Andrew Rae is a British illustrator and visual artist based in London. He is known for his vibrant and playful illustrations, which often combine hand-drawn elements and digital techniques. He uses simple hand rendered line drawing and a combination of paper, felt pens, watercolour, ipad, iMac and Wacom screens to render irreverent images of which are used in many contexts incuding newspapers, magazines, publishing, advertising, animation and murals. He illustrated Tim Minchins book “You Don’t have to have a Dream” published by Ebury Press, Art Directed the award winning BBC animation Monkey Dust produced by Talkback, wrote and illustrated the graphic novel “Moonhead and the Music Machine” published by Nobrow and he has illustrated “This is Warhol”, “This is Dali”, “Where’s Warhol” and “My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook” published by Laurence King.
Selected Clients
The New York Times, LA Times, Hollywood Reporter, Mother Jones,
The FT Magazine, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Politico, Minor Figures, Courrier International, Apple, Airband, Penguin, Variety, American Express, The London Science Museum, Google, Gipsy Hill Beer, Cancer Research, Perrier, NHS, The Guardian, MTV UK, MTV Asia, Orange
Books
Where's Warhol by Laurence King
My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook by Laurence King
Moonhead and the Music Machine by NoBrow
This is Dali by Laurence King
This is Warhol by Laurence King
Devil in the Details Comic book free with Swallow Magazine
Listen with your Eyes postcard book by Concrete Hermit
Of Beasts and Machines postcard book by Concrete Hermit
Books that include my work
A Graphic Cosmogeny Comic Anthology by NoBrow
The Mighty Book of Boosh published by Canongate
D&AD annual 2009
Tres Logos by Die Gestalten Verlag
The Picture Book: Contemporary Illustration by Angus Hyland
Proud to be a Flyer by Ginko Press
Clin D’Oeil by Pao and Paws
Hidden Track by Die Gestalten Verlag
200% Cotton by Helen Walters
Digital Illustration by Lawrence Zeegen
Fundamentals of Illustration by AV
Illusive by Die Gestalten Verlag
Exhibitions
Studio Dreams with Nobrow 2018
Treviso Comic Book Fair 2015
Peepshows Museum of Objects and Origins at Pick Me Up, Somerset House March 2012
Objects in Orbit at Detroit Gallery Stockholm, September 2011
The Story So Far by The House of Fairy Tales at 68 St John Street, February 2011
Pick me Up Contemporary Graphic Arts Fair at Somerset House, April- May 2010
Concrete Hermit at The Conran Shops Shinjuku and Maranuchi Tokyo 2010
Inbetween at the Dreamspace Gallery London 2009
Parklife with Subliminal Projects at 1331 W.Sunset Blvd, LA Oct 2008
Blisters on my Fingers at Print Club, Dalston, London, July 2008
100 Pieces of Havana at the Dray Walk Gallery,Truman Brewery, July 2008
Of Beasts and Machines at the Recoat Gallery, Glasgow Jan 2008,
Peepshows Antarctic Exhibition at DDB London 2007
Many Hands make more Work at Concrete Hermit, Shoreditch 2007,
Moster Burp at G3, Kingly Court 2007,
The Flyer as Art at La Viande Gallery, Shoreditch 2005,
Black Convoy at 17 Gallery, Shoreditch 2005,
930 Square feet of Peepshow at 17 Gallery, Shoreditch 2005,
Design a Qee Expo, Playlounge on Newburgh Street 2004,
Apartment under Construction at Chelsea YMCA, New York 2004,
Peepboxes at St Lukes, M&C Saatchi, and Ogilvy & Mathers ad agencies 2003,
Humans vs The Robots at The Pennybank Showcase Gallery, Clerkenwell 2003,
Perverted Science at dreambagsjaguarshoes, Shoreditch 2002,
Tranaan, Stockholm 2002,
Peepshow at the New Inn Yard gallery, East London 2001,
Films/Animation
A Liars Autobiography the Untrue Story of Monty Pythons Graeme Chapman, (Artwork) 2012 Lemington Spa bombing scene
The Stunt (Writer Director) funded by the Mesh Scheme in conjunction with Channel 4 2007.
Monkey Dust (Art Director) by Talkback Productions fro the BBC 2003 (Best Comedy at the British Animation Awards 2004.)
Awards
The NYT Year in Illustration List - most memorable illustrations of 2022
The NYT Year in Illustration List - most memorable illustrations of 2021
AOI World Illustration Awards shortlist 2015: "Moonhead and Music Machine",
Judge a Book By It's Cover Award, "Moonhead and Music Machine" Stan Lee Excelsior Awards 2015.
