Awards
CCA's Illustration Program has given rise to many award-winning illustrators among its students, faculty, and alumni.
Just in the last five years alone, an impressive array of CCA illustrators have been recognized and honored in national illustration competitions.
This page highlights those talented, award-winning CCA artists.
National Illustration Competitions
View awarded CCA artists by competition:
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship
Society of Illustrators
American Illustration
Communication Arts
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition
Over a hundred works are chosen from more than 5,000 entries submitted by professors of college-level students nationwide. Being selected in this competition is an enormous honor and can help propel budding careers forward.
The jury of professionals, including illustrators and art directors, selects the most outstanding works based on the quality of technique, concept, and skill of medium used.
About 25 of the winning entries are also awarded a scholarship, which is given out at the opening reception of the Student Scholarship Exhibition, held in the gallery of the Museum of American Illustration at the New York Society of Illustrators.
2023
Itzél Rios-Ellis
Mira Henry
Jade Howe
Laura Jacobsen
Noah Kellstedt
Felix Orozco-Mendoza
Aileen Ra - Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts Scholarship Award
Yizhen (Zoe) Zhu
2022
To view the winners artwork and hear from the students click here
Tony Bernardo (2022)
Brian Kwon (2023)
Xiangzi Xu (2022)
Jade Howe (2023): $1000 scholarship -- Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts Scholarship Award
2021
Paloma Diaz
Karthik Ilango - $6,000 -- The Jon McDonald Scholarship Award
Michael Kang - $5,000 -- The Jason Polan Scholarship Award
Hollis Panelli
2020
Zaruhi Avoyan
Tim Brumley
Frankie Gutierrez
Vanessa Lim (2)
Brittany Mack (2)
Jane Trieu
How Wang
Thien-Huong Vu (2)
Daniel Zhou
2019
Shaheen Beardsley (2) - Norman Rockwell Museum Award
Catherine Joo
Yuri Knighten
Vanessa Lim (2)
Brittany Mack (2)
Elizabeth McConaughy-Oliver
Lyssa Park (2)
Bowen Tan
Thien-Huong Vu
2018
Tinna Guo
Raul Higuera - The ICON Scholarship
Montana Manalo
Chanhi You - $500 In Memory of Kazu Sano
2016
Anton Belov
Kyung Chyun
Nick Francis
Christian Leon Guerrero
Travis Jaworski
Emeric Kennard
Ruxin Zhang
2015
View the winners gallery at the 2015 Student Scholarship Competition website
Kelly Airo
Kyung Chyun
Alison Easter
Alden Freed
Jiho Lee
Michelle McNeil
Kate Park
Laura Tharp
Galine Tumasyan
Jared White
2014
View the winners gallery at the 2014 Student Scholarship Competition website
Trisia Bales
Cody Blocker
Georgia Chouteau
Cody Dennis
Crystal Galloway
Michelle LaGasca (2)
Isabel Patino
Andrea Pescosolido
Jared White
2013
View the winners gallery at the 2013 Student Scholarship Competition website
Andre Caraco
Anna Cueva (2)
Velia de Iiuliis
Monica Garwood
Jeff Gomez
Cyd Harlow
Christina Jung
Caitlin NG
Natalia Tin
2012
View the winners gallery at the 2012 Student Scholarship Competition website
Afu Chan (2013)
Monica Garwood (2012): $500 scholarship, in memory of former Illustration chair Dugald Stermer
Jeff Gomez (2013)
Christina Jung (2013)
Caitlin Ng (2013)
Maggie Olson (2012)
Sara Sydnor (2012)
Jenna Trost (2012): $1000 scholarship (in honor of John Klammer)
2011
View the winners gallery at the 2011 Student Scholarship Competition website
Catalina Bastias
Christina Jung (2013)
Nicole Gervacio (2011): $1,000 -- The Shrunkenheadman Scholarship
Yina Kim (2011)
Alex Morawski (2011)
Denise Nadal (2011): $1,000 scholarship -- Bialkin Family Foundation
Jonathan Stagnaro (2012)
Michael Thurston (2014)
2010
View the winners gallery at the 2010 Student Scholarship Competition website
Dustin Boudreau (2010)
Alija Craycroft (2010)
Alyssa Deville (2010): $500 scholarship -- FICA
Marian Dilan (2010): $1,000 scholarship -- Dan Adel Award
Danielle Gray (2010)
Kevin Wada (2010)
2009
View the winners gallery at the 2009 Student Scholarship Competition website
Jessica Che (2009)
2008
View winners gallery at the 2008 Student Scholarship Competition website
Ashley Benham (2008)
Society of Illustrators Annual Competition
The New York Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibition recognizes the top achievements within the field of Illustration, featuring over 400 pieces from artists worldwide.
Thousands of entries are considered by a jury of professionals, which includes renowned illustrators, art directors, and designers. Original artworks are exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration at the New York Society of Illustrators.
All winning entries are reproduced in book format, printed annually.
Issue 53 (2011)
Faculty
Robert Hunt
Caitlin Kuhwald (2002)
Adam McCauley
Owen Smith
Issue 52 (2010)
Alumni
Jorge Mascarenhas (2004)
Zachariah O’Hora (2002)
Faculty
Adam McCauley
Owen Smith
Issue 51 (2009)
Alumni
Jorge Mascarenhas (2004)
Zachariah O’Hora (2002)
Faculty
Adam McCauley
Owen Smith
American Illustration Annual Competition
The American Illustration annual competition has a reputation of representing the most cutting-edge artwork in today's print and digital media.
A panel of art and design professionals juries the more than 8,000 entries and selects several hundreds of artworks to be reproduced in a beautifully designed volume.
Issue 31 (2012)
Adam McCauley
John Hersey
Chris Koehler (BFA 2004)
Issue 30 (2011)
Issue 29 (2010)
Robert Hunt
Adam McCauley
Owen Smith
Issue 28 (2009)
John Hersey
Adam McCauley
Owen Smith
Student Award
Jackson Falor-Ward
Issue 27 (2008)
Caitlin Kuhwald (BFA 2002)
Adam McCauley
Owen Smith
Issue 26 (2007)
John Hersey
Caitlin Kuhwald (BFA 2002)
Adam McCauley
Owen Smith
Jasper Wong (2006)
Communication Arts, Illustration Annual
A distinguished jury of designers and art directors selects over a hundred award-winning images from several thousand entries for their creative excellence.
The annual competition highlights fresh, outstanding illustration in the following categories: editorial, advertising, animation, books, institutional, for sale, self promotion, and unpublished.
2012
Tony Huynh (2008)
Owen Smith
2011
Chris Koehler (BFA 2004)
2010
Zachariah O’Hora (2002)
Adam McCauley
Owen Smith
2009
Jorge Mascarenhas (2004)
Justin Gabbard (2004)
2008
Jorge Mascarenhas (2004)
Justin Gabbard (2004)