The Illustrators Australia 20th Year Anniversary Exhibition will be held over a weekend in June as part of the Northern Exposure Festival at the Northcote Town Hall, Melbourne.
This exhibition gives you the chance to view the creative process as employed by the professional illustrators involved. The work on display ranges from initial concepts and sketches to the final published artwork including original illustrations and prints.
Illustrators Australia (IA) is a non-profit organisation which helps practising Australian illustrators promote themselves and their work. The organisation has over 300 members Australia-wide as well as a number living overseas.
Over 50 illustrators are involved in the exhibition, including Sonia Kretschma, Nigel Buchanan, Christopher Nielson, Jim Tsinganos, Otto Schmidinger, Bob Shields, Nathaniel Eckstrom, Neryl Walker, Cat MacInnes, Anna Walker, Ned Culic, Andrea Innocent, Matt Clare, Danny Snell and Brian Clinton.
One day of the exhibition includes a series of short informal talks by the exhibiting illustrators, offering greater insight into the processes of a practising illustrator.
Celebrating Illustrators Australia’s 20th year, the exhibition will also feature a nostalgic look at the humble beginnings of IA through to its current role of supporting hundreds of professional illustrators across the country.
This is a unique opportunity to view some of Australia’s most well known images and newly published work with an insight into the minds of those who created them.
Illustrators Australia 20th Year Anniversary Exhibition
as part of the Northern Exposure Festival
Northcote Town Hall, High St, Northcote, Victoria
Friday 19th June – Sunday 21st June 2009
Opening night: Friday 19th June 6pm
Illustrator talks: Sunday 1-3pm
