Digital Illustration

Blue Area

Countries included in this area are: Albania, Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom

Blue Semifinal Show takes place in Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Winners of the Semifinal shows will perform in the European Final in Rome (Italy).

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Jurors

Slavimir Stojanovic                        Belgrade, Serbia

Slavimir Stojanović is a Belgrade based designer, visual artist, author and professor. His works won more than 300 awards worldwide and has been featured in magazines, publications, galleries and museums. He even managed to squeeze in Taschen's encyclopedic tome The History of Graphic Design, 1960 – Today. He is a TEDx speaker, guest lecturer at SVA New York and a professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade.

Barbara Đokić                        Belgrade, Serbia

I graduated (2018) with a Master’s degree of Applied Arts, at painting department from Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade. I’m a painter and freelance illustrator. I also work as a character designer and concept artists for animated movies. I was always interested in illustrations, and started illustrating children’s books after I finished my studies. I love all kind of visual arts, including cartoons and comic books. During my studies and after, I participated in several collective exhibitions and art residences in Serbia and abroad.
In my work I enjoy experimenting with different styles and techniques, trying to incorporate traditional look in my style. I usually paint my illustrations digitally, but I also combine manual techniques as watercolor, ink and colored pencils. Finding beauty in the world around me, art and popular culture are the important part of my artistic journey.

Darko Jovichich                        Tuzla, Bosnia and Erzegovina

Darko Jovicic was born and raised in Tuzla 1991. He has graduated Graphics design five years ago, and that is his current primary job. Fiftteen years ago he started to paint graffiti, and a few years after he also began to experiment in the field of visual art and street art. Some of his techniques in the street and visual art are similar like in graffiti, especially the contours, and the tiny lines, which can be noticed in his work. His work is quite naive, bizarre and simple but they send a clear message. Another part of his work is really abstract and contemporary, but the details are clearly recognizable. He had several groups and solo exhibitions in many galleries, but also his works are on the streets of various cities.

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Prizes

SEMIFINAL - WINNER

Cash Prize
Cash Prize of € 300
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

Travel Grant 
All travel costs to Rome covered to reach the MArteLive Europe Final Show and the MArteLive Biennial, both taking place on December 7-8-9, 2021.
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

SEMIFINAL -  SPECIAL PRIZES

Artists selected by the Jury among the Semifinalists

MArteLive Art in Progress
1 Week Stay at Art Residencies in Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania and Poland in the Summer of 2021, for artists selected by the Jury.
Brought to you by:
* ProCult in Italy and Poland
* Tuzla Live in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Kintai Arts in Lithuania


MUSEO DE VARGAS Prize
Exhibition at Museum De Vargas. one work will be hosted in a group exhibition (SPAIN)

BATOR ART Prize
Group exhibition at the Bator Art Gallery, one work per person (POLAND)

PASTIFICIO CERERE Prize
Portfolio revision with curators from Pastificio Cerere Foundation (ITALY)

AUTHENTICATION4ART Prize
Record of 10 works at Authentication 4 Art platform registration for artworks. Including the free use of the platform for an unlimited time and certificates (SPAIN)

BRIGHTNESS Prize
Publication of an article/insight/cover in the digital Journal of Illustration Brightness (UK)

LISBON ART STAY Prize
Exhibition and stay at Lisbon Art Stay Hotel (PORTUGAL)

FINAL - SPECIAL PRIZES

Artists selected by the Jury among the Finalists - European and Italian contests

ArtSharing Prize
An artistic residency and an exhibition, lasting a minimum of 6 days at Art Sharing gallery in Rome (ITALY)

ART G.A.P. Prize
Participation in a group exhibition, lasting a minimum of 6 days at the ART G.A.P. gallery in Rome (ITALY)

Biennale MArteLive Prize
Participation in the 2023 MArteLive Biennial in Rome (ITALY)

Yellow Area

Countries included in this area are: Armenia, Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Sweden and Ukraine.
The Yellow Semi-Final show takes place in Vilnius (Lithuania).
Winners of the Semi-Final shows will perform in the European Final in Rome (Italy).

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Jurors

Egle Plytnikaite                       Vilnius, Lithuania

Egle Plytnikaite is a freelance illustrator and creative based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Her works are minimal, colourful and conceptually driven, often utilising subtle textures that give her work a vintage warmth whilst maintaining a contemporary aesthetic. Egle frequently works on a range of social, editorial and commercial projects for a diverse range of clients including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Die Zeit, United Nations, Monocle and many others.

