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Hello, I’m Tess! A London based illustrator
To get in touch for projects or collaborations, or if you just want to say hi, send an email to hello@tesssmithroberts.co.uk

Represented by: 
A-GENT Tokyo in Japan
Pinzle in South Korea
V/Collective in China


Features:

It’s Nice That (1)
 It’s Nice That (2)
 It’s Nice That (3)
Stylist Magazine
Creative Boom (1)
Creative Boom (2)

Notables:

  • Shortlisted for the Hamburg Book Prize 2019 with Missed Connection
  • Shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2019 with Daft Monk x Beer52 beer label illustration
  • Shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2020 with Discover Here for One Avenue Shopping Centre
  • 3 x Merit Awards in the Hiiii Brand Illustration awards 2022

Exhibitions:

  • Hello Seoul - Solo Show, About Project Lounge, Seoul, South Korea, November 2024
  • Fresh Fruit - Solo Show, Pansy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 2024
  • Hello Kyoto! - Solo show, Creative Studio & Shop OOO, Kyoto, Japan, February 2024
  • Hello Tokyo! - Solo show, The Bee’s Knees Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, February 2024
  • Art Walk International Illustration Exhibition - The Guangxi Normal University Press Art Gallery, Guangxi, China, September 2023
  • Busan Illustration Fair - Bexco, Busan, Korea, September 2023
  • Global Illustration Show: Joy’s of Illustration -  Seoul Illustration Fair, South Korea, July 2023
  • Handmade Market - The Bee’s Knees Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, May 2023
  • Moments of Happiness - Pinzle x The Hyundai Department Store, Seoul, South Korea, May 2023
  • Dance! - Pinzle x The Hyundai Daegu, Daegu, South Korea, April 2023
  • Best Picture - 71a Gallery, London, U.K, January 2020
  • Here And Now Global Illustration Show - Seoul Illustration Fair, South Korea, July 2019 
  • We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Show - Copeland Park, London, U.K, July 2019

Teaching:

  • LABASAD, Barcelona School of Arts & Design - Lecturer, Illustration Masters, April 2024 
  • ECV Aix-en-Provence - illustration workshop with Masters design students, 2023

Selected Clients:

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Adobe
AirCanada
Anorak
Argos
Beer52
Bon Appetit
Brooklinen
Chobani
Comic Relief
Costa
Chilly’s
Dropbox
Innisfree
It’s Nice That
The LA Times
Moleskine
The New Yorker
The New York Times
Pinterest
Rimowa
Soho House
Sydney Opera House
TKMaxx
The Kitchn
Upwork
Vogue Magazine
Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post