Brilliant, awesome, sensational, a few words to describe the opening night of the exhibition. What a success! Lots of people, gorgeous images in every direction, wine, fun and awards!

A BIG congratulations to 'BEST IN SHOW' Melissa Webb, awarded by Eddie Zammit, sponsored by Wacom.  'IA favourite in show' awarded to Natalie Marshall and 'Redbubble Loved Award' to Richard Morden awarded by Martin Hosking.

So if you missed out on the best night of the year, you still have a chance to see what all the “wows” are about, until Sunday 14th September.  And you can order all these amazing illustrations through Redbubble.

No Vacancy Gallery, QV Building, Melbourne
(Closed Mondays, Tues - Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm Sun: 12:00am - 5:00pm)

How often do you get to see 52 illustrators from all over Australia come together to create t-shirts of pure awesomeness in one space? Rarely, until now! The first ever t-shirt exhibition held by Illustrators Australia and sponsored by Redbubble at the No Vacancy Gallery is now open.

On Monday when I entered the No Vacancy Gallery I was in my element. All lined up, ready to hang, were 52 illustrations beautifully printed on t-shirts, in gorgeous colours. Here’s a peak of behind the scenes progress.

Everyone involved from Redbubble and the Illustrators from IA who produced all these fantastic images, should be applauded and in my books get a really big elephant stamp! The planning, organizing, marketing, collating, printing, ordering, unpacking, cutting, designing, illustrating, ironing, sanding, hanging and contemplating involved in setting up such a stunning exhibition is HUGE!

So if you’re a lover of all things illustration, join in on the Opening Night Celebrations. Have a glass of wine, chat to your favourite illustrator and fall in love with one of the many beautiful items available from t-shirts, iphone cases, cushions, prints and much more.

Stay tuned for more photos of the opening night!

The exhibition runs from 3 - 14 September 2014.
The opening night will be 5 September, 6 - 8pm.

Facts about Illustrators Australia

• Born in 1989
• Is a non profit organisation
• Is run by illustrators, for the benefit of illustrators.