Adjudicator: Jhinuk Sarkar

Jhinuk is an artist and illustrator born and brought up in the Midlands. After studying illustration at Central St Martins College, Jhinuk has continued to practice her work in both commercial avenues and exhibitions around the UK and internationally. Alongside her practice, she has worked in the arts supporting artists with their commissions in varying art forms. She has also worked in a commercial illustration agency and was recently the Exhibitions Officer at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery. Jhinuk continues to manage projects for artists’ commissions and has begun to deliver workshops for the House of Illustration to school groups. She currently practices her work and resides in London.

Jhinuk will be interested to see work that shows good draughtsmanship and illustrates an idea or emotion that could leave the gallery in visitors’ minds.