About

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Sarah Wilkins is an illustrator who has lived and worked her way around the world. Her award-winning art includes editorial and children’s book illustration, posters, book covers, products and environmental design. Sarah's illustrations have appeared on buildings, buses, bags and many other curious places, but they feel most at home on the pages of beautiful books.

Sarah holds a Master of Science in Society and a degree in Visual Communication Design.

Awards & Annuals:
Communication Arts, American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, 3×3 Magazine, Print Magazine, Society of Publication Designers, Australian Illustrators and AOI World Illustration Awards, LIANZA Russell Clark Award for illustration, NZ Post Children’s Book Awards Finalist, Storylines Notable Book Award, Association of Illustrators World Illustration (London), Taipei International Book Exhibition, Sharjah Children's Book Illustration Exhibition 2021, NZCYA Book Awards - Best Picture Book 2020, PANZ Scholastic NZ Award 2023.

Book Festivals:
2022 Salon International du Livre Océanien, New Caledonia — Guest Speaker.
2019 Festival des Petits Kiwis, New Zealand — Guest Speaker.
2014 Taipei International Book Exhibition — Guest Speaker.

Clients include:
L.A. Times, Barnes & Noble, UNESCO, United Airlines, Time Inc., American Express, Pfizer, The Smithsonian, XXI Magazine, Walker Books, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Yoga Journal, Coastal Living, Texas Monthly, Cooking Light, Saveur, Parents Magazine, Madame Figaro, O Magazine, Boston Globe, The Daily Telegraph, Town & Country, Charles Schwab, Causette, Laurence King Publishing, Edizioniel Publishing, Djeco, Little Tiger.