Jury 10 Shortlisted Projects and Winners 212 Index 215 Thank Yous 216 About AOI and Directory of Illustration
WELCOME TO THE WORLD ILLUSTRATION AWARDS 2020! // Congratulations to our 2020 winners and shortlist honorees from around the globe. Their images are wise, complex, and reflect a broad array of visual storytelling approaches. They are also a snapshot of our pre-Covid world, as the 2020 Call for Entries closed two weeks prior to recognition of the pandemic. So much has shifted in these past few months. Now, more than ever, the world needs illustrators like these to help us make sense of it all. ELIZABETH N. OWEN, PRESIDENT, DIRECTORY OF ILLUSTRATION
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// Welcome to the World Illustration Awards 2020! The Awards are presented by the Association of Illustrators (AOI) in partnership with the US-based Directory of Illustration (DI) and supported by our wonderful partners. This year we asked illustrators to be ambitious, be seen and be celebrated. Over 4,000 entries were submitted from 79 countries, leaving our wonderful international jury with the unenviable task of selecting the winners and shortlist which you see in this catalogue. But this is not all! You can enjoy in depth interviews, behind the scenes insights and a digital showcase celebrating the shortlist online at theaoi.com/world-illustration-awards In this most strange of years the awards are a reassuring reminder of the strength, energy and creativity of illustrators around the world.
As we navigate the economic and emotional fallout from the pandemic it is more important than ever that we work with respect and enable diversity to thrive. We need the broadest range of illustrators to explain and elucidate our world, sell products, create books and magazines. To achieve that we need fair pay and equitable contracts. We need more illustrators to be seen. Don’t play it safe and stick only with artists that you know. Not this year. I urge you all to reach out to one new illustrator whose work inspires you. Commission them if you can, but if you can’t, just speak with them. Start a dialogue, hear their story, inspire your own. Let’s honour the ambition of our entrants – see them and celebrate them – and we will all reap the rewards. Sabine Reimer, Awards Manager, Association of Illustrators 5
CATEGORIES The World Illustration Awards has ten categories that reflect the breadth and diversity of illustration being made globally today.
Advertising Illustration sells
Illustration created for traditional commercial advertising campaigns for products or services.
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Commercial Publishing Design, Product & Packaging Engaging readers
Editorial
Illustration used in commercially published books for readers 16+ years old, including inside illustrations or whole book design.
Illustration for journalism and comment in digital or print format.
Shaping our visual world
Including illustration for branding, products, logos and packaging.
Beyond words
CATGEORIES
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING Beyond the book
Celebrating exciting new forms of publishing for readers of any age.
Exploration
Show ambition and vision Testing personal practice ideas. This category recognises the importance of personal work to the practicing illustrator.
Book Covers
Children’s Publishing
Any published cover artwork for books of readers of any age. This category includes whole cover artwork.
Illustration used in commercially published books for readers under 16 years including inside illustrations and entire publications.
Judging a book by its cover
Science & Technology
Illuminating complex ideas Illustration that represents and explains scientific or technological concept.
Inspiring the next generation of readers
Site Specific
Enhancing public spaces Illustration made for a particular place or space.
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Advertising //MĂŠlissa Charland Associate Creative, Director and Art Director Publicis, Canada
THE JURY
//Ryan
CCO, VMLY&R, South Africa
The international industry jury has sifted through all the fantastic entries made to their categories and selected the 201 shortlisted projects and 20 winners shown in this catalogue.
Commercial Publ.
//Grant
Muradov
Illustrator, USA
Photo by Allan Amato
//Lauren Panepinto Creative Director and VP, Orbit Books, Hachette Book Group, USA
//Oswin
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Tickler
Designer and Educator, Smallfury, UK
Parker
Creative Director and Head of Art, WCRS London, UK
Editorial
Design
//Tara //Roman
McManus
//Bren
Byrne
Creative Partner, McCann Dublin, Ireland
//Erich
Nagler
Lead Art Director Google Doodle, USA
//Felix von Bomhard Designer Design by associates, Taiwan
Axford
Art Director, Good Weekend, The Sydney Morning Herald and BOSS magazines at Fairfax Media, Australia
//Joe
Eden
Art Editor, BBC Focus Magazine, UK
//D.W.
