The SAA are very pleased to be supporting the World Illustration Awards by sponsoring The SAA Agents Award for New Talent.

Svetlana Lierre Live illustration for Holly Hunt

Svetlana Lierre Live illustration for Holly Hunt (Events, illustrator)

 

Live illustration Celebrating the grand reopening of HOLLY HUNT’s London showroom and the 75th anniversary of Vladimir Kagan’s iconic Serpentine Sofa, a milestone moment for a brand that continues to shape the language of contemporary design.

Svetlana Lierre is represented by Lipstick of London

 

Jessica Smith’s Peaceful Pastimes with La Petite Epicerie

Jessica Smith’s Peaceful Pastimes with La Petite Epicerie (Debut Art, Events, illustrator)

 

Lovingly created by Jessica Smith, this new 'paint by numbers' set features sumptuous artwork and step-by-step instructions to create your own masterpiece at home, available now from La Petite Epicerie.

Attending BLE? The Bright Agency will be on Stand 235A.

 

 

 

To see more from Jess, click here: https://thebrightagency.com/uk/design-and-advertising/artists/jessica-smith

WIA2025 Touring Exhibition at The Coningsby Gallery

 

WIA2025 Touring Exhibition at The Coningsby Gallery (Awards, Events, Exhibitions, illustrator, WIA Awards)

 

The World Illustration Awards are presented annually by the Association of Illustrators in partnership with the USA-based Directory of Illustration to support, promote and celebrate contemporary illustration being made today across the globe.

This year celebrates 10 years of the World Illustration Awards, and we are delighted to share that the first venue to host the  WIA2025 Touring Exhibition, will be the Coningsby Gallery in London from Monday, 3rd November –Saturday, 8th November 2025.

The awards are an inspiring survey of the breadth and diversity of current global illustration practice chosen from over 4,500 submissions received from 85 countries.

The exhibition showcases 44 Award-Winning and Highly Commended projects selected by an independent global jury across ten industry-relevant categories such as Design, Children’s Publishing or Editorial.

This vibrant, colourful, thought-provoking exhibition of professional and new talent work from all around the globe will delight and inform audiences of all ages.

Find out more information about all things WIA on their website worldillustrationawards.com.

The Society of Artists’ Agents (SAA) has sponsored the New Talent entry category for many years and Society member agencies have mentored the winning illustrators. 

Cardin’s Friends: an evening where fashion met art in the heart of Paris.

Cardin’s Friends: an evening where fashion met art in the heart of Paris. (Events, illustrator, Lipstick of London)

 

 

Pierre Cardin April Afterwork was a celebration of creativity hosted at the maison’s flagship store in Paris. The evening explored the intersection of fashion and art, with live illustration by our artist Jessie Kanelos Weiner adding an intimate, expressive layer to the experience.

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