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Balbusso Twins received more than 100 international honors & awards including 31 CA Awards of Excellence
2025 Award of Excellence Communication Arts
Our five pieces for the Epson Calendar 2024 Spectacular have been selected by the 2025 jury to appear in Illustration Annual 66 of Communication Arts @communicationarts institutional series. Of the 2,867 entries to the 66th Illustration Annual, only 110 were accepted, representing the work of 102 artists, making the Illustration Annual the most exclusive major illustration competition in the world.
2025 SILA Illustration West 63 winners!
We won a Bronze Award and an Honorable Mention and #10 artwork have been selected into Illustration West 67 exhibit! BRONZE AWARD: Menewood cover art
HONORABLE MENTION; Mary I: Queen of Sorrows cover art here the winners
Big thank you to the SILA jury and to all the art directors, publishers and authors who worked with us on these amazing projects.
2025 Illustrators 67 Selected
We are very happy and proud! Many of our work have been selected into Illustrators 67 exhibit and book! Big thank you to the SI67 @soi128 jury and to all the art directors, publishers and authors who worked with us on these amazing projects. Our #9 selected works are the following:Marie Curie, Bronia Dluska and the atomic power of Sisterhood Penguin Random House Children picture book (Book Series), Elizabeth Of York Queen, Henry VIII King, Mary I Queen, Headline publishing (Book series cover artworks), Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood by Robert Beatty Disney Books (Book Single Image - cover art)
Society of Illustrators NYC
Platinum Winner Graphis Design 2025
Our Illustration series Epson Calendar Spectacular won the PLATINUM AWARD n the Graphis Design 2025 competition placing us among the world's elite designers as recognized by the esteemed jury.
Graphis Inc.
Gold Winner Graphis Design 2025
Our covers illustration series Margaret Atwood's masterpieces for Corriere Della Sera just won the GOLD AWARD in the Graphis Design 2025 competition placing us among the world's elite designers as recognized by the esteemed jury.
Graphis Inc.
2024 3x3 Merit Honorable Mention
Several images have been selected to be published in the 3x3 International Illustration Illustration Annual No.21 and the Online Gallery. Winning artworks:
Series of artworks Epson Calendar Spectacular, Merit
Cover art Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood (Disney Hyperion USA) Merit
Cover art Menewood by Nicola Griffith (Farrar, Straus and Giroux USA), Merit
Cover art Harboring Hope (HarperCollins USA), Merit
Series of cover artworks Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam trylogy and other masterpieces for Corriere Della Sera, Honorable Mention
3x3 Magazine
2024 WIA Shortlisted Artists
Our cover artworks for the Margaret Atwood's masterpiece collection (Corriere Della Sera) have been SHORTLISTED for WIA2024 Book Covers category!
The 200 shortlist have been selected from nearly 5,500 entries from 84 countries following a rigorous and competitive judging process.
2024 AI43 SELECTED WINNER
The Margaret Atwood cover artworks (book series) have been SELECTED to appear in the American Illustration 43 Annual Award Book. Many thanks to the AI43 judges and Mark Heflin. From over 8,000 entries, the AI43 Jury selected only 356 images by a majority vote or better to appear in the book and online galleries representing the best pictures from 2023. We created twenty-one covers artworks for the Margaret Atwood's masterpieces published by Corriere Della Sera. We are very grateful to Margaret Atwood @therealmargaretatwood @corriere @xxystudio.
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2024 GOLD MEDAL SI66
Our Sport images series for The 2024 Epson calendar has won the Institutional Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators NYC 66th Annual Show. Thank you so much to the SI66 jury, Epson Italia and Gianluca Folì, Art Director.
Gold Medal Society of Illustrators NYC
Platinum Winner Graphis Design 2024
The Great Gatsby Illustration Series are a Platinum Winner in the Graphis 2024 Design Awards! Our work will take its rightful place on Graphis website and in the prestigious Graphis Design 2024 Awards book, both print and digital. Thank you so much to the esteemed Jury @graphis_inc and B. Martin Pedersen Antonio Alcalá, Roger Archbold, Maria Alma Guede, Mike Hughes, Byoung il Sun, Vishal Vora.
Graphis Inc.
