Each year, the Society of Illustrators recognizes the top achievements within the field of illustration. Exhibitions and awards encompass all genres, media and level of expertise, from students to lifetime Society members. Illustrators 53: Book and Editorial Categories will recognize illustrations used in or for the cover of books and work commissioned for newspapers, magazines, medical or scientific journals, and online magazines.

B&A would like to congratulate the following artists, Andrew Bannecker, Marcos Chin, Josh Cochran, John Hendrix, Rod Hunt, Yuko Shimizu, Mark Todd, and Steven Guarnaccia on their entrance into the show. Cochran will also be awarded a silver medal for his work Zombies vs. Unicorns, seen above.

The opening reception will be held Friday, February 6^th at 6:00 pm at 128 East 63^rd Street in New York City. The show will run until February 19^th. For more information visit the Society’s website here.

Andrew Bannecker

John Hendrix

Rod Hunt

Mark Todd

Out of the 5,470 entries that were submitted to the Communication Arts Illustration Annual (an 11% jump from the previous year), five Bernstein & Andriulli illustrators won in the following categories:

Advertising:
Yuko Shimizu, Marcos Chin

Books:
Josh Cochran(pictured), Yuko Shimizu

For Sale:
Victor Gadino

Institutional:
Yuko Shimizu

Unpublished:
Fernanda Cohen

For a full list of winners, see Communication Arts.