Creative Quarterly
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CQ Journal: showcasing the best of Art, Graphic Design, Illustration & Photography. We hold quarterly competitions—submit your work to be judged and printed in our magazine. For students & pros.
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“The Greatest Deception” by David Habben @habbenink is a winner in Cq81. It will be published in our upcoming 2025 Annual, available for pre-order soon at shop.cqjournal.com 🐍
Don’t forget to enter our current #CallForEntries for #cq82 - you could be included in the 2025 Annual as well! Enter at …
Don’t forget to enter our current #CallForEntries for #cq82 - you could be included in the 2025 Annual as well! Enter at …
October 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“The Greatest Deception” by David Habben @habbenink is a winner in Cq81. It will be published in our upcoming 2025 Annual, available for pre-order soon at shop.cqjournal.com 🐍
Don’t forget to enter our current #CallForEntries for #cq82 - you could be included in the 2025 Annual as well! Enter at …
Don’t forget to enter our current #CallForEntries for #cq82 - you could be included in the 2025 Annual as well! Enter at …
New release @princetonupress
“Allan Rohan Crite: Neighborhood Liturgy”
Edited by Diana Seave Greenwald and Christina Michelon
The artist Allan Rohan Crite (1910–2007) was a community leader, mentor, and tireless recorder of the people and places of Boston, where he lived for the better part of a …
“Allan Rohan Crite: Neighborhood Liturgy”
Edited by Diana Seave Greenwald and Christina Michelon
The artist Allan Rohan Crite (1910–2007) was a community leader, mentor, and tireless recorder of the people and places of Boston, where he lived for the better part of a …
October 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
New release @princetonupress
“Allan Rohan Crite: Neighborhood Liturgy”
Edited by Diana Seave Greenwald and Christina Michelon
The artist Allan Rohan Crite (1910–2007) was a community leader, mentor, and tireless recorder of the people and places of Boston, where he lived for the better part of a …
“Allan Rohan Crite: Neighborhood Liturgy”
Edited by Diana Seave Greenwald and Christina Michelon
The artist Allan Rohan Crite (1910–2007) was a community leader, mentor, and tireless recorder of the people and places of Boston, where he lived for the better part of a …
Thomas Fuchs @thomasfuchsstudio is a new member of our #DirectoryCollective
Thomas Fuchs is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer. His work has received numerous awards from the Society of Illustrators (Gold Medal), American Illustration, SPD, Print, the Art Directors Club of New York …
Thomas Fuchs is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer. His work has received numerous awards from the Society of Illustrators (Gold Medal), American Illustration, SPD, Print, the Art Directors Club of New York …
October 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Thomas Fuchs @thomasfuchsstudio is a new member of our #DirectoryCollective
Thomas Fuchs is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer. His work has received numerous awards from the Society of Illustrators (Gold Medal), American Illustration, SPD, Print, the Art Directors Club of New York …
Thomas Fuchs is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer. His work has received numerous awards from the Society of Illustrators (Gold Medal), American Illustration, SPD, Print, the Art Directors Club of New York …
This photograph by Jerry Lofaro @jerrylofarophotos titled “Sunday Rusty Sunday” is a photography winner in Cq81. See more of his work at jerrylofaroprints.com 🌞
Want to be included in our 2025 Annual? Our #CallForEntries is open for #Cq82 - your last chance to be part of the Annual. Enter now at …
Want to be included in our 2025 Annual? Our #CallForEntries is open for #Cq82 - your last chance to be part of the Annual. Enter now at …
October 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This photograph by Jerry Lofaro @jerrylofarophotos titled “Sunday Rusty Sunday” is a photography winner in Cq81. See more of his work at jerrylofaroprints.com 🌞
Want to be included in our 2025 Annual? Our #CallForEntries is open for #Cq82 - your last chance to be part of the Annual. Enter now at …
Want to be included in our 2025 Annual? Our #CallForEntries is open for #Cq82 - your last chance to be part of the Annual. Enter now at …
Òscar Climent Ollet @oscarclimentillustration has joined our #DirectoryCollective
Òscar is an illustrator based in Barcelona, passionate about creating work through graphic shapes and simplified forms. His creative process blends traditional drawing techniques with digital tools, ensuring his ill…
Òscar is an illustrator based in Barcelona, passionate about creating work through graphic shapes and simplified forms. His creative process blends traditional drawing techniques with digital tools, ensuring his ill…
September 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Òscar Climent Ollet @oscarclimentillustration has joined our #DirectoryCollective
Òscar is an illustrator based in Barcelona, passionate about creating work through graphic shapes and simplified forms. His creative process blends traditional drawing techniques with digital tools, ensuring his ill…
Òscar is an illustrator based in Barcelona, passionate about creating work through graphic shapes and simplified forms. His creative process blends traditional drawing techniques with digital tools, ensuring his ill…