Pine
Creative Director and Designer, Time, USA
Franklin
Publishing Director, Jonathan Cape, UK
//John Vernon Lord Illustrator, UK
Children’s Publishing
//Hannah
//Alceu
Nunes
Art Director, Companhia das Letras, Brazil
Park
Art Editor, Borim Press, Korea
Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Author, Australian Book Designers, Australia
Science & Tech
Exploration //Aisha
Ayoade
Co-Founder and Chief Editor, Yellow magazine, UK
//Insu
Mackintosh
Lee
Visual Artist, Illustrator and Educator, Korea
//Maria
Luque
Illustrator, Argentina
//Tim
//Axel
Scheffler
Illustrator, UK
//Anne
Schwartz
VP and Publisher, Random House Children’s Books, Schwartz & Wade Books, USA
Site Specific
Claeys
Creative Director, Coretext, Australia
//Wanda
Sheridan
Programme Manager, Museum Strategy The Natural History Museum, UK
//Alyssa
Hui
Director of Center for the Studies of Chinese Picture Book Creation, Beijing Normal University, China
Art Director, Little Brown Book Group, UK
//Michelle //Eunduk
//Chen
Wood
JUDGES
//Dan
Book Covers
Photo by Liam Jackson
ALTernative Publ.
Walker
Senior Art Director, Wired, USA
//Che
Anderson
Artist, USA
//Rachael
Jevons
Senior Associate Director, Camron, CitizenM, The Netherlands
//Jeremy
To
Creative Director, Jack Morton Worldwide Ltd, Hong Kong
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SHORTLISTED WORKS Each entry is marked by the jury according to technical excellence, how well it communicates its idea or message 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. We mostly show just one visual to represent each project in this catalogue. More comprehensive information for each project 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. Brand new this year is the It’s Nice That Innovation Award joining our three cross category awards; the DI Award, the SAA Agents Award for New Talent adn the AOI Member Award. Spot all Award winners throughout the shortlist collection by their badges. The complete shortlist with additional information on all projects and artists can be viewed in the online showcase: theAOI.com/world-illustration-awards
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ADVERTISING Scott Balmer // Pecha Kucha Night // Professional website: scottbalmer.co.uk
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Strange Beast // Travel Portland - Go Somewhere Different // Professional website: strangebeast.tv
ADVERTISING CATEGORY WINNER
PRO CATEGORY WINNER
Jan Robert Duennweller // Rimowa - Travel with Purpose // Professional website: jr-duennweller.de
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IC4DESIGN // Kakuichi Yokocho // Professional website: ic4design.com
ADVERTISING Bartosz Kosowski // Eraserhead // Professional website: bartoszkosowski.com
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Guang Lim // Crowded Times // New Talent website: gylim.com
ADVERTISING Manshen Luo // RIMOWA - Urban Dweller // Professional website: manshenlo.com
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Anny Peng // Mind the Ghost // New Talent website: instagram.com/annypengg
NT HIGHLY COMMENDED
ADVERTISING CATEGORY WINNER
NT CATEGORY WINNER
Peter Phobia // Neighbors of New York // New Talent website: peterphobia.com
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Tereza Prepadnik // X5GON // New Talent website: terezaprepadnik.com
ADVERTISING
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRO
Jan Sedmak // Approdi Festival // Professional website: jansedmak.com
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Laura Simonati // Superposthardbop Tour 2019 // New Talent website: laurasimonati.com
ADVERTISING Pia Sun // Living Young with my Baby // New Talent website: piasmy.com
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Simone Virgini // Poster 3x3 International Illustration Show No.17 // Professional website: simonevirgini.com
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRO
Monica Auriemma // The Small People // Professional agent: Sylvie Poggio Artists / sylviepoggio.com
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Daniele Catalli // The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo + Juliet (Peep Show) // Professional website: piripiriatelier.org // agent: The Children Book Factory / thechildrensbookfactory.club
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING
SAA AWARD
INT
INNOVATION
AWARD
Jiawen Chen // Me Inside // New Talent website: jiawenchen.art
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DingDing // The Rubik’s Cube Building // Professional website: dribbble.com/7RMB
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING Mary Flora Hart // Flora // New Talent website: maryflorahart.co.uk
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Jeff Kulak // Perfect Form // Professional website: jeffkulak.com
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING
