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Overview

Apila Edicione is a publishing house located in Spain and organizes this contest.

“ Apila Ediciones together with the High School of Design of Aragón and with the help of its Town Hall, opens call for application to “Apila’s 2023 First Printing Award”. This is an international illustrated picture book award to promote illustration book work and provide children with new books.

Application Deadline
16 February 2023

Eligibility

The contest is open to illustrators worldwide who want to publish their first illustration book with ISBN.

Application

Illustrators, regardless of nationality, can send a project of an illustrated picture book for children, written in Spanish or English (max. 40 pages).

All submissions have to be made sent through email. Application link.

Entry fee
taking part in the contest is free of charge

Award
The winning illustration children’s book will be published by the Apila Ediciones. The winner will be awarded € 4.000. 

Application Link

Artist : Josey Jessee
Country : United States
Email: joseyjessee@gmail.com
Website: https://joseyjessee.com/
Bio:

Josey Jessee (b. 2000) is an artist and college student currently living in Savannah, GA. Jessee was born and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, until she left to attend college at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in 2018.

Thanks to her family, Jessee has been immersed in the fine arts since birth. Her mother is an art collector and her father a photographer. She was encouraged to create by her parents and, as such, has been making paintings since she was four. This art-positive environment ultimately led her to study many different art disciplines in college before finally settling on painting as her major.

Jessee mainly works with acrylic in abstract ways. She employs a strong use of color in her work, resulting in vibrant compositions. Besides traditional media, she has started to work with new media art, mainly digital and video.

Jessee graduated in the Summer of 2022 from SCAD with a BFA in Painting. Jessee is still deciding where she plans to move next. However, regardless of where she ends up, her cat Bread will be with her, and so will her art.

Statement:

As a young adult, having grown up with social media and advertising, I cannot help but become influenced by the idea that perfection is achievable. Growing up, I have constantly considered myself different or “other” from my peers. This inseparable part of my identity has caused me to strive for perfection throughout my life. If I was perfect, maybe I could blend into the crowd. If I were perfect, perhaps all my issues would lessen. The work I am creating is a visual representation of how the goal of trying to achieve perfection—in our work and in ourselves—is incompatible with the messiness of life.

I accomplish this in two ways: first, by using white acrylic panels that have been laser cut to create perfect geometric-shaped holes, and second, by creating abstract expressionist paintings on panels that represent the chaos in our lives. The process of assembling the works is part of the experience. While building my work, it becomes apparent that even the acrylic panel is not perfect. The closer you look, the more the defects stand out.

Ultimately I’ve come to realize that even perfection is flawed. By assembling these two components into a whole piece, the viewer is confronted with the abstract concept of perfectionism put into physical terms. I want viewers to consider how this concept of perfection affects their daily lives when viewing my work.
Artwork : Triangle Peg #3
Medium: Mixed media and acrylic panel on wood panel
Dimensions:  12″ x 12″ x 12″

Artist: Kauri Crownhart
Country: United States
Email: kauriart.biz@gmail.com
Website: https://www.kauricrownhart.com/
biography: Kauri Crownhart is a self-taught mixed media painter who specializes in oils. Having sold her work professionally for 3 years, she is gearing up for her first solo exhibition and couldn’t be more thrilled! Kauri likes to explore the depths of the human psyche and existential nature of existence in her pieces. Her aim is to encourage the viewer’s emotions to evolve into deep thought in the realm of faith. She is currently working on a coffee-table book to accompany her newest series, “Into the Light,” which walks through her personal experience with God and discusses the process behind each painting.
Artwork : The Heavens Opened
Medium: Oils on canvas

Dimensions:  10×10″

Artist : Natalia Browarnik,
Country : Israel,
Email: nataliab9@yahoo.com
Biography: My name is Natalia Browarnik.
I am a professional artist. I was born in Belarus.
I’ve had a passion for drawing all my life. From the age of nine I studied at an art school. Then I graduated from the College of Arts in Minsk and then I graduated the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Now I live in Israel.
I have several my own exhibition in Belarus, USA and in Israel and I have also taken part in a national painting contests.
My art works can be found in private collections in Israel, Belarus, Russia, USA , Canada  end Europe. Nowadays I participate in various art exhibitions in Israel and abroad .
  In my art works I try to convey the harmony and beauty of everything around me. Nature inspires me to create bright, light sketches and paintings in oils and watercolors. Also, the graphics in all its variety of techniques do not leave me indifferent. I like to paint landscapes, portraits of people.
Artwork: The Storm
Medium: Paper, acrylic, charcoal
Dimensions: 69X99 cm.

