About me

Palak Garg is an illustrator and painter based in London. Originally from India, she graduated with a BA in Illustration from Camberwell College of Arts in 2024. Palak's work focuses on her surroundings through a colourful lens inspired by her observations. Her artworks, created using painting and drawing, feature people and places she encounters on her 'illustrated walks'. She likes working with themes of nature, food, art and everyday narratives. Her illustration work is driven by the presence of quirky characters and personalities that communicate a sense of playfulness. Her work has been applied to editorials, advertising, children's books, and packaging. Palak’s work has been exhibited across Camberwell gallery space and sold at Not Just A Shop (UAL). Her picture book, 'How To Make Friends With Plants' was highly commended at the Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2023. Selected clients include UAL Careers and Employability, Costa Coffee, Ratpark Magazine, Illustrators' Fair, Panjshir Aid, Londnr Magazine and Magic Cat Publishing.

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Projects

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  Illustrations for T MagazineIllustrations inspired by a travel article called ‘Thailand’s Chiang Rai, where artists go to find peace’ in the @tmagazine , written by Eric Wilson with some amazing cultural recommendations by four Chiang Rai enthusiasts on where to stay, eat, shop and sightsee Currently at no.1 on my travel wish list @nytimes @newyorkermag @newyorkerart @nymag @nytimestravel #editorialillustration #magazineillustration #editorial #digitalillustration #newyorktimes #newyorker
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  Illustrations for @thegreats.co and @fineactsSome of my Illustrations are now published on the @thegreats.co and can be downloaded from their website as an open-license resource by anyone and everyone to use � � � @thegreats.co is a free vault with carefully curated socially engaged visual content open for anyone to use or adapt non-commercially. Find them here -https://thegreats.co/artworks?theme=0&search=palak+garg ☀️☀️☀️ @thegreats.co @fineacts
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  Poster design for 'Palace of Varieties'
• Branding for 'Now, Near, Far'Illustrations for ‘Now Near Far’, a collaborative project across CCW (Camberwell, Chelsea, Wimbledon) colleges addressing the climate emergency, 2022.
• Flyer designed for Illustrators' Fair, 2024
• Illustration for Costa CoffeeCommissioned illustration by Costa Coffee to make a social media post as part of an Autumn campaign called ‘There’s 50 ways to leave your pumpkin latte.’ This campaign launched their new Maple Hazel Latte range.

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Work history

Creative InternMagic Cat Publishing
Mar 2024 - Mar 2024London, United KingdomInternship
As an intern, I created Amazon banners to launch new children's book titles, physical mock-ups of books, artist mood boards, digital mock-ups, book layouts, and more.
IllustratorWix Playground
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023London, United KingdomInternship
I worked as an illustrator in a programme called 'Talent Works' in partnership with LCC Colleges and Wix Playground, where I got to make assets for a South London based charity's website.

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Skills

• Illustration
• Adobe Indesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Visual Communication
• Book Illustration
• Editorial Illustration
• Advertisement Branding
• Painting
• Printmaking

Education

(BA) IllustrationCamberwell College of Arts (UAL)
Aug 2021 - May 2024London, United Kingdom
Foundation Course in Art & Design (Passed with Distinction)Camberwell College of Arts (UAL)
Aug 2020 - May 2021London, United Kingdom

Awards

Highly Commended at Macmillan Prize for IllustrationPan Macmillan