NT HIGHLY COMMENDED
Grace Lanksbury // Forget Me Not // New Talent website: gracelanksbury.com // agent: Illustration X / illustrationx.com
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Kyeong Mi Lee // Guitar DIY // Professional website: kyeongmileee.com
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING Rosie Leech // The Distance of the Moon // New Talent website: rosieleech.com
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Jane Liu // Exploring the Self // New Talent website: janeliu.net
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING Can Long // Sunset // Professional website: cadielong.myportfolio.com
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ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING CATEGORY WINNER 36
Dion MBD // Until We Meet Again // New Talent website: dionmbd.com
NT CATEGORY WINNER
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING Fil OK // The Audience // New Talent website: filokmusic.com
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Roozeboos // A Case of Pencil People // New Talent website: roozeboos.com
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING Yoss Sanchez // A Walk Around Town // New Talent website: yosssanchez.com // agent: Astound Agency / astound.us/publishing
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Aysha Tengiz // A Spot of Loneliness // Professional website: ayshatengiz.com
PRO CATEGORY WINNER
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING Nicoletta Traversa // Le Tigri Della Malora // Professional website: nicolettatraversa.tumblr.com
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Antonio Uve // Flamboyant! // Professional agent: Colagene / colagene.com
ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING Anna Vasilyeva // The Cosmic Bookstore // Professional website: behance.net/sketchnote
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Melissa Castrillon // Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials // Professional website: melissacastrillon.co.uk // agent: Pickled Ink Agency / pickledink.com
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRO
BOOK COVERS Yunyao Chen // Ophelia’s Death // New Talent website: irichen.lofter.com
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David Dean // The Girl Who Stole an Elephant // Professional website: daviddean.co.uk
BOOK COVERS Megan Evetts // Paradise Lost // New Talent website: meganevetts.com
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Saurabh Garge // A Night in the Hills // Professional website: saurabhgarge.com
BOOK COVERS Zhang Wen Jun // Graduate General Education Courses Program 2020 University of Tsukuba // New Talent website: instagram.com/eudora423
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Minhee Kim // Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian // New Talent website: inimumik.co.uk
BOOK COVERS Mari Kinovych // An Atlas Traced By The Sky by Goran Petrovic // Professional website: marikino.art
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Dion MBD // Asha And The Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan // New Talent website: dionmbd.com
BOOK COVERS CATEGORY WINNER
NT CATEGORY WINNER
Ana Victoria Morales // All Good Things are Wild and Free // New Talent website: anavictoriamorales.com
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Sarah Papworth // Contes d’Antan // Professional website: sarahpapworth.co.uk // agent: Lilla Rogers Studio / lillarogers.com
BOOK COVERS Jack Smyth // Bluebeard // Professional website: jacksmyth.co
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Tianshu // The Metamorphosis // New Talent website: tianshuarts.com
BOOK COVERS CATEGORY WINNER
PRO CATEGORY WINNER
Laura Wächter // Annie Ernaux Book Series // Professional website: laurawaechter.com // agent: Pencil Ilustradores (Spain and Latin America) / pencil-ilustradores.com
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Cecelia Wood // At my Family’s Table // New Talent website: ceceliawood.co.uk
NT HIGHLY COMMENDED
BOOK COVERS Anna Xenz // The Wild Book by Juan Villoro // Professional website: annaxenz.com
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Yunyun Ai // Journey // New Talent website: yunyunai.com
NT HIGHLY COMMENDED
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Yu Tang Chen // The White Wolf’s Moon // New Talent website: instagram.com/victang821
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Chenchanges // True Legends: 50 Women to Grow Up With in Israel // Professional website: chenchanges.com
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING EEWHA // Little Wise Dog // Professional website: instagram.com/ee_wha
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Lauren Emmons // The Library Cat // New Talent website: laurenemmons.com