Linda Vuorenvirta

I'm a freelance illustrator who loves to design and draw characters, especially within the context of narratives. I’ve spent eleven years studying fine art, animation, illustration, and design to better my skills with figure drawing and beyond. Echoing my childhood hobby of creating picture books about families, flowers, and cottages in the woods, I’ve settled into an artistic identity centred around storytelling and characters. I’m also taking the advice of a member of the jury which evaluated my college work: “never stop telling stories”.
I draw inspiration from both intangible and real-world sources. I love music, all kinds of visual art, magic, fantasy, science fiction, and other products of the human imagination. I’m also moved by nature, history, geography, social issues, and humans' relationships with each other and their environments. I work mostly digitally with a graphics tablet or an iPad + Apple pencil, but I’m also fond of traditional pencils, pens, and markers.

A.Bran                       Vilnius, Lithuania

A.Bran is an interactive illustrator from Lithuania, currently based in Portugal. After finishing Interactive design studies, freelancing and traveling for a couple of years , he tried himself as Art Director in one of the video and animation studio in Vilnius.
Mostly he working with  2d symbols  thats connecting to one storyline and putting them in different medias like: illustration, design, walls, murals, animation, patterns, advertisement, objects, scenography, tattoos, exhibitions, zines, sculptures, and etc. 
Currently freelancing between Lithuania and Portugal.

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Prizes

SEMIFINAL - WINNER

Cash Prize
Cash Prize of € 300
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

Travel Grant 
All travel costs to Rome covered to reach the MArteLive Europe Final Show and the MArteLive Biennial, both taking place on December 7-8-9, 2021.
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

Kintai Arts Prize Prize
A Reserved Space for Artwork in Group Exhibition at Kintai Arts gallery in Kintai (Summer 2021)

Atomic Garden Prize
Possibility to participate in a weekend-long creativity training workshop (July 2021)

SEMIFINAL -  SPECIAL PRIZES

Artists selected by the Jury among the Semifinalists

MArteLive Art in Progress
1 Week Stay at Art Residencies in Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania and Poland in the Summer of 2021, for artists selected by the Jury.
Brought to you by:
* ProCult in Italy and Poland
* Tuzla Live in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Kintai Arts in Lithuania


MUSEO DE VARGAS Prize
Exhibition at Museum De Vargas. one work will be hosted in a group exhibition (SPAIN)

BATOR ART Prize
Group exhibition at the Bator Art Gallery, one work per person (POLAND)

PASTIFICIO CERERE Prize
Portfolio revision with curators from Pastificio Cerere Foundation (ITALY)

AUTHENTICATION4ART Prize
Record of 10 works at Authentication 4 Art platform registration for artworks. Including the free use of the platform for an unlimited time and certificates (SPAIN)

BRIGHTNESS Prize
Publication of an article/insight/cover in the digital Journal of Illustration Brightness (UK)

LISBON ART STAY Prize
Exhibition and stay at Lisbon Art Stay Hotel (PORTUGAL)

FINAL - SPECIAL PRIZES

Artists selected by the Jury among the Finalists - European and Italian contests

ArtSharing Prize
An artistic residency and an exhibition, lasting a minimum of 6 days at Art Sharing gallery in Rome (ITALY)

ART G.A.P. Prize
Participation in a group exhibition, lasting a minimum of 6 days at the ART G.A.P. gallery in Rome (ITALY)

Biennale MArteLive Prize
Participation in the 2023 MArteLive Biennial in Rome (ITALY)

Green Area

Countries included in this area are: Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Tunisia.
The Green Semi-Final show takes place in Kracòw (Poland).
Winners of the Semi-Final shows will perform in the European Final in Rome (Italy).

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Jurors

Patrick Boyer / Urban Cowboy                       Vancouver, Canada

Patrick Boyer is a Canadian artist: known as the Urban Cowboy, he is famous for creating contemporary illustrations and collages.
With an extensive background in Marketing & Communication, acknowledged as one of the most influential designers and illustrators in the world by WebDesign Magazine, he has been commissioned  by clients such as Coca-Cola, Pernod Ricard, EMI, Ad Week, Bauer Media, Tyra Banks, Lufthansa, The BBC, DaimlerChrysler, ESPN and more. 
He realised covers for magazines like The Sun, Saturn Turn On, The Wall street Journal, Future.

Narjes Mohhamadi                       London, UK

Narjes Mohhamadi  is an Iranian freelance illustrator and art teacher. 
Co-founder and editor-in-chief of the UK Brightness magazine, Digital Journal of Illustration,  she was nominated as one of the best illustrators in the White Raven list, Germany, and in the Little Hakka Illustration competition, China.
She was also selected as one of the best 100 illustrators by the Taschen publishing house, USA. 
She has participated in several festivals and competitions such as White Crown 2020, Italy, COW International Design Festival, Ukraine, Illustrade Festival, Germany, and Design Korea.

