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Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Huining Shi
GOLD AWARD Entertainment/Visual Development ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Huining Shi: I'm a concept artist based in LA, currently working at Treyarch. Right now, I'm mainly involved in Call of Duty projects. My primary gig involves crafting concepts for game environments, sprinkled with a dash of prop and graphic design work. When I'm not immersed in pixels and paint, you'll likely find me exploring the realms of gaming, cinema, and the globe itself. Art's my...
Member of the Week Stephanie Gobby
Stephanie Gobby: "I am an illustrator and graphic designer that first entered the working world as a cast member at the Disneyland Resort. I earned my Bachelor of Fine Art in illustration from California College of the Arts in 2014 before going on to earn a Master of Fine Art at Washington University in St. Louis in Illustration and Visual Culture in 2021. My client work has varied from chalkboards for local businesses to packaging design for breweries to corporate wall murals. I have...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Xiaoyan Sun
BRONZE AWARD Children’s Market ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Xiaoyan Sun is a freelance illustrator based in New York City. She has collaborated with literary magazines from different countries such as Popshot and The Middle Schoolers. Her creativity and understanding of art have been recognized by major international awards such as the World Illustration Award, Society of Illustrators 65, Illustration West 62, and Communication Arts. ...
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Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Primary Hughes
BRONZE AWARD Graphic Novels/Comic Books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Primary Hughes is best known for his vibrant acrylic portraits, which have been featured in numerous gallery exhibitions and publications from California to New York. Based in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where he is a Professor of Illustration at Northern Michigan University, Hughes can often be found exploring the natural landscape along the coast of Lake Superior with his plein-air kit. His...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Edward Flynn
GOLD AWARD Cartoons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 1987 Edward Flynn was one of a handfull of people to graduate from the newly formed Illustration program at SUNY Buffalo. After graduation, he moved from Buffalo to New York City but ironically spent the next two decades working in the New York City Advertising industry as a Graphic Designer. He did manage to slip in his illustration talents into jobs whenever possible but for the most part Graphic Design and...
Member of the Week Darko Dordevic
Darko Dordevic is an Illustrator, Concept Artist, and Character Designer. He graduated from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad (Serbia) as a graphic designer and a professor of fine arts. He has been working in the toy industry for more than 13 years and has worked on numerous projects for doll/toy brands such as Monster High, Barbie, the LOL OMG franchise (Tweens, Fierce), Rainbow and Shadow High, Mermaize Mermaidz, Disney Princesses, She-Ra (MOTU), Marvel Legends, Trolls, etc. Some of his...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Anushua Sinha
BRONZE AWARD Advertising ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anushua Sinha is an Advertising and Publishing Illustrator from Mumbai who brings a unique touch of Indian-Impressionist art to captivate audiences worldwide. A Graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, she has lent her artistic touch to notable projects with Slate Magazine, Algorand Foundation, Ziva Zerowaste, and more. Passionate about advocating for the environment through her art, she is the...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Nancy Ohanian
BRONZE AWARD Cartoons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy Ohanian is an editorial cartoonist. Her work has been syndicated with Tribune Content Agency since 1980. In 2018, she received the National Press Foundation’s Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, downwithtyranny.com, and other news publications since 1974. Nancy...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Hilary Clarcq
BRONZE AWARD Book ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hilary Clarcq is an illustrator and artist who works primarily in oil on panel. She was raised on the East Coast of the US and moved West to attend the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she earned a degree in English and Fine Art. She currently lives and works outside of Boulder. Most recently, she illustrated Dune: Messiah by Frank Herbert for The Folio Society (@foliosociety). Coming up on June 7, 2024,...
Member of the Week Arden von Haeger
Arden von Haeger is a Professor of Illustration and Academic Lead for Study Abroad at Savannah College of Art and Design. He grew up in central Pennsylvania, in the Harrisburg area. "My high school wasn’t known for its art program, but my teachers were still insisting I continue pursuing art and even go to art school, which to me was an out-of-this-world concept at the time. In my junior year, my art teacher invited people from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh to come to my school. They came...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Tzenko Stoyanov
GOLD AWARD Advertising ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Tzenko" is a Stockholm, Sweden based Swedish-Bulgarian illustrator who often resides in Los Angeles, California. He has worked as a professional illustrator since 2001. Part of his youth, he lived in Havana, Cuba, where he started developing an interest in aesthetical matters. Later on he joined preparatory Art classes in The Art Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, followed by studies in Visual Communication at AKI...
Meet the Illustration West 62 Award Winners: Jime Wimmer
GOLD AWARD Children’s Market Jime Wimmer is an artist in Savannah, Georgia, where she is also a full-time professor with a teaching focus on traditional drawing, digital drawing, and storyboarding. Jime earned an MFA degree in Illustration from Hartford University and a BS in Art Education from Keystone College. Even though Jime has experience in all mediums from oil to watercolor, she has developed a preference for graphite with a touch of digital color. "The instant satisfaction drawing with...
Member of the Week Yujie Huang
Yujie Huang is an illustrator and motion designer specializing in advertising and publishing. He holds a master's degree in Illustration and Motion Media Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. His work has been recognized by notable institutions such as The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Creative Quarterly, and American Illustration. Yujie Huang deeply appreciates the everyday beauty of life and often retreats into his imaginative world. He is skilled in expressing...
Member of the Week Chinatsu Washikita
Chinatsu Washikita is based in Peru with her husband, two daughters, an elderly dog, and seven cats. She majored in graphic design and illustration at a Japanese art university. While attending private universities in Japan, particularly art universities are expensive, but her mother is a fashion designer, was supportive of her college education. This fueled her passion, leading her to enthusiastically pursue her major and enjoy a fulfilling student life. Simultaneously, she obtained her...
Member of the Week Bob Case
Bob Case is an illustrator, animator and the Chief Creative Officer of LAVIDGE, an Advertising Agency in Phoenix, Arizona. His career has spanned 30+ years and past clients include: Nickelodeon, HBO Films, The Phoenix Suns, The Arizona Diamondbacks, John Deere, Microsoft, Qualtrics, The New York Times and Modelo. As an illustrator, Bob's been recognized as one of the 200 best illustrators worldwide by Luerzer's Archive magazine and has had works accepted into juried competitions...
April SILA Sketch Lounge
Wednesday April 24, 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
Member of the Week Jorge Mascarenhas
Jorge Mascarenhas was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He’s been drawing ever since he was able to hold a crayon. His illustrations have been commissioned, nationally and internationally, by clients such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, Penguin, Family Circle, Macmillan, TOR, Wednesday Books, Runner’s World, Random House, Abrams Books, Popcorn Books, New Republic, D Magazine, 5280 Magazine, Desigual, Stanford University, Chief Investment Officer, Becker and Mayer, Editorial Lumen, Six Red...