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Guituzi // Big Ship // Professional website: weibo.com/guituzi1984
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CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING CATEGORY WINNER 66
Yasmeen Ismail // Would You Like a Banana? // Professional website: yasmeenismail.co.uk // agent: The Bright Agency / thebrightagency.com
PRO CATEGORY WINNER
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Kin Choi Lam // Hello Nomads // New Talent website: lamkinchoi.com
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Taltal Levi // Meet me by the Sea // Professional website: taltallevi.com
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Severus Shintsz Lian // Daddy Jack and Daddy Mike // New Talent website: severuslian.com
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Jia Liu // Grow Through Reading // Professional website: jia-liu.com // agent: Painted Words / painted-words.com
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Charlotte Manning // Canadian Animal Alphabet // New Talent website: charlottemanning.art
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Mariajo Ilustrajo // Flooded // New Talent website: mariajoilustrajo.com
NT OVERALL WINNER
NT CATEGORY WINNER
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Takashi Miyata // Lost Rabbit // Professional website: takashi-miyata.jp
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Lee Myung ae // Tomorrow Will Be a Sunny Day // Professional website: instagram.com/myungaele
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Trang Pham // Little Red Riding Hood - Another Story // New Talent website: trangpham.art
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Ellan Rankin // The Curry Bird // New Talent website: ellanrankin.com
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Katie Rewse // Munni’s Rooftop School // Professional website: katierewse.com // agent: The Bright Agency / thebrightagency.com
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Katerina Ryabinina // Hans Christian Andersen // Professional website: katerinaryabinina.com
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRO
Felicita Sala // Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street // Professional website: felicitasala.com // agent: Scribble / scribblekidsbooks.com
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Irmela Schautz // The Book of Time // Professional website: irmela-schautz.de
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Victoria Semykina // François Truffaut - The Child Who Loved Cinema // Professional website: semykina.com
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Alfie Stevenson-Kelly // Huldufólk // New Talent website: alfiestevensonkelly.com
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Becky Thorns // The World of Whales // Professional website: beckythornsdesigns.com
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Marieke van Ditshuizen // Sing Sing Sing Around the World // Professional website: mariekevanditshuizen.nl
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Amelie Wang // Fei’s Flower Shop // New Talent website: ameliewang1996.com/home
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Ruth Waters // Lost Dog // Professional website: ruth-waters.com // agent: The Bright Agency / thebrightagency.com
CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING Kate Winter // Lascaux // New Talent website: katewinter.net // agent: Bell Lomax and Moreton / belllomaxmoreton.co.uk
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Evie Zhu // The River // New Talent website: eviezhu.com
COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRO
Tina Berning // The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde // Professional website: tinaberning.de // agent: Koko Art Agency New York / kokoartagency.com
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Pei-Hsin Cho // Love Poems // Professional website: peihsincho.com
COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING Naomi Ann Clarke // Bristol Short Story Prize // New Talent website: naomiannclarke.co.uk
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Bart D’Angelo // One Hundred Years of Solitude // New Talent website: bartdangelo.com
COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING Juan Esteban RodrÃguez // True Grit // Professional website: juanestebanartwork.com // agent: Folio Art / folioart.co.uk
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Yiffy Gu // Dali’s imagination // New Talent website: yiffygu.com // agent: Anna Goodson illustration Agency / agoodson.com
NT HIGHLY COMMENDED
COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING CATEGORY WINNER
NT CATEGORY WINNER
Jo Junghee // Island // New Talent website: instagram.com/artlibro
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Jungho Lee // Tempus // Professional website: leejungho.com
COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING Joe McLaren // The Hornblower Set 2: Captain Hornblower // Professional website: joemclaren.com
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Hanyu Mu // Pressure // New Talent website: instagram.com/mega_mooon
COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING Sarah Papworth // I Know an Artist // Professional website: sarahpapworth.co.uk // agent: Lilla Rogers Studio / lillarogers.com
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Francis Vallejo // Anansi Boys // Professional website: francisvallejo.com
PRO CATEGORY WINNER
COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING Christian ‘woodsy’ Wood // Gardening for the Zombie Apocalypse // Professional website: woodsywerks.com
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Sophie Cane // Ziran // New Talent website: sophiecaneillustration.com
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRO
Owen Davey // Mythopedia // Professional website: owendavey.com // agent: Folio Art / folioart.co.uk
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Yukai Du // Innovation of Science and Technology Stamps // Professional website: yukaidu.com
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING Alan Dunne // Christmas Stamps 2019 - AN Post // Professional website: alandunne.ie
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Tom Fournier - Oink Creative // His Dark Materials 9LP Vinyl Boxset // Professional website: piggy.co.uk
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING Kezia Gabriella // Double Negative Artisanal Brewery // Professional website: keziagabriella.com
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Owen Gildersleeve // Lapalux - Amnioverse // Professional website: owengildersleeve.com // agent: Grand Matter / grandmatter.com
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING Jonny Hannah // Royal Mail ‘Curious Customs’ Stamps // Professional agent: Heart Artists’ Agents / heartagency.com
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Handowin HE // Carlsberg CQ Beer Label Design // New Talent website: handowinhe.com
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING
NT HIGHLY COMMENDED
Lizzie Knott // The Way For All // New Talent website: lizzieknott.com
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Lesidris // Extinct and Endangered // Professional website: lesidris.com
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING Mason London // Kiefer - Bridges and Superbloom Animations // Professional website: joeprytherch.com
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Eugenia Mello // The Gift of Giving // Professional website: eugeniamello.com
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING Alé Mercado // West Cork Podcast - Live Event // Professional website: alemercado.com
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Chul Min.Lee // The Dance of Life // Professional website: instagram.com/moltingshot
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING Mruna Mistry // Pangolin // New Talent website: mrunamistry.com
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Edvins Puzinkevics // Martin Luther King Jr. // Professional website: helloedvin.com
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING Pia Sun // The Guide Map of Chinese Tranditional Museum // New Talent website: behance.net/1078171364efc4
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Phoebe Swan // Bloomsbury Farmers Market // Professional website: phoebeswan.co.uk
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING TAO&TAO // Floating Life // New Talent website: theaoi.com/wia/taotao-floating-life
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Lucia Vinti // Van Gogh And Britain for Families // New Talent website: luciavinti.com
NT CATEGORY WINNER
DESIGN, PRODUCT & PACKAGING CATEGORY WINNER
PRO CATEGORY WINNER
PRO OVERALL WINNER
Amber Vittoria // Women in the Workplace // Professional website: ambervittoria.com
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Tania Yakunova // Be Green // Professional website: yakunova.com
EDITORIAL Gail Armstrong // Migraine // Professional agent: IllustrationX / illustrationx.com
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Noma Bar // This Won’t Hurt // Professional website: theaoi.com/wia/noma-bar-this-wont-hurt
EDITORIAL Robert Carter // Cost of War // Professional website: crackedhat.com
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Natsumi Chikayasu // Finding Yourself // New Talent website: natsumic.com
EDITORIAL Eva Cremers // Volkskrant Magazine Eating Disorder // Professional website: evacremers.com // agent: Jelly London / jellylondon.com
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Luca D’Urbino // War Refugees // Professional website: durbodesign.com
EDITORIAL CATEGORY WINNER
