Vicky Newman

Vicky Newman (born October 29, 1982) is a British illustrator.

Born in Pembury, Kent, Newman graduated with honours from Falmouth College of Arts in 2005 with a BA in Communication Design | Illustration She is an advertising and publishing illustrator, best known for advertisements and poster design. Her style is an eclectic mix of hand rendered line and digital color and has similarities to the Art Nouveau artists such as Aubrey Beardsley and Alfons Mucha as well as modern movements in contemporary illustration design.

Newman has worked on campaigns for Camel Cigarettes Dolce & Gabbana "The Independent" as well as advertising companies such as Gyro Worldwide in Philadelphia and Brand New World in New York and for charities including American breast cancer charity Keep A Breast and British environmental and health charity Surfers Against Sewage. She is also a member of the illustration collective House of Aces.

Press coverage

Newman has been profiled on Charles Saatchi’s Student artist's website. [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/stuart/StudentArt/ast_id/16199] She has been interviewed by "The Independent" in the UK, [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2027070.ece] ,
"The Financial Times" in the UK, [http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?startDate=28%2F07%2F2007&dsz=2&dse=false&queryText=charles+saatchi&y=9&endDate=28%2F07%2F2007&activeTab=ftNews&resultsToReturn=10&aje=false&x=25&id=070728000899&ct=0&nclick_check=1]
"Folha de São Paulo" in Brazil [http://busca.folha.uol.com.br/search?site=jornal&q=vicky+newman] and ABC News in America [http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2860540]

Exhibitions

Spring 2008, Unexpected Illustration! a showcase of work produced by illustration collective House of Aces at the George House Gallery, Folkestone
Summer 2007, Solo exhibition of current work in TBWA at their central London headquarters,
Included as part of Noise Festival 2006-2007 held throughout the UK, aiming to exhibit the best new talent in design, fashion, film, music, architecture and written word.
Summer 2006 ‘First Class Post’ Newman’s work was included in an exhibition of artists living and working in Kent. Exhibited in four galleries across South East England.
Summer 2005, New Designers, Islington exhibited as part of a showcase of emerging British design students.
Spring 2005, ‘A Guide to Doodling’ Falmouth an exhibition of seven contemporary British illustrators.

External links

* [http://www.vickynewman.com Portfolio site of illustrator Vicky Newman]
* [http://www.houseofaces.net Illustration collective House of Aces]

References

* [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/stuart/StudentArt/ast_id/16199 "Saatchi artist profile"]
*Jury, Louise. [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2027070.ece "BritArt: The next generation"] , "The Independent", November 30 2006.
*Edgecliffe-Johnson, Andrew. [http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?startDate=28%2F07%2F2007&dsz=2&dse=false&queryText=charles+saatchi&y=9&endDate=28%2F07%2F2007&activeTab=ftNews&resultsToReturn=10&aje=false&x=25&id=070728000899&ct=0&nclick_check=1 "FT WEEKEND MAGAZINE - FEATURE: Smart art "] , "The Financial Times", July 28 2007
*Cozer, Raquel. [http://busca.folha.uol.com.br/search?site=jornal&q=vicky+newman "Sites servem mais para bater papo do que fazer negócios"] , "Folha de São Paulo", January 10 2007.
*Bain, Julia E. [http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2860540 "ABC News", February 10 2007.