New release @princetonupress
“The Artist’s Palette”
By Alexandra Loske
What can the palette an artist used or depicted tell us about their artistic process, preferences, and finished works? From traditional wooden boards to paint pots, ceramic plates, and studio walls, these deceptively simple y…
“The Artist’s Palette”
By Alexandra Loske
What can the palette an artist used or depicted tell us about their artistic process, preferences, and finished works? From traditional wooden boards to paint pots, ceramic plates, and studio walls, these deceptively simple y…
September 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New release @princetonupress
“The Artist’s Palette”
By Alexandra Loske
What can the palette an artist used or depicted tell us about their artistic process, preferences, and finished works? From traditional wooden boards to paint pots, ceramic plates, and studio walls, these deceptively simple y…
“The Artist’s Palette”
By Alexandra Loske
What can the palette an artist used or depicted tell us about their artistic process, preferences, and finished works? From traditional wooden boards to paint pots, ceramic plates, and studio walls, these deceptively simple y…
Beth Goody @bethgoodyillustration has joined our #DirectoryCollective
Beth is an award-winning illustrator who has worked with leading publications, advertisers and corporations including The Wall Street Journal, Apple Books, Siemens, National Geographic, Harvard Business Review and many others wo…
Beth is an award-winning illustrator who has worked with leading publications, advertisers and corporations including The Wall Street Journal, Apple Books, Siemens, National Geographic, Harvard Business Review and many others wo…
September 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Beth Goody @bethgoodyillustration has joined our #DirectoryCollective
Beth is an award-winning illustrator who has worked with leading publications, advertisers and corporations including The Wall Street Journal, Apple Books, Siemens, National Geographic, Harvard Business Review and many others wo…
Beth is an award-winning illustrator who has worked with leading publications, advertisers and corporations including The Wall Street Journal, Apple Books, Siemens, National Geographic, Harvard Business Review and many others wo…
This beautiful colored pencil drawing by Sylvie Daigneault @sylvie.daigneault titled “Florescence” was selected as a Fine Art winner in CQ81, appearing in our upcoming 2025 Annual 💐
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography
September 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This beautiful colored pencil drawing by Sylvie Daigneault @sylvie.daigneault titled “Florescence” was selected as a Fine Art winner in CQ81, appearing in our upcoming 2025 Annual 💐
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography
New release @princetonupress
“Calder-isms”
By Alexander Calder, edited by Larry Warsh
“Calder-isms” is a collection of fascinating, irreverent, and often profound quotations from the influential modern American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976), who is most famous for his invention of what h…
“Calder-isms”
By Alexander Calder, edited by Larry Warsh
“Calder-isms” is a collection of fascinating, irreverent, and often profound quotations from the influential modern American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976), who is most famous for his invention of what h…
September 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New release @princetonupress
“Calder-isms”
By Alexander Calder, edited by Larry Warsh
“Calder-isms” is a collection of fascinating, irreverent, and often profound quotations from the influential modern American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976), who is most famous for his invention of what h…
“Calder-isms”
By Alexander Calder, edited by Larry Warsh
“Calder-isms” is a collection of fascinating, irreverent, and often profound quotations from the influential modern American sculptor Alexander Calder (1898–1976), who is most famous for his invention of what h…
New release @princetonupress
“Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love”
By Kellie Jones, Paulina Pobocha, and Taylor Jasper; edited by Jenny Gheith
First and foremost a painter, Suzanne Jackson has worked for six decades in a dizzying array of genres, including drawing, printmaking, poetry, dance, and theat…
“Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love”
By Kellie Jones, Paulina Pobocha, and Taylor Jasper; edited by Jenny Gheith
First and foremost a painter, Suzanne Jackson has worked for six decades in a dizzying array of genres, including drawing, printmaking, poetry, dance, and theat…
September 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New release @princetonupress
“Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love”
By Kellie Jones, Paulina Pobocha, and Taylor Jasper; edited by Jenny Gheith
First and foremost a painter, Suzanne Jackson has worked for six decades in a dizzying array of genres, including drawing, printmaking, poetry, dance, and theat…
“Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love”
By Kellie Jones, Paulina Pobocha, and Taylor Jasper; edited by Jenny Gheith
First and foremost a painter, Suzanne Jackson has worked for six decades in a dizzying array of genres, including drawing, printmaking, poetry, dance, and theat…
