Bella Pilar’s illustrations can be seen on adorable handmade skirts and dresses from Los Angeles-based designer, Lanya. The fabrics are part of the Girly Girl collection from Studio E.

Ana Bagayan is exhibiting a drawing in JEST in Time: The Phylogenesis of Clowns at Distinction Gallery in Escondido, CA. For the show, 36 international artists were invited to submit their own clown-inspired pieces, with no piece measuring more than 12 x 12 inches. The opening reception includes a silent auction with all proceeds benefiting ArtHatch, an organization that provides young artists with a unique environment in which to create, exhibit and blossom, as more and more schools lose funding for art programs. The show runs until Saturday, September 4th, 2010.

Opening Reception and Auction: Saturday, August 14th, 2010 6-11pm
Distinction Gallery 317 E. Grand Ave, Escondido, CA

It’s that time of year again and that means that Catalina Estrada’s Back to School 2010/11 collection is now available from Stationery Team. The line includes everything from ringbinders and notebooks to pencil cases and tote bags, ensuring that you step into fall in style.

Ana Bagayan is exhibiting a piece in Love Conquers All: Art for Equality at Thinkspace Gallery in Culver City, CA. The group exhibition features the work of 50 international artists with 20 percent of all proceeds going to benefit Equality California, an organization that works to achieve equality and secure legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. The show runs until Saturday, August 28th, 2010.

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 7th, 2010 7-10pm
Thinkspace Gallery 6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA

Catalina Estrada’s personal website at www.catalinaestrada.com has undergone a complete transformation. Check out the beautifully designed site and browse the newly organized categories to keep up to date on Catalina’s most recent work in fashion, licensing, editorial, publishing, packaging and fine art. The site also includes an online shop where you can purchase products featuring Catalina’s art.

Andrew Hem is exhibiting in the Annual Summer Invitational Group Exhibition at Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York, NY. Other artists in the show include Alex McLeod, Becca Midwood, Lola, Marco Mazzoni, Nicoletta Ceccoli and Tran Nguyen, among others. It runs until Saturday, August 21st, 2010.

Opening Reception: Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 6-8pm
Jonathan Levine Gallery 529 W. 20th St., 9th Fl., New York, NY

Our illustrators’ recent magazine covers tackle subjects as diverse as finance, health and travel. Check out some of our latest favorites…

RED NOSE STUDIO, Spreading the Risk for Plansponsor
With recent economic and market volatility, plan sponsors are looking for ways to transfer risk, or pass the hot potato, for their pension plans.

EMILIANO PONZI, Arms Control for The Economist
In an era of rampant federal contracting, worries arise that increased privatization will lead to a shadow government and imperil national security.

RAQUEL APARICIO, Dangerous Liaisons for The Scientist
With people often being prescribed several medications at once, science is developing new ways to bulletproof those at risk of drug-drug interactions.

BRECHT EVENS, Seoul for Hemispheres
Despite being rooted in centuries-old traditions, the South Korean capital is unabashedly trendy and forward-looking.

EMILIANO PONZI, Biology 2.0 for The Economist
Ten years after the Human-Genome Project, the science of biology continues to be transformed and with recent technological advancements, science seems poised on the verge of something wonderful.

HENNIE HAWORTH, Power of Design for Perspective
This eclectic mix of traditional and natural elements with modern, geometric shapes is reminiscent of  fabrics and wallpapers, making it the perfect cover for the Summer issue of Perspective, the magazine of the International Interior Design Association.

Red Nose Studio’s Chris Sickels is featured in the August issue of Indianapolis Monthly. The artist, who currently resides in Indiana, recalls his early career in Los Angeles and discusses his recent series of covers for Angie’s List.

Regular readers of Angie’s List have been treated to Red Nose Studio’s monthly covers while frequent flyers have probably come across Graham Roumieu’s humorous illustrations in the monthly Dispatches column in Hemispheres, the in-flight magazine for United Airlines.

Red Nose Studio for Angie’s List

Graham Roumieu for Hemispheres

(Clockwise from top left)
The detonation of Texas Stadium, Simulated storms at Chicago Museum,
Molecular gastronomy, Robotic housekeepers in Seoul,
A 95-pound beaver escapes in England, Russian ballet goes 3D

With recent illustrations for overseas clients, you may come across a Magnet Reps illustrator’s work wherever your travels take you this summer.

Emiliano Ponzi, The Great Race of Vanity for La Repubblica (Italy)
The vanity involved in receiving the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Marguerite Sauvage, Motherhood for Enfant Magazine (France)
Relaxation techniques are necessary for a Zen pregnancy.

Raquel Aparicio, Swing for Viajar Magazine (Spain)
American Civil War sites, such as cemeteries and battlefields, have become popular tourist destinations.

Emiliano Ponzi, Noir for La Repubblica (Italy)
The popularity of the Noir thriller in Italian literature; the genre is referred to as Giallo (yellow in Italian) after the famed series of yellow bound detective novels in Italy in the ’20s.

Alexander Blue, Chacun Son Himalaya for Moi Je Lis Magazine (France)
This children’s story by Pascal Prévot tells the tale of a cow that climbs to the top of a mountain and gets so dizzy that the villagers have to saw the mountain down.

Raquel Aparicio, Pears & Apples for El Mundo (Spain)
Each woman’s body distributes fat differently; pear-shaped women carry extra weight in their thighs and buttocks while apple-shaped women tend to carry it in their abdominal area.