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Illustration Awards Talk with Stephen Smith
Neasden Control Centre (Adult Fiction winner, V&A Illustration Awards 2026) will present an illustrated artist talk reflecting on his practice / processes
Through examples from past and current projects, Stephen will discuss the role of drawing, print, material exploration and graphic experimentation in developing visual ideas, offering an insight into how process, collaboration and making inform his approach to contemporary art, illustration and graphic design.
The V&A Illustration Awards is a free, biennial competition celebrating excellence in illustration and contemporary practice, and judged by a panel of prominent illustrators and industry experts. The awards highlight a broad range of illustration styles and subjects. This display features the work of this year's winners and runners-up from each of the five categories: Adult Factual, Adult Fiction, Advertising and Commercial, Emerging Illustrator and Illustration for Children.
The Awards are generously supported by The Linder Foundation and the Moira Gemmill Memorial fund.
The Awards are generously supported by The Linder Foundation and the Moira Gemmill Memorial fund.
Header image: Stephen Smith (Neasden Control Centre), Sketchbook with ideas for Cortázar Classics, 2025.