Melbourne artist, Ellen Porteus, is one of the nine creatives from APAC included in The One Club for Creativity’s Young Guns finalists list this year. 94 finalists from 27 countries have been chosen.
The finalists from APAC are:
- Hiu Ching Kung, graphic designer, Hong Kong
- Lam Ieong Kun, graphic designer, illustrator, indego design, Macau
- Raxenne Maniquiz, graphic designer, illustrator, Santa Maria (Philippines)
- Kiyotaka Mizukoshi, CEO, Mozu Studios, Tokyo
- Darius Ou Dahao, graphic designer, Studio Darius Ou, Singapore
- Ellen Porteus, artist, Melbourne
- Kosuke Takahashi, inventor, communication designer, Dentsu Inc., Tokyo
- Khyati Trehan, graphic designer, 3D visual artist, New Delhi
- Vikki Zhang, illustrator, artist, Shanghai
The complete list of the 94 Young Guns 19 finalists can be viewed here.
Young Guns is the industry’s only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and promotes today’s young creatives. This year’s entries were judged by a jury of 88 top creatives from 38 countries, nearly half of whom are past YG winners.
This year’s winners will be announced online on October 27 2021 and celebrated at a special in-person event on November 17, 2021 at Sony Hall in New York.
All Young Guns winners will receive a unique version of the iconic Young Guns Cube, designed exclusively for this year’s incoming class, and have their permanent profile page added to the Young Guns website. Winners also receive a complimentary one-year One Club for Creativity membership, permanent membership in the Young Guns network, a chance to be featured in Young Guns events and an assortment of career-boosting opportunities from Young Guns sponsors.
This year’s YG19 branding and award are designed by Simon Chénier-Gauvreau (YG12), head of design at TUX Creative, Montréal. The branding, themed Bright Days Await, draws parallels between the bright future that Young Guns brings to a creative’s career, and that of a post-pandemic world. The campaign features vibrant, bucolic visuals to create a light-hearted and reassuring feel.
For the eighth consecutive year, international artists management agency and Young Guns sponsor, Levine/Leavitt, will choose one talented creative for the Artist In Residence Award, presented to a newly crowned Young Gun whose body of work truly stands out. The winner will be announced at the November 17 event in New York and receives a full year of professional development, guidance and mentorship from Levine/Leavitt to help advance their career.
Young Guns 19 and other One Club activities are made possible in part through the support of sponsors including Levine/Leavitt and Shutterstock.