Artist: Cesar Vianna
Country: Canada
zip-code: J9X 2J2
Email: cesaravnunes@yahoo.ca
Website: https://linktr.ee/czarnunes
Biography: I am a multitasking Canadian / Brazilian professional artist, I am a member of the International Association of Visual Artists (IAVA). I was born in Sao Paulo (where I studied design and architecture).

For several years I taught how to draw and art history. I arrived in Canada in 2012, where I obtained another degree in Visual Arts at Laval University. I have lived and worked in Rouyn-Noranda, province of Quebec, since 2014. For several years I taught how to draw and art history. I arrived in Canada in 2012, where I obtained another degree in Visual Arts at Laval University. I have lived and worked in Rouyn-Noranda, province of Quebec, since 2014.

Among my multiple skills, the most important is illustration. Also, I have skills in photography, acrylic painting, watercolor, pastel, screen printing, lithography, wash-off, scratchboard, wood burning and some non conventional materials (such as eye shadows, for example). My work is very eclectic. In my journey, I explore different techniques (conventional and non conventional). My principal goal is illustration. I draw with pencils, brushes, wood burners and other tools. I look to create an impact on the public with my art. As a citizen of 2 countries, I don’t have any specific aesthetic. My work is at times realistic, at others surreal / abstract. I seek the perfection of images from the classical past combined with the attitude and abstraction of contemporary arts. The nature and complexity of human forms are my sources of inspiration. I use vibrant colors and strong contrasts on minimalist representations. My work is very luminous and vibrant. After the pandemics, I realized the world was really dark, almost miserable because of the situation. I canalized all negative energy at that moment and started to explore and research. Pandemics opened a new door for me, the world’s door. I started to know people from different parts of the planet and inspire my artwork on those people. All characters I had in my 2020 and 2021 production are inspired by real people from different countries. Ordinary people  with real problems that never thought one day could be in an art piece.

At last, I draw what I see, what I feel and I do it  with passion and instinct.

Web sites, social media and contact

Cesar Vianna

e-mail: cesaravnunes@yahoo.ca

linktree: https://linktr.ee/czarnunes

web site: https://www.gallea.ca/en/artists/cesar-vianna-nunes

web site: https://artogalleria.com/fr/artist/cesar-vianna/artworks?current_page=1&page_size=60&sort=featured&seed=21578025

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/czarnunes/

Instagam: https://www.instagram.com/gay_art_2020/

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/cesar.nunes.77770

ACADEMIC TRAINING

I- Bachelor of Graphic Design 2013 – 2016
Laval University, Quebec (Canada)
    Advanced training (disciplines in the field of visual arts)
• Image generation: drawing (fall 2013 – 90h – Marie Lessard)
• Image generation: photography (winter 2014 – 90h – Rodrigue Bélanger)
• Illustration: exploration (fall 2014 – 90h – Marie Lessard)
• Screen printing (winter 2015 – 90h – Sébastien Lavoie)
• Lithograph (fall 2015 – 90h – Denis Simard)
• Edition illustration (winter 2016 – 90h – Marie Lessard)
• Graphic animation (winter 2016 – 90h – Jean-Jacques Tremblay)

II- Bachelor of Design and Architecture 1996 – 2002
University of São Paulo / FAU-USP, São Paulo (Brazil) – usp.br/fau
    Advanced training (disciplines in the field of visual arts)
• History of art – 480 h
• History of architecture – 480 h
• Drawing and illustration – 480 h – with Minoru Naturo and Claudio Tosi
  Publication:
“Station of light – the postcard of the city of São Paulo” (2002)

