Muhammed Sajid's reflective series of portraits from Kerala has been longlisted in the World Illustration Awards 2026.
Muhammed's illustrations are shaped by a deep interest in the stories people carry, and this sensitivity has earned his self-initiated series Folks from Kerala a place on the longlist for the World Illustration Awards 2026, in the Exploration category.
Inspired by the people, professions and everyday rhythms of the Indian state where he was born and raised, Muhammed moves beyond conventional portraiture, weaving personal histories and cultural details into a broader piece.
Phosphor's Lynn Hatzius has been shortlisted for the AOI's World Illustration Awards 2025. Lynn submitted a series of collages she created for an A Level textbook, published by Liber for use at Swedish high schools.
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.
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.
We are delighted to announce that this year’s World Illustration/SAA Award for New Talent winner is FangFang Han for her animation ’The Tube', FangFang Han's prize will be six month’s trial representation including mentoring and career development by one of the SAA’s member agents.
We are thrilled to announce that Sveta has won the World Illustration Award 2024 in the Advertising category!
Her extraordinary artwork for the British Library’s winter 2023 exhibition, 'Fantasy: Realms of the Imagination', captured the magic of fantasy literature from Tolkien to Neil Gaiman.
Filled with mythical creatures and legendary figures, her intricate design transported viewers into a world rich with wonder, mystery, and storytelling. Congratulations, Sveta, on this well-deserved recognition for such an epic creation!
The Association of Illustrators, in partnership with the Directory of Illustration have just announced the World Illustration Awards 2024 longlisted projects chosen by the judges from over 5,000 entries that were submitted. 500 projects have been selected across all 10 categories - VIEW THE LONGLIST
Carole’s entry really stood out and we were all very impressed with her strong compositions, use of colour and her visual storytelling – On a Spring Day is a fresh approach at picture book illustration. Carole’s imagery has personality and she shows a sensitivity to the subject matter. We believe her work has a broad commercial appeal that could be applied to all manner of creative solutions. She’s a worthy winner!
The prize is 6 months mentoring with one of our member agents who is selected very carefully to fit with the winner. Carole chose The Artworks and started the mentorship earlier this year so we’ll check back on her soon to find out how it all went.
Carole is a French illustrator based in Cambridge, UK. Before completing a Children's Book Illustration MA at ARU, her initial career was in independent film distribution, an occupation that developed and nourished her passion for storytelling and her taste for strong compositions.
The illustrations were part of Carole's Masters Stage project for the MA, a picturebook called On A Spring Day, told in images and haikus - a Japanese form of poetry.
Huge congratulations to Natalia Zaratiegui for being longlisted in the Commercial Publishing category of the World Illustration Awards 2022.The Man Who Knew Too Much and Other Storiesby G. K. Chesterton, features cover and inside illustrations by Natalia, using a limited colour palette to create a series of strong contrast images, beautifully capturing the spirit of the book.
