Just entered the World Illustration Competition 2023
After many late nights of working on my entry artworks, I finally uploaded them. What a relief. Now we play the waiting game…hoping for...
Illustrator's Summer Fair, London
Happy Artworks Studio will be exhibiting at the Illustrator's Summer Fair, near The House of Illustration, London, tomorrow, 9July 2017. ...
Shortlisted for 2016 SCBWI Bologna Showcase, Italy
Melany's work was shortlisted for the 2016 SCBWI Bologna Showcase. Her artwork was one of 43, chosen from the 506 international entries...
Work exhibited in Midwest, USA
Artwork featured as part of the Baobab Awards traveling art exhibition at the Faulconer Gallery in the Midwest, USA in December 2015
Open Book Fair- Comic Fest, Cape Town
Exhibited at the Open Book Fair, Cape Town, where I was fortunate enough to attend an illustration workshop by my favorite illustrator,...
10 min Blog Break for SCBWI 'Words & Pictures'
Artwork chosen for SCBWI Words and Pictures 10min Blog Break
Featured Illustrator: Words & Pictures, British Isles
Melany Pietersen, featured illustrator on Words & Pictures, May 2015: (see link below for more info) http://www.scbwishowcase.org/#!featu...
Finalist for Golden Baobab Awards, Ghana
Also see link below: 10 African Children’s Illustrators To Know http://www.okayafrica.com/news/african-childrens-illustrators-to-know/
Awarded 'Best Portfolio' at SCBWI Winchester Conference 2014
Awarded first place in the 'Best Portfolio Award' at the Winchester Conference 2014
Edinburgh International Book Festival SCBWI exhibition
Work exhibited at the Edinburgh International Book Festival