EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 12 © 2015 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

92 The shortlist has been announced for the 2015 World Illustration Awards . For nearly four decades, the AOI has presented the most comprehensive and significant awards for illustration in the UK. It has now partnered with The Directory of Illustration to host these awards. Shortlisted work is showcased online, allowing commissioners and industry peers to browse work and contact successful artists directly. Each year’s shortlist is available to view permanently in the Awards archive, which is hosted online at the AOI website, details of which are printed below. Award Winners will be announced at a prestigious ceremony at Somerset House, the major arts and cultural centre in the heart of London. Selected works will be exhibited in their spectacular Terrace Rooms before touring the UK, as well as being showcased in an accompanying publication, which will be circulated to all major commissioners of illustration. A publication will be launched to coincide with this exhibition and will be available from October 2015. ● ● More information can be found on the Association of Illustrators website at: http://www.theaoi.com The Newsroom: 2015 World Illustration Awards, C.F. Payne Tony Moorman, the man behind Making It , the hugely acclaimed film on the highs and lows of building a career in illustration, is currently working on a film about the life and work of US illustration legend C.F. Payne. Payne's fascinating career has seen his work grace high profile magazines around the world. He has painted portraits of politicians, entertainers and sportsmen and exhibited internationally whilst continuing to paint and teach—this should be a film worth seeing! ● ● There is a Facebook page for the project, which we would urge you to check out and 'like'' at: https://www.facebook.com/cfpayneamericanillustrator