Artist Partners/Emily Tull
Artist Partners has always proudly represented artists of the highest calibre, but not only the traditional artists, but also others that work in less traditional mediums in stitching and embroidery.
Christopher Nielsen Receives Honour Award for Picture Book Of The Year
Phosphor's Christopher Nielsen has received an Honour Award at The Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Awards for Just One Bee, written by Margrete Lamond and Anthony Bertini.
Ben Tallon on the WIA2022 Longlist
Submitted in the Design Product & Packaging category, Ben Tallon's work for Lynx & Axe makes it through the first round of the prestigious awards.
NATALIA ZARATIEGUI / WORLD ILLUSTRATION AWARD
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.
Jhon Boy Wins First Prize
Phosphor's Jhon Boy recently won first prize at the Versiona Thyssen XIII, an open international competition for young creators. Artists are encouraged to make their own version of one of the paintings of the collection in the Thyssen Museum. Jhon Boy's piece recreated Charles Willson Peale's portrait of The Stewart Children in his signature style.
The 13th edition of #VersionaThyssen featured Alexey Kondakov, SakoAsko and Chamosan as guest artists and jury members. The awards ceremony was held in the museum's garden in June and featured a performance by Dani.
The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum is an art museum in Madrid, Spain. It is known as part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofía national galleries. Find out more about the competition and enter next time here.
Take a peek at Jhon Boy's portfolio for more of his work and contact Trina at Phosphor to commission him.
Handsome Futures x Grace Park
Handsome Future is an initiative that we set up in late 2012 which aims to help one emerging artist develop their portfolio. This year we are delighted to introduce Grace Park, an illustration graduate from the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, and winner of the 2021 SAA Agents’ Award for New Talent.
Congratulations to Rachael Saunders on being longlisted in the WIA’s 2022. – Winner of The V&A Award 2017: Alan’s Big Scary Teeth, by JARVIS! (Awards, Bright Group, Children’s Books, illustrator)
Congratulations to Rachael Saunders, who’s panoramic illustration of Krka National Park has been long listed in the WIA Awards 2022. We featured Rachael’s incredible illustration previously here, when it won the Wacom Cintiq 16 challenge.
“My epic patterned panoramic pays homage to Krka National Park, Croatia. Its sheer scale and level of detail pushed my skills to the limit, but also allowed me great freedom as I pursued to achieve an image that was truly immersive and playfully explored the flora and fauna of the park.”
The Queen’s Knickers Prize 2022 Winners
Yes, you heard that right- these awards organised by The Society of Authors and run by the Scottish Book Trust, and was selected by the Children of Scotland.
The Last Bear Wins Blue Peter Book Awards
Congratulations author Hannah Gold and Arena illustrator Levi Pinfold whose collaboration was voted Best Story by schoolchildren across the country.
Iris de Luz wins at AOI World Illustration Awards
Phosphor's Iris de Luz won the Directory of Illustration Award at this year's World Illustration Awards! Out of over 5,000 entries, Iris' work shone through, and she winsa a single page marketing package in the Directory of Illustration, a 100-image professional portfolio on directoryofillustration.com and a consultation with the DoI team.