PRO CATEGORY WINNER
Eleni Debo // Eloping Tradition // Professional website: elenidebo.com // agent: Folio Art / folioart.co.uk
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Flore Deman // The Narcissist // Professional website: floredeman.com
EDITORIAL David Despau // Albert Camus // Professional agent: Colagene / colagene.com
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Liam Eisenberg // Wimbledon // New Talent website: liameisenberg.com
EDITORIAL
NT HIGHLY COMMENDED
Stefan Große Halbuer // Das Große Wimmeln // New Talent website: grossehalbuer.com
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Matthew Hancock // Workers’ Song // Professional website: matthew-hancock.co.uk // agent: The Bright Agency / thebrightagency.com
EDITORIAL Jake Hawkins // Race to Replace Mark Carney is Another Brexit Battleground // New Talent website: jakehawkins.co.uk
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Emily Kearney // Saint Mick // New Talent website: theaoi.com/wia/emily-kearney-saint-mick
EDITORIAL Rafael Lanfranco // Netfix // Professional website: rafaellanfranco.com
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Nathalie Lees // The Testaments // Professional website: nathalielees.com
EDITORIAL Yining Li // Thank You For Coming My World // New Talent website: yningli.com
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Jianan Liu // Culturalism // New Talent website: jiananliu.com // agent: Good illustration / goodillustration.com
EDITORIAL Simo Liu // Micromanagement // Professional website: simoliu.com
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Fatinha Ramos // Danger in Social Media // Professional website: fatinha.com
EDITORIAL Lisa Sheehan // Hit the Off Switch // Professional website: asillo.com // agent: Debut Art / debutart.com
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Guy Shield // The Solo Traveler // Professional website: guyshield.com // agent: The Jacky Winter Group / jackywinter.com
EDITORIAL Gabriel Silveira // Artificial Imagination // Professional website: gabrielsilveira.com
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Peter Strain // The Lighthouse // Professional website: peterstrain.co.uk // agent: Debut Art / debutart.com
EDITORIAL
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRO
Patrik Svensson // Grieving at Work // Professional website: psillustration.se
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Andrea Ucini // Abuse // Professional website: andreaucini.com // agent: Anna Goodson illustration Agency / agoodson.com
EDITORIAL Sam Wagstaff // Getting to Work; The Right Way // New Talent website: wagstaffillustration.weebly.com
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Faye Yuqing Yan // Brexit Starter Pack // New Talent website: yuqingyanfaye.myportfolio.com
NT CATEGORY WINNER
EDITORIAL Xintong Yang // Rich People are Weird // New Talent website: dawnyangart.com
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Anurita Argal Acharya // Nukkad Ki Darji // Professional website: theaoi.com/wia/anurita-argal-acharya-nukkad-ki-darji
EXPLORATION At the Art Studio // On the Surface // Professional website: atastudio.sg
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Iker Ayestaran // Reading // Professional website: ikerayestaran.com // agent: Synergy Art (UK) / synergyart.co.uk / Shannon Associates (US) / shannonassociates.com
EXPLORATION Bekzin (Hyojin Paik ) // Live, Love, Laugh and Eat! // New Talent website: bekzin.com
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Bessa // Freedom // Professional website: bessaillustration.com
EXPLORATION Cdka // Aaji Swiping Oldage // New Talent website: cdkaillustrates.com
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Chun Chun // Hong Kong Protester // Professional website: instagram.com/chunsleepy
EXPLORATION
NT HIGHLY COMMENDED
AOI MEMBER AWARD
Joshua Donkor // Generational Memories // New Talent website: joshuadonkorart.co.uk
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Olivia Duchess // My Dream // Professional website: oliviaduchess.carbonmade.com // agent: Lemonade Illustration Agency / lemonadeillustration.com
EXPLORATION Miga Gao // Absurd Dreams // New Talent website: instagram.com/miga_gao/?hl=en
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Lou Green // Toshi’s // Professional website: lougreenart.com
EXPLORATION CATEGORY WINNER
NT CATEGORY WINNER
Jessica Hannigan // After Party // New Talent website: jesshannigan.com
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Ellen He // The Good-Morrow // Professional website: ellenhe.com
EXPLORATION Chester Holme // Grassroots // Professional website: chesterholme.co.uk
167
EXPLORATION CATEGORY WINNER 168
Jacques Kleynhans // Zeb and the Bungle Bee of Death // Professional website: jacqueskleynhans.com
PRO CATEGORY WINNER
