Balbusso Twins received more than 100 international honors & awards including 30 CA Awards of Excellence
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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.
Gold Medal Society of Illustrators NYC
GOLD MEDAL SI66 2024
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.
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Graphis Design 2024 Platinum Winner
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.
3x3 Best of Show 2023
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!
"Our work has been recognized internationally"
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3x3 Magazine
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.
We won 30 Awards of Excellence from 2007 to present. Communication Arts Magazine Features the award-winning projects from the64th Annual Illustration Competition.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
2024 American Illustration 43 Selected WinnerAnnual 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 2024 Platinum Graphis Design Award The Great Gatsby Illustration Series, Graphis Inc.
2023 Accepted into Original Art 43rd Exhibit, Society of Illustrators NYC (Sisters in Science - picture book)
2023 Best of Show 3x3 Annual Illustration Show 20 Margaret Atwood covers for Corriere della Sera, USA 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