3x3 Best of Show Annual 20
Balbusso Twins Best of Show 3x3 the Magazine of Contemporary Illustration 2023: cover series for Margaret Atwood’s masterpieces published by Corriere Della Sera. Thank you so much to all 3x3 jury and Charles Hively,
Special thanks to Margaret Atwood, Il Corriere Della Sera and XXY Studio who believed in us for this unique and unrepeatable project!
3x3 Magazine
"Our work has been recognized internationally"
Best of Show
CA Award of Excellence
American Illustration
3x3 Magazine
Communication Arts
Balbusso twins Best Of Show 2023
3x3 is the first publication devoted entirely to the art of contemporary illustration. Published in the United States and distributed worldwide.
American Illustration (AI-AP), the leading hardcover, juried annual, offer an expansive view with hundreds of images selected by an outstanding jury from thousands of entries submitted to the annual competition.
We won 30 Awards of Excellence from 2007 to present. Communication Arts Magazine Features the award-winning projects from the64th Annual Illustration Competition.
Graphis Silver Award
Gold and Silver Medals
2013 V&A Book Illustration Award
Graphis Inc.
Society of Illustrators
The V&A Museum
2022 Graphis Silver Award and Honorable MentionInternational Designers for Peace competition. Graphis Magazine was first published in 1944 by Walter Herdeg and Dr. Walter Amstutz in Zürich, Switzerland.Graphis is committed to presenting and promoting the work of exceptional talent in Design, Advertising, Photography and Art/Illustration.
We won FOURGold Medals, a Silver Medal and the Stevan Dohanos Award from the prestigious Society of Illustrators of New York.From 2009 to today, our works have been regularly selected by international juries for the prestigious annual exhibition in the Museum of Illustration in New York and for the book of the prestigious American Association of Illustrators.
2013 V&A Book Illustration Award The Victoria and Albert Museum Uk. The V&A Illustration Awards were established in 1972 and have since become the UK’s most prestigious annual illustration competition. The Awards celebrate excellence in student illustration and three categories of contemporary practice: book cover design, book
Best Interior Illustration
The Joseph Morgan Henninger Award
WIA World Illustration Awards
The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists
AOI Association of Illustrators
SILA The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
ASFA was founded to promote artists who work in the field of science fiction and fantasy art.
The World Illustration Awards showcase great work being made by illustrators all over the world.
Best of Show Illustration West 53 and 55. This award is presented to the best of all the Gold Award winners and is named for SILA’s first President during our founding year in 1953.
Honors & Awards
2025 American Illustration 44 Chosen Winner Annual web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA Illustration series Epson Calendar Spectacular
2025 CA's Award of Excellence Illustration Annual 66, Communication Arts Magazine, USA Illustration series Epson Calendar Spectacular
2025 Bronze Award and Honorable Mention SILA Illustration West 63, Sila Society of Illustrators Los Angeles CA, USA
2025 “Illustrators 67” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2024 PLATINUM Award Graphis Design 2025 Illustration series Epson Calendar Spectacular
2024 GOLD Award Graphis Design 2025 Covers illustration series Margaret Atwood's masterpieces for Corriere Della Sera
2024 3x3 Merit Award Honorable Mention Illustration Show Annual No.21 USA
2024 3x3 Honorable Mention Illustration Show Annual No.21 USA
2024 World Illustration Awards longlisted + SHORTLISTED Margaret Atwood's masterpiece cover artworks for Corriere Della Sera, The AOI, Directory of Illustrators, UK
2024 American Illustration 43 Selected Winner Annual Book and web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2024 GOLD Medal Institutional category “Illustrators 66”, Annual Book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, US
2023 Platinum Graphis Design Award 2024 The Great Gatsby Illustration Series, Graphis Inc.
2023 Best of Show 3x3 Annual Illustration Show 20 Margaret Atwood covers for Corriere della Sera, USA
2023 Accepted into Original Art 43rd Exhibit, Society of Illustrators NYC (Sisters in Science - picture book)
2023 3x3 Annual Illustration Show 20 Merit Award, Honorable Mention, 1843 The Economist magazine, USA
2023 WIA World Illustration Awards longlisted, The Great Gatsby Illustration Series, The AOI, Directory of Illustrators, UK
2023 American Illustration 42 SELECTED Winner, Annual Book and web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2023 CA's Award of Excellence Illustration Annual 64, Communication Arts Magazine, USA
2023 “Illustrators 65” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2022 Graphis Silver Award and Honorable Mention International Designers for Peace competition
2022 Merit Award 3x3 Show No.19
2022 WIA World Illustration Awards shortlisted, The AOI, Directory of Illustrators, UK
2022 Selected The Braw amazing bookshelf - Me+Tree 100 among amazing books, Bologna children’s book fair 59th edition
2022 American Illustration 41 SELECTED Winner, Annual Book and web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2022 CA's Award of Excellence Illustration Annual 63, Communication Arts Magazine, USA
2022 “Illustrators 64” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2021 GOLD Award + MERIT Winner 3x3 Pro Show Illustration Annual No.18, USA
