Biography
Jim Tsinganos is a Sydney based illustrator and Visual Practitioner with over 25 years experience who has worked extensively in Australia and abroad and has had 2 working stints in Amsterdam.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Design specialising in Illustration from S.A.C.A.E.(Now UniSa) in Adelaide...
Jim Tsinganos is a Sydney based illustrator and Visual Practitioner with over 25 years experience who has worked extensively in Australia and abroad and has had 2 working stints in Amsterdam.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Design specialising in Illustration from S.A.C.A.E.(Now UniSa) in Adelaide South Australia.
He is the recipient of numerous awards, both locally and internationally and has been featured in many of the major illustration annuals including Communication Arts Illustration Annual, 3x3 ProShow Annual, Society of Illustrators LA, as well as local industry magazines in Australia and has been repeatedly recognised by Lurzer’s Archive Magazine as one of the world’s top 200 illustrators.
He has participated in countless exhibitions, both group shows and solo shows, nationally and internationally and has been commissioned and collected by private collectors from around the world and by Opera Australia. .
He has been commissioned by a richly varied client list including Australia Post to produce series of stamps, Qantas to produce travel posters, by the Australian Mint which released a limited edition commemorative collectors coin for Autralia Day featuring his image and the Australian String Quartet to produce a series of covers for their Australian Anthology of Australian recording artists.
In 2019 he was part of the international jury judging the children’s book illustration show as part of the Sharjah International Childrens Book Fair in the UAE.
In June 2021 he won the Open Call International Art Competition at the Florence Biennale.
“I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is of my dad sitting me down before our house guests and having me draw them. He was my first art director and that was my first assignment.”
Achievements
- 1996 -Best illustration, NSW section of Health and Well Being Awards.
-Solo show, Every Picture Tells A Story, the Rocks.
- 1997 -Best illustration, MADC awards.
-Group show at Dux, FM Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
-Society of Illustrators group show, ASN gallery, the Rocks.
-Accepted into CA magazine, illustration annual, USA.
- 1998 -Best illustration, MADC awards.
- 1999 -Best Illustration, Australian Magazine Awards.
-Society of Illustrators group show, ASN gallery, the Rocks.
-Group show, ”Every Picture Tells A Story “, the Rocks.
-Group show, “L’Agenzia “ restaurant, Crows Nest.
- 2000 -Silver medal for illustration, NY Art Directors Club Awards
- 2000 - Silver medal for illustration, London Art Directors Club.
- 2001: -“Creative Madness” group show, Volvo gallery, Barracks st., Sydney.
-“Extinction Denied” group show, Volvo gallery, Barracks st., Sydney.
-2002: -Accepted into CA magazine, illustration annual, USA.
-Group show, “Global Gallery”, Paddington.
-Commissioned by Opera Australia to produce 23 opera posters.
-Became president of the NSW chapter of Illustrators Australia
- 2004- Bronze Award, Print Regional Design/Illustration Annual USA
-Accepted into CA magazine, illustration annual, USA.
-Solo show at Icon Gallery, east Redfern.
-Organised and coordinated first annual Australian New Zealand Illustration awards for Illustrators Australia.
-2005: -“Illustrious” Group Show, Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
-“Narration and Markmaking”, Group Show, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
-Accepted into Lurzer’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2005/06
-Solo show at Acacia Restaurant, the Rocks, Sydney
- 2007/8 -Accepted into Lurzer’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide
-Accepted into 3x3 Magazine Illustration Annual 2008
-Accepted into Communication Arts Illustration Annual 2008
-2009: - “The Illustrators” group show, KILN Gallery, Brisbane.
-Illustrators Australia 20 year anniversary group show, Melbourne.
-2010: -Accepted into Society of Illustrators LA show and illustration annual.
- 2011/12-Accepted into Lurzer’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide
- Bronze award from Illustrators Australia annual illustration award show
-Featured in DPI Magazine, Taiwan.
- 2012 -Gold Award from Illustrators Australia annual illustration award show
-Accepted into 3x3 Magazine Illustration Annual
-2013: -Featured in Fantastic Illustration Annual, Designer Books Hong Kong, Beijing.
-“The Path Less Deconstructed” group show, M contemporary Gallery Woollahra
- 2014/15- Accepted into Lurzer’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide
- 2014-Image chosen to be produced as a limited edition commemorative collectors coin
the Australian Mint
- 2015 -2 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Highly Commended from Illustrators Australia annual illustration awards
- 2017- Accepted into Society of Illustrators LA
-2018- Accepted into Society of Illustrators LA
-2019- Accepted into Society of Illustrators LA and Highly Commended
-2019-Part of the international Jury judging The Children’s Book Illustratiuon Exhibition at the Sharjah International Children’s Book Fair in the UAE.
-2019- “Points of View” solo show, Art in the Library, Bundeena, Sydney.
-2021- Accepted to exhibit in the 2021 Florence Biennale
- Winner of the Open Call International Art Prize at the Florence Biennale in Conjunction with Art Market Magazine
-Featured interview and cover in Art Market Magazine.
-Successfully made both Long and short list for World Wide Illustration Awards.
-Exhibited in “Lifeline” exhibition, Galleria of Biblioteca - Rome.
-Winner of Circle Foundation World Wide Art, Spectrum Brooklyn Art Contest.
-Exhibited at Red Dot Miami with Circle Foundation, World Wide Art, Miami, USA.
- Exhibited in “Segnalati of Budapest” Group Show, Budapest, Hungary.
