Marco Palena

Marco Palena lives and works in Pescara, Italy. After art college he attended Architecture at University. Since a few years he has taken an interest into illustration obtaining awards and prizes both in Italy and abroad. His awards include: 2021 Selected at the Annual Italian Illustration (AI). 2021 Merit Award at the iJungle 2020. 2020 First Place at the Brightness Award (Iran). 2020 Selected at the Lustrfestival (Prague) 2020 Excellence Award "Belle Arti Lyra", Personal Project Category, Annual Italian Illustration (AI). 2020 Silver Medal Magazine Category, Annual Italian Illustration (AI). 2020 Bronze Medal Personal Projects Category, Annual italian Illustration (AI). 2020 Selected at the World Illustration Awards (AOI). 2020 Selected at the Annual Italian Illustration (AI). 2020 Finalist at the Communication Arts Competition. 2019 Silver Award Publishing Category, Annual Italian Illustration (AI). 2018 Premio Toppi (Overall Winner) Annual Italian Illustration (AI). 2017 World Illustration Awards - Overall Winner New Talent (AOI) 2017 World Illustration Awards - New Talent Winner Advertising Category (AOI). 2017 Gold Award Advertising Category, Annual Italian Illustration (AI). 2017 Selected at the Annual Italian Illustration (AI). 2016 Winner of the contest #LIBRERIEinFiore by #logosedizioni 2016 Selected at the Annual Italian Illustration (AI). 2015 Selected at the Annual Italian Illustration (AI). 2014 Selected at the Lucca Junior Competition. 2013 Selected at the Tapirulan Competition. 2013 First Prize Illustramente Competition. 2013 Best Illustrated Book Award 4-7 years 14th International Competition Syria Poletti "Sulle ali delle farfalle".   Publications: - ILLUSTRATI , Magazine by Logos Edizioni. (Italy) - Communication Arts Typography. (USA) - Brightness Magazine - Digital Journal of Illustration. (Iran) - Brigitte (magazine). (Germany) - Banzai La Revue. (France) - JULIA PASTRANA La Donna Scimmia (The Monkey Woman) - Logos Edizioni. - Moonji Publishing (Corea) - Rizzoli (Italia)