Wladyslaw Targosz                        Kraków, Poland

Władysław Targosz is a Graphic Design Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, Poland. 
He gained major awards, such as: the 3d prize for the poster at the VII Bienal del Deporte, Barcelona, and the 1st prize for Hannover Messe.
He currently organizes workshops of serigraphy, computer/design graphics and visual identification and cooperates with prestigious Polish editors, such as: Wydawnictwo Literackie, Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne and the Press Research Center of the Jagiellonian University. 
Władysław Targosz participated in the Graphic Biennale in Barcelona, ​Cairo, Kanagawa, Ljubljana, Madrid, Santa Barbara, Sarajevo, and Toronto. 

Guillermo Scagnet                       Buenos Aires, Argentina

Guillermo Scagneti is an Argentinian Graphic Designer and professor of Escuela de Creativos.
Founder of Doppelganger and Design Director for international brands such as Interbrand J.Walter Thompson and Abbot Nutrition, he gained several awards. 
Communication director of Petrobras (Brazil) and Renfe (Spain), he’s also Brand Director of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). 
As a Juror, he’s a board member of  major Advertising Festivals in Buenos Aires, such as Diente - Círculo de Creativos Argentinos and AMDIA – Mejor Marketing, and in Spain, like Lapiz – Hispanic Marketing Award.

Aude Moyne Bengtsson                       Paris, France

Aude Moyne Bengtsson is a  French illustrator, photographer and graphic designer. During the last 10 years, she has lived in France, Spain, Italy, and the Middle East. 
She exhibited her works in Qatar (Chloé. The Pearl - The Cultural Village Foundation) and Le Havre, France (permanent exhibition in Gallery Studio Moyne).  
She worked for o2illustre and her works are well appreciated in Paris, Rome, Tuscany, and the South of France. 
She is currently  marketing and communication director of PALIMEX.

Pawel Napierala                        Poznań, Poland

Fine Arts and Art Restoration expert, Paweł Napierała is a member of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers, the Board of Directors of Polish Artists and Designers and a member of the International Association of Art IAA/AIAP – UNESCO. 
Paweł Napierała worked as conservator in the Studio of Painting and Polychrome Sculpture Conservation at the National Museum in Poznań, where he currently lives and works as Project Manager for the Artnova Foundation. 

Joanna Longawa                       Krakow, Poland / Rome, Italy

MArteLive Europe - Digital Illustration Curator

Polish Journalist writing in Italian, English and Spanish based in Rome. Editor in chief and founder of the JL Interviews art magazine in English. Foreign correspondent of Trendy. Art of Living, a luxurious Polish magazine (interviews with Lina Wertmüller, Jo Nesbø, Alessandro Baricco, Krzysztof Zanussi, Alex Gross, Ron Hicks). Collaborator of Nasz Swiat, Ser Argentino, Unfolding Roma and Romeing. Translator, poet, event organizer. Author of the book, Le prove dell’esistenza, Albatros, with Barbara Alberti’s introduction and Federico Moccia’s note.

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Prizes

SEMIFINAL - WINNER

Cash Prize
Cash Prize of € 300
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

Travel Grant 
All travel costs to Rome covered to reach the MArteLive Europe Final Show and the MArteLive Biennial, both taking place on December 7-8-9, 2021.
Brought to you by MarteLive Europe

SEMIFINAL -  SPECIAL PRIZES

Artists selected by the Jury among the Semifinalists

MArteLive Art in Progress
1 Week Stay at Art Residencies in Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania and Poland in the Summer of 2021, for artists selected by the Jury.
Brought to you by:
* ProCult in Italy and Poland
* Tuzla Live in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Kintai Arts in Lithuania


MUSEO DE VARGAS Prize
Exhibition at Museum De Vargas. one work will be hosted in a group exhibition (SPAIN)

BATOR ART Prize
Group exhibition at the Bator Art Gallery, one work per person (POLAND)

PASTIFICIO CERERE Prize
Portfolio revision with curators from Pastificio Cerere Foundation (ITALY)

AUTHENTICATION4ART Prize
Record of 10 works at Authentication 4 Art platform registration for artworks. Including the free use of the platform for an unlimited time and certificates (SPAIN)

BRIGHTNESS Prize
Publication of an article/insight/cover in the digital Journal of Illustration Brightness (UK)

LISBON ART STAY Prize
Exhibition and stay at Lisbon Art Stay Hotel (PORTUGAL)

FINAL - SPECIAL PRIZES

Artists selected by the Jury among the Finalists - European and Italian contests

ArtSharing Prize
An artistic residency and an exhibition, lasting a minimum of 6 days at Art Sharing gallery in Rome (ITALY)

ART G.A.P. Prize
Participation in a group exhibition, lasting a minimum of 6 days at the ART G.A.P. gallery in Rome (ITALY)

Biennale MArteLive Prize
Participation in the 2023 MArteLive Biennial in Rome (ITALY)