The award winners are selected by a specially chosen jury who represent all aspects of the industry including agents, publishers and artists. Internationally acclaimed artists such as Noma Bar and David Foldvari are amongst this year’s judges alongside Art Directors from Guardian G2, Granta Publications, Hodder & Stoughton and Random House, as well as Creative Directors from leading design and digital agencies.

To coincide with the exhibition, an accompanying book Images 36: Best of British Illustration 2012 will also be launched. The book brings together the shortlisted 350 artworks and profiles from 240 illustrators, including those featured in the exhibition, as well as an editorial section with a series of specially commissioned essays by cultural commentators.

After Somerset House, the Images 36 exhibition begins a national tour continuing into 2013.
Venues confirmed so far include Blackpool & Fylde College, Swansea Metropolitan University, Middlesex University and University for the Creative Arts, Maidstone.

Images is the flagship programme for the promotion of contemporary British illustration produced by the AOI since 1976. It is the only independent, jury-selected illustration competition in the UK.

Images 36: Best of British Illustration
Opening hours: 2 – 28 October 2012, daily from 10.00 to 18.00
Address: Terrace Rooms, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7845 4600
www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual-arts/images-36-best-of-british-illustration
Admission: Free
Transport: Nearest Underground Stations are: Temple, Covent Garden, Charing Cross and Embankment

AOI secures sponsorship for Images 36 Exhibition: Press release.

For the AOI press enquires and images, please contact Paul Smith on or 0207 613 4328.

For Somerset House press enquiries and images, please contact Josephine Rodrigues or Stephanie Lilley on or 0207 845 4638/4619