D&AD Wood Pencil 2011: "Devil in the Details" comic that came with Swallow Magazine,
D&AD Wood Pencil 2009: Skittles Brand Experience commissioned by TBWA Toronto
D&AD Wood Pencil 2005: MTV poster commissioned by Point Blank Design,
D&AD Wood Pencil 2004: Just Around the Corner campaign for Puma commissioned by GBH,
Trading as Moonhead Studios Limited.
Yawn
Selected Clients
The New York Times, LA Times, Hollywood Reporter, Mother Jones,
The FT Magazine, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Politico, Minor Figures, Courrier International, Apple, Airband, Penguin, Variety, American Express, The London Science Museum, Google, Gipsy Hill Beer, Cancer Research, Perrier, NHS, The Guardian, MTV UK, MTV Asia, Orange
Books
Where's Warhol by Laurence King
My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook by Laurence King
Moonhead and the Music Machine by NoBrow
This is Dali by Laurence King
This is Warhol by Laurence King
Devil in the Details Comic book free with Swallow Magazine
Listen with your Eyes postcard book by Concrete Hermit
Of Beasts and Machines postcard book by Concrete Hermit
Books that include my work
A Graphic Cosmogeny Comic Anthology by NoBrow
The Mighty Book of Boosh published by Canongate
D&AD annual 2009
Tres Logos by Die Gestalten Verlag
The Picture Book: Contemporary Illustration by Angus Hyland
Proud to be a Flyer by Ginko Press
Clin D’Oeil by Pao and Paws
Hidden Track by Die Gestalten Verlag
200% Cotton by Helen Walters
Digital Illustration by Lawrence Zeegen
Fundamentals of Illustration by AV
Illusive by Die Gestalten Verlag
Exhibitions
Studio Dreams with Nobrow 2018
Treviso Comic Book Fair 2015
Peepshows Museum of Objects and Origins at Pick Me Up, Somerset House March 2012
Objects in Orbit at Detroit Gallery Stockholm, September 2011
The Story So Far by The House of Fairy Tales at 68 St John Street, February 2011
Pick me Up Contemporary Graphic Arts Fair at Somerset House, April- May 2010
Concrete Hermit at The Conran Shops Shinjuku and Maranuchi Tokyo 2010
Inbetween at the Dreamspace Gallery London 2009
Parklife with Subliminal Projects at 1331 W.Sunset Blvd, LA Oct 2008
Blisters on my Fingers at Print Club, Dalston, London, July 2008
100 Pieces of Havana at the Dray Walk Gallery,Truman Brewery, July 2008
Of Beasts and Machines at the Recoat Gallery, Glasgow Jan 2008,
Peepshows Antarctic Exhibition at DDB London 2007
Many Hands make more Work at Concrete Hermit, Shoreditch 2007,
Moster Burp at G3, Kingly Court 2007,
The Flyer as Art at La Viande Gallery, Shoreditch 2005,
Black Convoy at 17 Gallery, Shoreditch 2005,
930 Square feet of Peepshow at 17 Gallery, Shoreditch 2005,
Design a Qee Expo, Playlounge on Newburgh Street 2004,
Apartment under Construction at Chelsea YMCA, New York 2004,
Peepboxes at St Lukes, M&C Saatchi, and Ogilvy & Mathers ad agencies 2003,
Humans vs The Robots at The Pennybank Showcase Gallery, Clerkenwell 2003,
Perverted Science at dreambagsjaguarshoes, Shoreditch 2002,
Tranaan, Stockholm 2002,
Peepshow at the New Inn Yard gallery, East London 2001,
Films/Animation
A Liars Autobiography the Untrue Story of Monty Pythons Graeme Chapman, (Artwork) 2012 Lemington Spa bombing scene
The Stunt (Writer Director) funded by the Mesh Scheme in conjunction with Channel 4 2007.
Monkey Dust (Art Director) by Talkback Productions fro the BBC 2003 (Best Comedy at the British Animation Awards 2004.)
Awards
The NYT Year in Illustration List - most memorable illustrations of 2022
The NYT Year in Illustration List - most memorable illustrations of 2021
AOI World Illustration Awards shortlist 2015: "Moonhead and Music Machine",
Judge a Book By It's Cover Award, "Moonhead and Music Machine" Stan Lee Excelsior Awards 2015.
D&AD Wood Pencil 2011: "Devil in the Details" comic that came with Swallow Magazine,
D&AD Wood Pencil 2009: Skittles Brand Experience commissioned by TBWA Toronto
D&AD Wood Pencil 2005: MTV poster commissioned by Point Blank Design,
D&AD Wood Pencil 2004: Just Around the Corner campaign for Puma commissioned by GBH,
Trading as Moonhead Studios Limited.
Yawn
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