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

I- Lithography II: the digital image
(4 and 5/11/2017 – 12h – Joanne Poitras) – Atelier les mille feuilles, Rouyn-Noranda
II- Introduction to “marouflage” technique
(21 and 22/01/2017 – 12 noon – Louisa Nicol) – Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum
III- Initiation to lithography
(3/11/2016 – 6h – Louis Brien) – Atelier les mille feuilles, Rouyn-Noranda
IV- Painting workshop
(fall 2016, fall 2017, winter 2017, fall 2018, winter 2019, automne 2019 – 230 hours – Martine Savard) – Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum
V- Drawing workshops
(live model – fall 2016, fall 2017, winter 2017, fall 2018, winter 2019, fall 2019 – 70 hours – Martine Savard) – Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum

TEATCHING

I- Professor of Art History and Drawing
Nove de Julho University, São Paulo (Brazil) – uninove.br 2008 – 2012
II- Professor of Art History and Drawing
Vésper School, São Paulo (Brazil) – escolavesper.com.br 2001 – 2011

EXHIBITIONS (WITH JURY) AND DISTINCTIONS

• BeefCake Magazine #5 (3 pieces published and art column) – (March – 2022)
• NNC Vworld Mag (1 pieces published at challenge 2021) – (January – 2022)
• Celebration (collective exhibition) – Fontaine des arts Gallery – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2021/ January 2022)
• BeefCake Magazine #4 (3 pieces published) – (December 2021)
• Queer art winterfest- New York, USA – exhibition at the art gallery (December – 2021)
• Benefit exhibition Parle moi d´amour (Maison des arts Desjardins) – Drummondville, Canada (December 2021) – benefit exhibition at Les Impatients
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (November / December 2021)
• Gallea art gallery – Nudes Curators art collection (1 artwork in a collective exhibition) – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (November – 2021)
• A Help II – International Association of Visual Artists (IAVA) – Firenzi, Italy  – on line exhibition – (October – December 2021)
• Dandy Queer Art open (collective exhibition) – USA – online exhibition (June – 2021)
• Gallea art gallery – Nudes Curators art collection (1 artwork in a collective exhibition) – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (August – 2021)
• 11th International Miniature Art (Louise-Carrier Exhibition Center) – Levis, Canada (June – September 2021)
• Enigma Mystery Art Auction 2021 – Fogo Island, Canada – exhibition at the art gallery (July – 2021) – fundraising auction to Fogo Island Pride
• Queer art summerfest – New York, USA – exhibition at the art gallery (July – 2021)
• Gallea art gallery – Nudes Curators art collection (1 artwork in a collective exhibition) – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (June – 2021)
• Through the glory hole / Doable Guys group – New York, USA – online exhibition and at the art gallery (may 2021)
• Gallea art gallery – Contemporary art collection (2 artworks in a collective exhibition) – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (Mai – 2021)
• Art house gallery on line (april – june 2021) – online exhibition and merit award – april edition
• Gallea art gallery – Small artwork collection (2 artworks on a collective exhibition) – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (April – 2021)
• Art house gallery on line (january – april 2021) – online exhibition and honor award january edition
• Infinity Sketch exhibition – Brooklyn Art Library / art gallery – New York, USA (2021) – online exhibition and at the art gallery, publication of work in the gallery’s infinity sketch book (april 2021)
• Gallea art gallery – permanent exhibition – Quebec , Canada – online exhibition (2021)
• Doodledick art gallery – permanent exhibition – London , England – online exhibition (2021)
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2020)
benefit exhibition at l’Ecart des Arts
• 2020 Winter Exhibition – San Diego Museum of Art – San Diego, USA (December 2020, january 2021)
• Ephemeral masculine dream –  Chopperchunky  art gallery – London , England – online exhibition (October – November 2020)
• Drawing from life – Chopperchunky  art gallery – London , England – online exhibition (October – November 2020)
• A Help – International Association of Visual Artists (IAVA) – Firenzi, Italy  – on line exhibition – (October – December 2020)
• Sketchbook Project 2020- Brooklyn Art Library / art gallery – New York, USA (April 2020)
traveling exhibition by the United States (2020-2021), permanent exhibition at the library (after 2021)
• Project 14 day portrait – Brooklyn Art Library / art gallery – New York, USA (April 2020)
