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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...
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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. ...
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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...
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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
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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,...
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10 min Blog Break for SCBWI 'Words & Pictures'
Artwork chosen for SCBWI Words and Pictures 10min Blog Break