EXPLORATION Leah Kwak // The City // New Talent website: leahkwak.com
169
EXPLORATION 170
Young Lee // Sunday Afternoon // Professional website: youngleeillo.com
EXPLORATION Yichen Liu // Imaginary Town // New Talent website: rabbit.lii
171
EXPLORATION 172
Lucas // What are We? // Professional website: instagram.com/lucasleonart
EXPLORATION
DI AWARD
Menghui // Balance // Professional website: menghui-huang.com
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Rosanna Merklin // Feier // Professional website: rosarai.de
EXPLORATION
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRO
Jessica Meyrick // Body Dysmorphia // Professional website: jessicameyrick.com // agent: Jacky Winter Group / jackywinter.com
175
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Nick Mott // The Fall of the Human Empire // Professional website: instagram.com/the.real.nick.mott
EXPLORATION Patti Ruan // Fight With Love // Professional website: cargocollective.com/pattiruan
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EXPLORATION 178
Cristรณbal Schmal // Palo Santo // Professional website: artnomono.com
EXPLORATION Ruby Sgueglia // A Disappearance // New Talent website: rubysgueglia.com
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EXPLORATION 180
Yaning Wang // Chimneys and Wells // Professional website: weibo.com/youxianxiansheng
EXPLORATION Joi Wen // The City // Professional website: joiwen.com
181
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY WINNER 182
Rina Allek // Anatomy Fun Facts Book // New Talent website: behance.net/rinaallek5fc9
NT CATEGORY WINNER
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Fabio Buonocore // The Trickster // Professional website: fabuloworld.tumblr.com
183
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 184
Fernando Cobelo // Zanichelli’s 2020 Dictionaries // Professional website: fernandocobelo.com
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRO
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Yannick de la Pêche // Game of Life // New Talent website: delapeche.com // agent: kombinatrotweiss (EU only) / kombinatrotweiss.de
185
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Francesco Del Re // Pesci del Mediterraneo // Professional website: francescodelre.net
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Antoine DorĂŠ // The Gut Microbiome // Professional website: antoinedore.com // agent: Levy Creative / levycreative.com
187
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 188
Anna Hupalowska // Primate Eye // Professional website: annahupalowska.com
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY WINNER
PRO CATEGORY WINNER
Daniel Liévano // The Lancet // Professional website: lifeisanillusion.com
189
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NewsAri // An Infographic of Eastern Lubber Grasshopper // New Talent website: instagram.com/narii.illustrations
NT HIGHLY COMMENDED
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Hannah Rollings // Woodland Lifecycle Trail // New Talent website: hannahrollings.com // agent: HowDoYouDo Agency / howdoyoudoagency.com
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Angus Ulyett // Fresh Air // New Talent website: angusulyett.com
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Paul Veach // Tardigrades - Surviving Water Loss // New Talent website: vimeo.com/paulveach
193
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 194
YuSang // All About Blockchain // Professional website: behance.net/1joey1
SITE SPECIFIC Ciara Chapman // My Chronic Pain Diary // Professional website: ciarachapmanillustration.com
195
SITE SPECIFIC 196
Nicholas Cheng // Organic Space // New Talent website: behance.net/nicholemon
SITE SPECIFIC CATEGORY WINNER
NT CATEGORY WINNER
Lauren Emmons // Wee Thee Vikings Gallery // New Talent website: laurenemmons.com
197
SITE SPECIFIC 198
Mal F // Calm Before the Storm // New Talent website: ghostinthesketch.com
SITE SPECIFIC Jonny Glover // Mural for the Coborn Centre for Adolescent Mental Health // Professional website: jonnyglover.com
199
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Bartosz Kosowski // Spatial Compositions // Professional website: bartoszkosowski.com
SITE SPECIFIC Vann Law // Night Good Night // Professional website: vanndraws.com
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Nancy Liang and Fiona Lu // The Rabbit Lantern // Professional website: cargocollective.com/nliang
SITE SPECIFIC Han Lu // Childhood // New Talent website: theaoi.com/wia/han-lu-childhood
203
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Anna Rupprecht // The Cut // New Talent website: annarupprecht.com
SITE SPECIFIC Lele Saa // Hooray! It’s a Totem Parade! // Professional website: lelesaa.com
205
SITE SPECIFIC CATEGORY WINNER 206
Xavier Segers // A Vixen’s Tale // Professional website: xaviersegers.com
PRO CATEGORY WINNER
