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Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Dannie (Yidan) Niu
SILVER AWARD Book ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dannie Niu (Yidan Niu) is an award-winning illustrator/muralist based in Atlanta. She received her Master of Fine art degree in Illustration at Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta. Dannie’s primary direction is packaging illustration, children’s illustration, and fashion illustration. Dannie loves to create anything beautiful and gorgeous. She likes to work with gold colors and is...
Member of the Week Connie Resch
Connie Resch is a self-taught artist and illustrator living in the Seattle Metropolitan area. She specializes in representational art through traditional media such as colored pencils, inks, acrylic paint, and more. Her illustrations are rich in detail and focus heavily on natural flora and fauna. Connie draws inspiration from many subjects and her work is a nod to scientific illustration, imaginative surrealism, and Renaissance paintings. She also has a penchant for illustrating portraits and...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Mark Borgions
SILVER AWARD Entertainment/Visual Development ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mark Borgions (1967) received a graphic design degree at Sint Lucas Antwerp in 1989. He built a career working on major brands and campaigns, further developing his design, typography and motion design skills. But it did not take all that long before he realized his focus should be not only on graphic design, but also — and maybe even more so — on illustration and...
June SILA Sketch Lounge
Wednesday June 26, 2024 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Miriam Martincic
GOLD AWARD Editorial SILVER AWARD Unpublished & Self-Promotional https://www.instagram.com/themiriamdraws https://si-la.org/member-portfolio/miriam-martincic/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miriam Martincic is a stone-carver-turned-graphic-designer-turned-illustrator, swimmer, solid gold dancer, and educator. She teaches at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. ...
Member of the Week Linziyu Lu
Linziyu Lu is a Chinese illustrator based in Queens, New York City. She studied engineering for her undergraduate degree before earning an MFA in illustration from Syracuse University. She specializes in picture books, packaging design and editorial illustration. She finds inspiration in the beauty of nature and the cultures of various places. She is also an avid fan of musical theatre, particularly French productions. Her favorite subjects to draw are birds (especially owls), food, and...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Kremena Chipilova
BRONZE AWARD Gallery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I work in the areas of fantasy art and magical realism. In my art, I like to include the promise of the supernatural, the encounter of something that is unknown, that attracts and maybe scares us. Sometimes I want to convey a strange feeling of disquiet. I draw inspiration and ideas from a variety of sources - from the delicate beauty and mystery found in nature, to the fairy and folk tales,...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Bill Mayer
GOLD AWARD Gallery SILVER AWARD Gallery www.thebillmayer.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill Mayer is absolutely amazing. If you need an illustration of that fact, here it is. Not only have most of the Fortune 500 Companies been Bill’s clients one time or another, Bill’s crazy creatures, characters and comic creations have been sought after for Magazine covers, countless articles, editorials...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Pat Higgins
SILVER AWARD Graphic Novels/Comic Books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meet Pat Higgins, an acclaimed illustrator, cartoonist, and graphic designer hailing from Wilmington, Delaware. With a distinguished reputation, he proudly holds memberships in both the National Cartoonists Society and the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. Throughout his illustrious career, Pat has ingeniously woven his signature style and unique perspective into...
Member of the Week Krister Eide
I am a children's book and graphic novel illustrator who recently won first prize in the Norwescon Art Show. I am also a member of a number of international arts organizations including Artists for Conservation, the world's leading artist group supporting animals and the environment. I enjoy illustrating fantasy and adventure that include cinematic moments of awe as well as quiet emotion. I have special interests in animals, historical fiction, and natural science. Besides graphic novels, I...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Doug Dabbs
GOLD AWARD Graphic Novels/Comic Books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doug Dabbs is an illustrator, comic book artist, and university professor from Nashville, Tennessee. His comic books and graphic novels have been published by Image Comics, Oni Press, 12 Gauge, and Desperado, and he’s the artist of the critically acclaimed comic book mini-series, “Klik Klik Boom.” His work centers around visual storytelling, focusing on collective mark-making to communicate...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Matthew Daley
SILVER AWARD Cartoons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matthew Daley is a digital illustrator based out of Toronto Canada where he shares a house with his librarian wife and their cats Geri Sizzler and Jerry Sizzler. A graduate of Sheridan College’s Interpretive Illustration Program, Daley has had work featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe and Toronto Star. In addition, he has designed posters for music acts such as Devo and The...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Sonia Alins
SILVER AWARD Institutional ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With an artistic personality halfway between Surrealism and Romanticism, Sonia Alins develops a narrative where she addresses her personal reflections, usually tied to emotions and dreams. Thus, her art shows recurring references to femininity, feminism, motherhood, family or passage of time. The protagonists in Sonia’s work are almost...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Robert Carter
GOLD AWARD Unpublished & Self-Promotional ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.crackedhat.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Carter was born in St. Albans, England, but moved to Ontario, Canada, at an early age. He went on to study Art and Illustration, graduating from the prestigious Sheridan College School of Art and Animation. A professional illustrator for over two decades, Robert's style combines a strong foundation...
Member of the Week Carol Heyer
“I’m a full time illustrator and writer. Before beginning my freelance career I worked for an independent movie production company as production designer and writer of feature films. I have written/illustrated thirty-two children’s picture books, among them HUMPHREY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS, and ONCE UPON A COOL MOTORCYCLE DUDE, winner of eight state awards. My art has appeared on everything from book covers to bookmarks and I’ve done work for DISNEY, WIZARDS OF THE COAST, Ray Bradbury,...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Flore Deman
SILVER AWARD Editorial ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flore Deman is an award-winning illustrator with a versatile portfolio that includes editorial illustrations for newspapers or magazines, (children's) books, cover illustrations, and packaging as personal work. She often raises important social issues such as human rights, mental health, global warming, sexism, and racism. She wants to give a...
What Are SILA Members Doing? Bill Robles Is Speaking At CrimeCon 2024
Bill Robles Courtroom Illustrator New York gallery owner Margo Feiden, who represents famous caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, said history and celebrity will draw collectors to the courtroom art, but ultimately she predicts artists will become collectible. Said Feiden: “People won’t say I have a drawing of the O.J. Simpson trial, they’ll say, I have a Bill Robles”. For 53 years, Bill Robles has mastered the art of on-the-spot illustration. The 1970 Charles Manson trial launched a career as a...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Jun Zhou
SILVER AWARD Children’s Market ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “I am delighted that my work 'Paper Mom' received the Silver Award in the Children's Market category. The inspiration for this illustration stemmed from a personal moment. While listening to the song '53º 40,6 N 008º 06,3 E' by Sangre de Muerdago, I was struck by its gentle melody, evoking memories of love and nostalgia, particularly for my mother. Simultaneously, I noticed a tissue on my desk,...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Gianluca Foli
BRONZE AWARD Editorial ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gianluca Folì is an award-winning italian illustrator who lives and works in Rome. He likes pizza but doesn't play the mandolin. In more than 20-years of his career, Gianluca has pursued a path of study, of gaze, of search for his own intimate vocabulary. He explores the connection with things, visually referencing the objective correlative in the poetry of Thomas Eliot and Eugenio Montale which clearly...
Member of the Week Jennifer Bruce
Jennifer Bruce is an award-winning, Michigan-based illustrator who mixes traditional media with digital, combining figures with graphics, texture, and pattern. Her work has appeared on book covers, in magazines, art anthologies, and in galleries around the world. Her artistic focus is on young adult and middle grade publishing, editorial, and board/card game art. She is also the co-host of the YouTube podcast "An Artist and An Author in the Labyrinth", with the award-winning fantasy author...