Underrated Creative Talent: 2016 Honourable Mentions
Image by Serafine Frey.
We’re ending 2016 with over 11,000 artists in the Zealous community, and there just aren’t enough hours in the day to feature them all! We’re blown away by our artists’ ingenuity and determination in their work – don’t they deserve a moment in the limelight? Now’s as good a time as any to feature the unsung heroes – the honourable mentions – of 2016. These folks have created amazing content and deserve a little recognition! Check out their work, join us, get in touch, and collaborate with them today! Explore our finest creative talent, from Brussels to Bogotà and beyond.
Biel, Switzerland
Serafine Frey
Illustrator and designer with a focus on playful composition and abstract narrative.
Manchester, UK
Rachel Presswood
Ceramicist, painter, visual storyteller. Zealous 2016 Art Prize shortlist.
Vancouver, British Columbia
John Larigakis
Art Director, illustrator and designer, co-creator of cartoon series Snack Time. Recognised by Cannes Lions and works with the likes of Volkswagon, Netflix, PepsiCo, and more.
Corby, UK
Ryan Driscoll
Oil painter with portrait focus who combines old styles with surreal and realist styles.
United Kingdom
Ola Szmida
Animator and illustrator with film festival and editorial experience (Rookie, Vice, and more).
London, UK
Manon Teychenne-Simoes
Portrait and commission artist with focus on women and female artists.
Basel and London
Sophie Jeong
Essayist, photographer, performer, sculptor, designer with a unique approach to each medium.
Toronto, Canada
Nathan Boey
Director and Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Moira Scicluna Zahra
Illustrator and designer with background in digital and traditional art.
London, UK
Chinoko Sakamoto
Japan-born ceramicist, makes humungous handmade ceramic sculptures and plant pots.
Spain
Marta Pinilla
Biologist and artist. Creates sculpture, drawings, sketches and installations focusing on relationship between microcosm and macrocosm.
Mattishall, UK
Craig Wylie
Figurative painter, hyper-realist, winner of prestigious BP Portrait Award.
London, UK
Marianna Orsho
Multidisciplinary designer and graphic artist, from fonts and logos to animations and illustrations.
Berlin and London
Maria Louceiro
Photographer and illustrator. Clients include Pitchfork, MTV (UK), Vice (US), Universal Music Group (UK), and more.
USA and Saudi Arabia
Badr Ali
American-born Saudi Arabian painter and printmaker. Contemporary interpretation of classical paintings.
Glasgow, Scotland
Robert Duncan
Animator and illustrator inspired by interplay between music, narrative and visual design. BAFTA Scotland New Talent nominee.
Bogotà, Colombia
Jesus Leguizamo
Painter who uses expressive brushstrokes to alter his subjects’ faces.
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