2021 Original Art Exhibit, Society of Illustrators NYC USA
2021 SPD 56 Design Competition Merit Award Winner UCSF Magazine Combating Coronavirus Pentagram cover.
2021 American Illustration 40 SELECTED Winner, Annual Book and web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2021 CA's Award of Excellence Illustration Annual 62, Communication Arts Magazine, USA
2021 “Illustrators 63” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2020 American Illustration 39 SELECTED Winner, libro e galleria web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2020 OZZIE AWARD best illustration @foliomag Julia Robinson portrait USA
2020 Spectrum 27 Winner Awards Nominations The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art USA
2020 CA's Award of Excellence Illustration Annual 61, Communication Arts Magazine, USA
2020 SILVER Medal Advertising category “Illustrators 62”, Annual Book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, US
2020 “Illustrators 62” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2019 WIA World Illustration Awards shortlisted, The AOI, Directory of Illustrators, UK
2019 American Illustration 38 SELECTED Winner, libro e galleria web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2019 CA's Award of Excellence Illustration Annual 60, Communication Arts Magazine, USA
2019 “Illustrators 61” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2019 The Joseph Morgan Henninger Gold Award Best of show, Illustration West 57, Sila Society of Illustrators Los Angeles CA, USA
2018 GOLD Gosee Award Illustration Portfolio (Germania)
2018 Merit Winner 3x3 Magazine Show Illustration Annual No.15, New York USA
2018 The HOW International Design Awards Winners 2018 Outstanding Achievement Winner in the Poster Category: NatureBridge
2018 WIA World Illustration Awards shortlisted, The AOI, Directory of Illustrators, Londra, Gran Bretagna
2018 Spectrum 25 Winner The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Annual Book, USA
2018 CA's Award of Excellence Illustration Annual 59, Communication Arts Magazine, USA
2018 “Illustrators 60” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2017 The Original Art 17 Society of Illustrators New York, selection “Make the Earth our Companion” USA
2017 Merit Award 3x3 Magazine Picture Book Show n.14, USA
2017 Premio Treccani Web L’eccellenza del Web Italiano Eccellenza del Giorno 9 Agosto 2017
2017 WIA World Illustration Awards shortlisted, The AOI, Directory of Illustrators, Londra, Gran Bretagna
2017 V&A Illustration Award Shortlisted, Victoria and Albert Museum, Londra, Gran Bretagna
2017 American Illustration 36 Chosen, web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2017 CA's Award of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 58, USA
2017 Spectrum 24 Winner The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Annual Book, USA
2017 “Illustrators 59” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2017 Gold Award Best Illustration District VII, CASE The Council for Advancement and Support of Education, USA
2017 Silver Award, Illustration West 55, Sila Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, USA
2016 UCDA Design Competition Illustration Award of Excellence (illustration Dr. Jerome Santa Clara University), The University & College Designers Association
2016 Stevan Dohanos Award, Best of Show, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2016 WIA World Illustration Awards shortlisted annual tour e book, The AOI, Directory of Illustrators, UK
2016 Merit 3x3 Illustration Annual ProShow 13, New York, USA
2016 American Illustration 35 Selected Winner, Annual Book and web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2016 Spectrum 23 Winner The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, selezione per libro annuale, USA
2016 CA's Award of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 57, USA
2016 “Illustrators 58” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2015 Chesley Award Best Interior Illustration, the 30th Chesley Awards – ASFA The Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists USA
2015 WIA World Illustration Awards shortlisted, The AOI, Directory of Illustrators, USA
2015 Merit and Honorable Mention 3x3 Illustration Annual ProShow 12, New York, USA
2015 Premio Andersen, best illustrators of the year, 34esima Edizione, Andersen Review Genova, IT
2015 American Illustration 34 Chosen, web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2015 Spectrum 22 Winner The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Annual Book, USA
2015 CA's Award of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 56, USA
2015 The Joseph Morgan Henninger Gold Award Best of show, Illustration West 53, Sila Society of Illustrators Los Angeles CA, USA
2015 “Illustrators 57” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2014 Silver Award and Distinguished Merit 3x3 Illustration Annual ProShow 11, New York, USA
