Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2023

The Society of Illustrators 2023 Original Art Show was hosted on November 9, 2023. This annual competition highlights the very best in children’s illustration from books that were published in the U.S. The attendance was made up of editors, art directors, publishers, illsutrators, art students – all there to appreciate the range in style and creativity in childrens books. We were thrilled to learn that five of our Bright artists had works being featured at the show! Here’s a quick recap of our evening. Take a look below to see a few photos from the reception and our immensely talented Bright artists that were featured in this years show.

Agents James Burns, Emily Fernandez, Susan Penny, and Alex Gehringer (l.). Bright artist Fiona Woodcock, and Agent Anne Moore-Armstrong (r.).

Bright artist Zahra Marwan (l.), joined by a few friends (r). Zahra was awarded the Dilys Evans Founder’s Award at the 2022 OA show, and was featured on the jury for this years show.

My Brother is an Avocado Illustrated by Yasmeen Ismail Published by Simon & Schuster | Margaret K. McElderry Books

What Music! Illustrated by Becca Stadtlander Published by Holiday House

Silver Linings Illustrated by Fiona Woodcock Published by Greenwillow Books

The City Tree Illustrated by Lorena Gomez Published by Clairon Books

Egyptian Lullaby Illustrated by Hatem Aly Published by Roaring Book Press

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For more information on the OA show, and to see the full list of artists that were featured, click here.