virtual exhibition / publication of work in the gallery’s portrait book (September of 2020)
• Let’s draw the world contest – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (April 2020)
first prize, virtual exhibition
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2019)
benefit exhibition at l’Ecart des Arts
• Ethno Prize 2019 – La Mosaique – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (June 2019)
work “Quiétude” (2014) chosen to be the Ethno Prize 2019
• 10th International Miniature Art (Louise-Carrier Exhibition Center) – Lévis, Canada (June – September
• Benefit exhibition Parle moi d´amour (Maison des arts Desjardins) – Drummondville, Canada (January 2019) – benefit exhibition at Les Impatients (art gallery)
2019)
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2018)
benefit exhibition at l’Ecart des Arts
• Art auction (Galerie la Fonataine des arts) – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (June 2018)
fundraising auction to Refuge la bonne étoile
• 14th Biennial of Art in Miniature (Le Rift Gallery) – Ville Marie, Canada (June – September 2018)
• Exhibition – Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum, Canada (May – June – 2018)
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2017)
benefit exhibition at l’Ecart des Arts
• Exhibition – Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum, Canada (April – 2017)
• $ 100 per square foot – Rouyn-Noranda, Canada (December 2016)
benefit exhibition at l’Ecart des Arts
• Illustration competition “image of words” (U. Laval), Quebec, Canada, 2016
second prize, exhibition at U. Laval and at Studio P (presentation evening of the winners, in Quebec City, April 15, 2016, publication in the CEULa literary review “L’Érit primal” and published on the website of the newspaper Le Fil (Volume 51, number 25, 21 April 2016)
• Book cover illustration contest (U. Laval and Éditions Alto) Quebec, Canada, 2016
special mention awarded by the jury and exhibition at the Musée de la Civilization (Quebec)
• Forest Sciences Week photography competition (U. Laval) Quebec, Canada, 2016
SSF public selection prize (right to participate in the exhibition during the year 2016), exhibition at U. Laval (Desjardins pavilion and Abitibi-Price pavilion, from February 2016 to February 2017)
• Interuniversity photography competition 2015-2016 (U. of Montreal) *, Montreal, Canada
selected by the jury for the traveling exhibition (Universities of Quebec)
• Interuniversity comic competition 2015-2016 (U. de Montréal) *, Montreal, Canada
selected by the jury for the traveling exhibition (Universities of Quebec)
• 2014-2015 interuniversity comic book competition (U. of Montreal) *, Montreal, Canada
selected by the jury for the traveling exhibition (Universities of Quebec)
• 2013-2014 interuniversity comic book competition (U. of Montreal) *, Montreal, Canada
selected by the jury for the traveling exhibition (Universities of Quebec)
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 2012)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (November 2011)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 2011)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (December 2010)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 2010)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (December 2009)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 2009)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (December 2008)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Exhibition – Universidade 9 de julho – Sao Paulo, Brazil (June 2008)
exhibition of works in the gallery and curator of the exhibition
• Publication of design and art history notebooks – Sao Paulo, Brazil (January 2007)
publication of notebooks by the Vésper school
• Publication and exhibition of the work “Station of light – the postcard of the city of São Paulo” Sao Paulo, Brazil (April 2002)

http: //cesarvianna.com/Concours.php
* Observations in relation to inter university competitions:
1- Organized by the Grouping of University Cultural and Community Animation Services (RESUACC).
 2- Itinerant exhibition: Exhibition center of the University of Montreal, St-Boniface University College in Manitoba, HEC Montreal, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC), University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), University of Quebec at Rimouski , University of Quebec at Rimouski – Lévis Campus, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières, University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), University of Quebec in Outaouais and Laval University