SITE SPECIFIC
NT HIGHLY COMMENDED
Tess Smith-Roberts // Discover Here // New Talent website: tesssmithroberts.co.uk // agent: Snyder New York / snydernewyork.com
207
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Anna Sokolova // Netflix Originals Delft Blue // Professional website: annasokolova.eu
HIGHLY COMMENDED PRO
SITE SPECIFIC Anna Stiles // Fear Is Like a Forest // Professional website: annastiles.co.uk
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Wai Wai // 618 Shanghai Street // Professional website: waiwaior.com
SITE SPECIFIC Tongyang Yu // Solar Term Start of Spring // New Talent website: theaoi.com/wia/tongyang-yu-solar-term-start-of-spring
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INDEX A Yunyun Ai // 60 Rina Allek // 182 Anurita Argal Acharya // 154 Gail Armstrong // 125 At the Art Studio // 155 Monica Auriemma // 25 Iker Ayestaran // 156 B Scott Balmer // 11 Noma Bar // 126 Strange Beast // 12 Bekzin (Hyojin Paik ) // 157 Tina Berning // 89
Naomi Ann Clarke // 91
Owen Gildersleeve // 108
Fernando Cobelo // 184
Jonny Glover // 199
Eva Cremers // 129
Lou Green // 164 Stefan Große Halbuer // 135
D
Yiffy Gu // 94
Bart D’Angelo // 92
Guituzi // 65
Luca D’Urbino // 130 Owen Davey // 103
H
Yannick de la Pêche // 185
Matthew Hancock // 136
David Dean // 46
Jonny Hannah // 109
Eleni Debo // 131
Jessica Hannigan // 165
Francesco Del Re // 186
Mary Flora Hart // 29
Flore Deman // 132
Jake Hawkins // 137
David Despau // 133
Handowin HE // 110
DingDing // 28
Ellen He // 166
Joshua Donkor // 161
Chester Holme // 167
Antoine Doré // 187
Anna Hupalowska // 188
Yukai Du // 104 Olivia Duchess // 162
I
Jan Robert Duennweller // 13
IC4DESIGN // 14
Alan Dunne // 105
Yasmeen Ismail // 66
C
E
Sophie Cane // 102
J
EEWHA // 63
Robert Carter // 127
Zhang Wen Jun // 49
Liam Eisenberg // 134
Melissa Castrillon // 44
Jo Junghee // 95
Lauren Emmons // 64 / 197
Daniele Catalli // 26
Juan Esteban Rodríguez // 93
Cdka // 159
K
Megan Evetts // 47
Emily Kearney // 138
Bessa // 158 Fabio Buonocore // 183
Ciara Chapman // 195
Minhee Kim // 50
Jiawen Chen // 27
F
Yunyao Chen // 45
Mari Kinovych // 51
Mal F // 198
Yu Tang Chen // 61
Jacques Kleynhans // 168
Tom Fournier // 106
Lizzie Knott // 111
Chenchanges // 62
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Bartosz Kosowski // 15 / 200
Nicholas Cheng // 196
G
Natsumi Chikayasu // 128
Jeff Kulak // 30
Kezia Gabriella // 107
Pei-Hsin Cho // 90
Leah Kwak // 169
Miga Gao // 163
Chun Chun // 160
Saurabh Garge // 48
L
Rosanna Merklin // 174
S
Kin Choi Lam // 67
Jessica Meyrick // 175
Lele Saa // 205
Rafael Lanfranco // 139
Chul Min.Lee // 116
Felicita Sala // 79
Grace Lanksbury // 31
Mruna Mistry // 117
Yoss Sanchez // 39
Vann Law // 201
Takashi Miyata // 73
Irmela Schautz // 80
Kyeong Mi Lee // 32
Ana Victoria Morales // 53
Cristóbal Schmal // 178
Jungho Lee // 96
Nick Mott // 176
Jan Sedmak // 21
Young Lee // 170
Hanyu Mu // 98
Xavier Segers // 206
Rosie Leech // 33
Lee Myung ae // 74
Victoria Semykina // 81
Nathalie Lees // 140
Ruby Sgueglia // 179
Lesidris // 112
N
Lisa Sheehan // 145
Taltal Levi // 68
NewsAri // 190
Guy Shield // 146
Yining Li // 141
Gabriel Silveira // 147
Severus Shintsz Lian // 69
O
Laura Simonati // 22
Nancy Liang // 202
Oink Creative // 106
Tess Smith-Roberts // 207
Daniel Liévano // 189
Fil OK // 37
Jack Smyth // 55
Guang Lim // 16
Anna Sokolova // 208
Jane Liu // 34
P
Alfie Stevenson-Kelly // 82
Jia Liu // 70
Sarah Papworth // 54 / 99
Anna Stiles // 209
Jianan Liu // 142
Anny Peng // 18
Peter Strain // 148
Simo Liu // 143
Trang Pham // 75
Pia Sun // 23 / 119
Yichen Liu // 171
Peter Phobia // 19
Patrik Svensson // 149
Mason London // 113
Tereza Prepadnik // 20
Phoebe Swan // 120
Can Long // 35
Edvins Puzinkevics // 118
Fiona Lu // 202
T
Han Lu // 203
R
TAO&TAO // 121
Lucas // 172
Fatinha Ramos // 144
Aysha Tengiz // 40
Manshen Luo // 17
Ellan Rankin // 76
Becky Thorns // 83
Katie Rewse // 77
Tianshu // 56
M
Hannah Rollings // 191
Nicoletta Traversa // 41
Charlotte Manning // 71
Roozeboos // 38
Mariajo Ilustrajo // 72
Patti Ruan // 177
U
Dion MBD // 36 / 52
Anna Rupprecht // 204
Andrea Ucini // 150
Joe McLaren // 97
Katerina Ryabinina // 78
Angus Ulyett // 192
Eugenia Mello // 114 Menghui // 173 Alé Mercado // 115
Antonio Uve // 42
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V Francis Vallejo // 100 Marieke van Ditshuizen // 84 Anna Vasilyeva // 43 Paul Veach // 193 Lucia Vinti // 122 Simone Virgini // 24 Amber Vittoria // 123 W Laura Wächter // 57 Sam Wagstaff // 151 Wai Wai // 210 Amelie Wang // 85 Yaning Wang // 180 Ruth Waters // 86 Joi Wen // 181 Kate Winter // 87 Cecelia Wood // 58 Christian ‘woodsy’ Wood // 101 X Anna Xenz // 59 Y Tania Yakunova // 124 Faye Yuqing Yan // 152 Xintong Yang // 153 Tongyang Yu // 211 YuSang // 194 Z Evie Zhu // 88
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