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:

  • 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
It’s Nice That
The LA Times
Mayfair & Belgravia
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