2014 American Illustration 33 Selected Winner, Annual Book and web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2014 CA's Award of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 55, USA
2014 Spectrum 21 Winner The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, annual book, USA
2014 “Illustrators 56” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2013 Spectrum 20 Winner The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, annual book, USA
2013 Merit 3x3 Illustration Annual ProShow 10, New York, USA
2013 “V&A Book Illustration Award” Victoria and Albert Museum, UK
2013 Gold Medal Book category “Illustrators 55”, selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2013 American Illustration 32 Chosen, online gallery ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2013 CA's Award of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 54, USA
2012 Gold Medal Book category “Illustrators 54”, selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2012 Merit 3X3 Illustration Annual Children’s Show 9, New York, USA
2012 Silver Medal 3x3 Illustration Annual ProShow 9, New York, USA
2012 American Illustration 31 Selected Winner, book and online gallery ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2012 CA's Award of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 53, USA
2012 Award of Excellence Applied Arts Magazine, Toronto, Canada
2012 CQ26 Creative Quarterly The Journal of Art & Design, USA
2011 Merit 3x3 Illustration Annual ProShow 8, New York, USA
2011 American Illustration 30 Selected Winner, Annual book and web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, US
2011 CA's Award Of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 52, USA
2011 Luerzer's Archive "200 Best Illustrators worldwide"
2011 Gold Medal Book category “Illustrators 53”, selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, US
2010 “Illustrators 52” selection Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, US
2010 CA's ward of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 51, USA
2010 Award of Excellence Applied Arts Magazine, Toronto, Canada
2010 American Illustration 29 Chosen web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2010 Silver Medal 3X3 Illustration Annual Children’s Show 7, New York, USA
2010 Merit 3x3 The Magazine Of Contemporary Illustration ProShow 7, USA
2009 American Illustration 28 Chosen, selezione permanente galleria we ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2009 CA's Award of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 50, Menlo Par, USA
2009 Selezione 1ST CJ Picture Book Festival Seoul, Corea
2009 “Illustrators 51” Annual book and Exhibit, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
2008 CA's Award of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 49, USA
2008 American Illustration 27 Chosen, Web ARCHIVE – AI-AP’s, USA
2007 CA's Award of Excellence Communication Arts Illustration Annual 48, USA
2005 Award for Excellence Illustrators Exhibition, Children's Book Fair, Bologna, IT
2001 Selection BIBI, Bratislava Illustrators Biennial, Slovak Republic
2000 First Prize, National Competition Interpretazione di una Regione, Regione Lombardia, Associazione Illustratori, IT
1999 Selection BIBI, Bratislava Illustrators Biennial, Slovak Republic
1998 Certificate of Design Excellent, Print European Regional Design Annual, USA
1998 Third Prize, National Competition Sulle ali delle farfalle, Bordano (UD), IT
1997 Selection in the National Illustration Competition Giufà Tante Storie, Enna, IT
GOLD MEDAL SI66
Epson Calendar Spectacular Sport Series
Below some winning images
Gold Award Best Illustration
Best Illustration
Best Illustrator
Merit Award
OZZIE AWARD
CASE The Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Andresen Prize
SPD 56 Design Competition
The Original Art Children Book
100 among amazing books
UCDA Award of ExcellenceIllustration Category
Winner CQ 26
Society of Illustrators NYC
Creative Quarterly The Journal of Art & Design
Bologna children’s book fair
The University & College Designers Association
GOLD Award Illustration Category
200 Best Illustrators worldwide
Award Of Excellence Illustration
Award Of ExcellenceIllustration Exhibition
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©2023-2024 Anna and Elena Balbusso. All rights reserved.
All ©Balbusso twins images and content are copyrighted. No Machine Learning, AI. You may not use our ©images, our name (as authors), and content of this website (including any caption information, keywords or other metadata associated with content) for any machine learning and/or artificial intelligence purposes.The artworks above cannot be used for commercial purposes by any third parties without explicit permission from the copyright holder ©Anna and Elena Balbusso Twins. Violation of this right means an infringement of copyright law and is indictable.