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

Mark Todd’s “Juggernaut” is a collection of new comic paintings and collage works on paper on view at Billy Shire Fine Arts. The show’s origin is Mark Todd’s early love of comic books and the fantasy world that accompanied them. More than just nostalgia, the pieces in “Juggernaut” are comic book reinventions full of wily energy. Collages and mixed-media pieces make use of found papers, xeroxes, cel vinyl, acrylic, spray paint, and various residue. The show is on view now until February 6th, 2010 – be sure to check it out!

Mark Todd
JUGGERNAUT: new comic paintings and collage works on paper
Exhibition: January 16th – February 6th, 2010
Billy Shire Fine Arts
5790 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232