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• International Association of Visual Artists (member – artist)
• Rouyn-Noranda Art Museum (member – artist)
• Ecart des arts – art gallery (member – artist)
• Abitibi-Témiscamingue Culture Council (member – artist)
• Doable Guys (member – artist)
• Brooklyn Art Library (member – artist)
Artwork: Concentration
Medium : eye shadows on paper
Dimensions : 8×10 inches

Artist : Negar Roshan
Country: Iran
Email: negarroshan0@gmail.com
Biography: Negar Roshan, born on 6/6/1997 in Isfahan / Iran-with a degree in graphics and painting from Guilan University of Art and Architecture in 2020.
Her activity has been from 2009 until now (painting and photography)
 And she is interested in surreal and abstract and linear designs.

Beyond our intellect and logic, there are worlds that sometimes communicate with us, Creatures that live in our world.
Some from our kind and some others from kinds that are probably unfamiliar to most of us;
Many of us, humans, cannot see them as we are unable to see inner nature and emotions of our fellowman. As technology develops, humans become blind and have lost existential truth of each other and even themselves;
As if we became blind…
A frightening scream in a world that all claim sight, is complicated, while the most blind humans where those who didn’t want to see not others who couldn’t see.
Ultimately, this blindness influences everyone and takes consciousness and cognition from people in one moment, and then there’s no culture and no humanity. Technology won’t work anymore and fear and shock fills the heart of any human and will lead him to the dark like his eyes.
Artwork: Seeing
Medium: Painting
Dimensions: 120*80

Artist : Henry Bosak
Country : United States
Email: henrybosakdesign@gmail.com
Website: henrybosak.com
Biography: Why do I do my art? A valid question I suppose. The best reason I have been able to come up with is that I love to create! There is just something so fulfilling about getting lost in the process of creating…time stands still. To be able to look at an image, object or scene and recreate it on canvas or paper in the most realistic way that I can. Being able to share with someone what I’ve captured on the canvas or paper brings me so much satisfaction.
Artwork: Coffee With Close Friends
Medium : Acrylic
Dimensions : 14×11

Artist : Adam Dupree
Country : United States
Zip-code : 72327
Email: dupreeadamdcreations@gmail.com
Artist Statement:

It is difficult to orient yourself toward the world and towards your aspirations as a graphics artist. The endless softwares, hardwares, grids, and codes out there make it that much more complex for one to relate a particular feeling or state of mind to their audience, and since my mood towards the world is in a constant flux, this complexity is tripled, and most of the time it is inescapably overwhelming.

At this very moment, I believe my experiments in design reflect that dual complexity of tech and emotional discharge. At the very least, my designs are an unconscious accumulation of both of these things. I use this dynamic often while I am in the works of a project. Some days this works to my strategic advantage and others not so much, but I firmly believe that this principle guides not only my work, but my very being. The balance that seems to always help bridge these conflicting principles is the usage of typography and letterform.

It is the love of written word and the obsession with design principles that join to work with the conflicts mentioned previously. Those clashing ideas are brought forward in such a way as to explain how I am feeling towards the world, my world, and the influence each one has on the other.

As a student, I am still learning the process, still engaging in those basic principles that others seem to have conquered so easily, and applying my newfound understandings to my works. I am constantly being challenged by new processes and so my hope is that while I am feeling the process out, that challenge and daring pokes forth from my works.
Artwork: The Colors of Heartbreak
Medium : Oil on wood panel
Dimensions : 10 X 10 in (25.4 X 25.4 cm)

Artist : Johnny Ricketts
Country : United Kingdom
Email: plat7art@outlook.com
Biography: Exploring new techniques to express my art and travels.
Artwork: Le Kiss
Medium : Oil on board

Artist : Zachary Chang
Country : China
Email: zacharychang999@outlook.com
Biography: I’m Zachary Chang. The passion for art and the pursuit for innovation have always been huge parts of my life. I believe that only two things promote the human progress: technology and art. Technology has only taken us thus far, while art can already provide us the ability to pursuit more freedom and advancement.
Artwork: A tribute to Elon Musk 009
Medium : Kapok fiber, raw silk threads, linen
Dimensions : 90cm×120cm×6cm