House Of Illustration

Drawn From Life – Illustrators Lucinda Rogers, Michael Foreman and David Gentleman tell their stories in a series of talks at Dulwich Picture Gallery during November and December. A chance to hear from three illustrators with diverse portfolios about their work, their technique, and their influences. Each draws from life; either literally – drawing on…

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The House of Illustration and Hat-Trick Design Consultants have been nominated for this year’s Design Week Benchmark Awards. The Benchmarks Awards are designed to set a standard in the recognition of excellence in brand communications. The awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday 1st December. For more information about the awards, please visit http://awards.designweek.co.uk/benchmarks/

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Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) is celebrated today as the writer of the extraordinary series of novels about Titus Groan (often referred to as the Gormenghast books). Yet, during his lifetime he was more known for his graphic work. Over 250 of his works are currently on show at La Maison D’Ailleurs (The House of Elsewhere), in…

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Quentin Blake will be appearing on stage at the National Theatre in two platform events over the coming weeks. Saturday 3rd October 2009 at 10.30am Roald Dahl Day To celebrate the fourth annual Roald Dahl Day, his principal illustrator Quentin Blake will draw live on stage, in the company of actors who read from Dahl’s…

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Behind the Scenes with Anthony Browne Saturday 17th to Saturday 31st October New Children’s Laureate, Anthony Browne, is exhibiting with Images of Delight at Cox and Power’s sensational space in Marylebone High Street. Anthony’s rich illustration and Cox and Power’s jewellery both share a simplicity of line which hides a wealth of secret detail. This…

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Best-loved storyteller and former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo and award-winning illustrator and writer Emma Chichester Clark have collaborated on several books and retellings: Aesops Fables, Hansel and Gretel and their new book, published this Autumn, The Best of Times, the tale of how a story can change a life. Hear them talk about their writing…

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For the second part of her exhibition on urban regeneration, Jerwood Award-winning artist Anne Howeson presents a selection of new work from the King’s Cross series. “The imagery in my work is deliberately personal, it also has a narrative side, usually deriving from a written source, or particular experience/idea. At the same time I’m interested…

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Following a successful tour to Manchester Art Gallery, the What Are You Like? exhibition opens this week at Wingfield Barns in Eye, Suffolk, where it will run until Friday 16th October 2009. In addition, the exhibition will be featured on BBC Radio Suffolk on Wednesday 2nd September from 1.00pm. For more details please see http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/local_radio/.…

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Following on from last year’s extremely successful exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, the House of Illustration is pleased to annouce that What Are You Like? is touring during the summer months to Manchester Art Gallery and Wingfield Barns in Suffolk. The original idea for the exhibition, curated by Quentin Blake, was taken from a Victorian…

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Illustrator and writer Anthony Browne was named as the next children’s laureate at a ceremony held in London on Tuesday 9th June. The author, whose books include Willy the Chimp, Gorilla and Zoo, replaces Michael Rosen as laureate and becomes the sixth author to undertake the role of championing books and reading for children. Browne…

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