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Artist spotlight – Priya Mistry


Artist spotlight – Priya Mistry (Advertising Campaigns, Design Projects, illustrator, Publishing Jobs)

Graphics-based illustrator Priya Mistry creates bright playful characters and animations for print publications, smart phones and TV. She draws inspiration from coffee shops, children’s story books, vintage art and animals – the furrier the better.

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Artist Spotlight: Joshua Billingham

Artist Spotlight: Joshua Billingham (Editorial Commissions, illustrator, Publishing Jobs)Bio

Birmingham illustrator, Joshua Billingham creates twisted characters that pay homage to the New York subway art of the early 80s.

He intensifies his creations by layering unusual combinations of textures and drawing influence from the cartoons of his childhood .

Josh, aka Gent 48, also likes to people-watch. He often makes caricatures of the folk he meets on his travels. After all, real life can be pretty warped too.

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Sam Hadley’s vintage cover artwork for Captain in Calico

Sam Hadley’s vintage cover artwork for Captain in Calico (Artist Partners Ltd, illustrator, Publishing Jobs)

Sam Hadley has illustrated the cover artwork for Captain in Calico - the lost novel by George MacDonald Fraser. This was actually the first novel written by the author but it was originally rejected by publishers and put away in a fire-prof safe by the author which was discovered by his children after his death.

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Chris Moore for The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Chris Moore for The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (Artist Partners Ltd, Exhibitions, illustrator, Publishing Jobs)

A new museum dedicated to the art of storytelling, funded by legendary Star Wars director, George Lucas, is to be built in Chicago and planned to be completed in 2018.

We are extremely proud to learn that artwork from Chris Moore is one of the first to be selected to exhibit.

Chris is a world-renowned commercial illustrator specialising in sci-fi illustration and the piece chosen by the Lucas Museum was painted for Philip K. Dick’s classic novel “Ubik”. It fits beautifully in the catalogue of images that have so far been revealed on their website.

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