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Fausto Montanari spends his time developing new ideas, creating conceptual illustrations, and developing personal projects.  

Greg Coulton is an illustrator, designer, and typographer. Conceptual thinking and art direction are also key components in his creative process, honed over 17 years working with a vast array of clients, from startups to major international brands. The fundamentals of good communication design are at the heart of what he does. In Greg's experience, telling a concise and compelling story is essential when engaging today’s brand-savvy consumers. He also prides himself on meticulous attention to detail, from unpacking the brief right through to creating final artwork that surpasses everyone’s expectations. Greg's work includes branding, advertising, packaging, portraits, and live murals, across consumer goods, music, sports, finance, publishing, and charity sectors. Recent accolades include World Illustration Awards Finalist, Lürzer’s Archive Best 100 Packaging Designer’s Worldwide, and Creativepool Top 25 Most Influential Designers 2019.  

Julia Kerschbaumer is an illustrator based in the Vienna, Austria. Her illustrations show a mix of plain shapes and retro textures, interconnected and overdone forms, often combined with lettering. While illustration is her primary business, she also works in the fields of graphic design, conception, art direction, hand lettering, and creative writing for her little design label and studio "Illubelle." Those professions also influence her illustration style. Her artwork reflects how she sees the world, what's important to her, or what influenced her in life. Julia is a proud mom of two kids, two cats, and a horse, always supported by her beloved partner. Recognitions include 3x3 Pro Show Nr.13, Creative Quarterly 44, Creative Quarterly 49, Creative Quarterly 55, Lürzer’s Archive Special “200 Best Illustrators worldwide 2018/19,” Communication Arts 2019 Illustration Competition, and Communication Arts 2020 Illustration Competition  

Chris Smith is an illustrator/designer from Philadelphia who chose the moniker Quarternative because he is quarter Pueblo Native American. He graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in Illustration and had some wonderful mentors such as Roger DeMuth and John Thompson. He specializes in vector designs and is an avid sports fan, and his art reflects this. He also enjoys pop-culture, Native American culture, urban city scapes, travel, nature, and history and believes illustration is a service to society, a way to express feelings and ideas by pictures with infinite possibilities. Chris loves team working, as well as listening and adapting to clients' needs.  

Wes Rowell has worked as an illustrator, graphic designer, art director, marketing director, and small business owner. He has created illustrations for editorial, informational, advertising, packaging, and retail applications for many fields: technology, oil & gas, collegiate sports, real estate, and education, to name a few. As an artist, his priority is to visually tell his client’s story in a timely and collaborative manner. Aesthetically, he prefers bold images using vibrant colors that clearly portray the client’s intent.  

Marty Jones, of MJ Arts, has worked as a freelance commercial artist and designer for over 40 years, finding little time for book illustration until 1988, when a ruptured appendix and a brush with death caused him to re-evaluate his goals and priorities. It was time to become intentional about his career as an illustrator. He has exhibited his work in several local and national shows, one-man exhibitions, and has two illustrations in the permanent collection of the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas, Texas. His preferred media is digital painting. He has illustrated seven children’s books, two books for adults, created numerous illustrations for a variety of clients, including Scholastic Inc. and the Yellowstone Park Foundation.  

Stefania Infante was born in the south of Italy and currently lives in Rome. After working for ten years as an advertising visualizer, she is now dedicated to her true passion: editorial illustration. Her work has been recognized by the NY Society of Illustrators Annual 61.  

Ricardo Martinez Ortega was born in Santiago, Chile Madrid [sic] and lives there today with his wife and two children. Currently a freelancing illustrator, Ricardo has has created for countless happy clients, including 7 up, Dr Pepper, Samuel Adams, the New Yorker, Time magazine, Scientific American, American Express, Coca-Cola, and many more.