V&A Illustration Awards 2012
dal 10/6/2012 al 30/12/2012
Segnalato da
10/6/2012
V&A Illustration Awards 2012
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
The exhibition features the fourteen artists' works for the annual Illustration Awards, chosen from over 1000 submissions from illustrators working in the UK. The winners are announced on Monday 11 June 2012.
(From L-R) Rob Ryan (Hodder & Stoughton); Matthew Richardson (The Folio Society); Daniel Clarke; Petra Börner (Bonnier)
The V&A has today revealed the fourteen artists shortlisted for its annual Illustration Awards. The
awards are given to the best book and editorial illustration published in the UK each year and have
this year been judged by an illustrious panel made up of fashion designer Orla Kiely, broadcaster
and cultural commentator Emma Freud OBE and V&A Director of Design Moira Gemmill.
Orla Kiely said: “The world of illustration is so wide and varied that it is important to be able to stand out
with your own individual style. This competition is the perfect platform for such talented illustrators to
exhibit their diverse abilities and approaches to design.”
The shortlist has been chosen from over 1000 submissions from illustrators working in the UK. The
panel selected their favourite entries from three categories: Book Illustration; Book Cover and Jacket
Illustration; and Editorial publications. Winners of last year’s award have judged a fourth category
for students work.
The winners are announced at the Illustration Awards Ceremony held at the V&A on Monday 11 June
2012. Each category winner is awarded £2000, with an additional £2000 given to the overall winner,
representing some of the most substantial financial prizes for illustration in the industry.
The 2012 V&A Illustration Awards shortlist, announced today, is as follows:
Book Illustration
Laetitia Devernay for The Conductor (Chronicle Books)
Cathy MacLennan for Bunny Bunny Catkin (Boxer Books)
Rob Ryan for A Sky Full of Kindness (Hodder & Soughton)
Book Cover and Jacket Illustration
Petra Börner for Emma (Bonniers)
Matthew Richardson for The Outsider (The Folio Society)
Vicky White for Can We Save the Tiger (Walker Books)
Editorial
Luke Best for Chivalric Fiasco (Harper’s Magazine)
Nick Lowndes for Small Businesses (Financial Times)
Stefano Morri for Henry’s Demons (BBC Radio Times)
Student Awards
Daniel Clarke for Heygate Memories
Faye Coral Johnson for Nonsensical Thoughts
Rachel Lillie for Born Fighting
Joe Lyward for Fear
Holly Mills for Hothouse
The V&A Illustration Awards were established in 1972 and previous winners include Quentin Blake,
Ralph Steadman and Michael Foreman.
Image: Liam Barrett
For further press information please contact Elinor Hughes on 020 7942 2500 or e.hughes@vam.ac.uk
Awards ceremony on 11 June 2012
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
open 10.00 to 17.45 daily; 10.00 to 22.00 Fridays
Admission Free