Savannah Harden @illustratingsav illustrated this FILA ad for a class with Tony Rodriguez at Middle Tennessee State University. The piece was selected as a winner in CQ80! 🛹
@mtsuillustration
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts#photography
September 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Savannah Harden @illustratingsav illustrated this FILA ad for a class with Tony Rodriguez at Middle Tennessee State University. The piece was selected as a winner in CQ80! 🛹
@mtsuillustration
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts#photography
New release @princetonupress
“Barnett Newman: Here”
By Amy Newman
Barnett Newman (1905–1970), a founding member of the abstract expressionist movement, was a contemporary of such figures as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. He left behind only 118 finished paint…
“Barnett Newman: Here”
By Amy Newman
Barnett Newman (1905–1970), a founding member of the abstract expressionist movement, was a contemporary of such figures as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. He left behind only 118 finished paint…
September 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New release @princetonupress
“Barnett Newman: Here”
By Amy Newman
Barnett Newman (1905–1970), a founding member of the abstract expressionist movement, was a contemporary of such figures as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. He left behind only 118 finished paint…
“Barnett Newman: Here”
By Amy Newman
Barnett Newman (1905–1970), a founding member of the abstract expressionist movement, was a contemporary of such figures as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. He left behind only 118 finished paint…
Scott Anderson @scottandersonstudio has joined our #DirectoryCollective
Scott is an illustrator residing in Santa Barbara, CA. He is the recipient of multiple Gold awards from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, and his work has also been recognized by Communication Arts, American Illustratio…
Scott is an illustrator residing in Santa Barbara, CA. He is the recipient of multiple Gold awards from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, and his work has also been recognized by Communication Arts, American Illustratio…
September 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Scott Anderson @scottandersonstudio has joined our #DirectoryCollective
Scott is an illustrator residing in Santa Barbara, CA. He is the recipient of multiple Gold awards from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, and his work has also been recognized by Communication Arts, American Illustratio…
Scott is an illustrator residing in Santa Barbara, CA. He is the recipient of multiple Gold awards from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, and his work has also been recognized by Communication Arts, American Illustratio…
Seung Soo Lee designed these pasta sauce labels as a student @svanyc. The series will be published in our 2025 Annual and is currently up in our online gallery for Cq79 at cqjournal.com 🍝
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography
September 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Seung Soo Lee designed these pasta sauce labels as a student @svanyc. The series will be published in our 2025 Annual and is currently up in our online gallery for Cq79 at cqjournal.com 🍝
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography
Allen Crawford @allencrawfordillustration has joined our #DirectoryCollective 🦋
Allen and his wife Susan Crawford have been illustrators for over 25 years. They’ve done advertising, merchandising, and editorial work, but in recent years they’ve been focused on natural history institutions like m…
Allen and his wife Susan Crawford have been illustrators for over 25 years. They’ve done advertising, merchandising, and editorial work, but in recent years they’ve been focused on natural history institutions like m…
September 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Allen Crawford @allencrawfordillustration has joined our #DirectoryCollective 🦋
Allen and his wife Susan Crawford have been illustrators for over 25 years. They’ve done advertising, merchandising, and editorial work, but in recent years they’ve been focused on natural history institutions like m…
Allen and his wife Susan Crawford have been illustrators for over 25 years. They’ve done advertising, merchandising, and editorial work, but in recent years they’ve been focused on natural history institutions like m…
New release @princetonupress
“Wassily Kandinsky: The Sketchbooks”
Edited by Larry Warsh and Dieter Buchhart
The great Russian modernist painter and theorist Wassily Kandinsky was one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art. Few documents provide more insight into his evolution from figural…
“Wassily Kandinsky: The Sketchbooks”
Edited by Larry Warsh and Dieter Buchhart
The great Russian modernist painter and theorist Wassily Kandinsky was one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art. Few documents provide more insight into his evolution from figural…
September 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
New release @princetonupress
“Wassily Kandinsky: The Sketchbooks”
Edited by Larry Warsh and Dieter Buchhart
The great Russian modernist painter and theorist Wassily Kandinsky was one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art. Few documents provide more insight into his evolution from figural…
“Wassily Kandinsky: The Sketchbooks”
Edited by Larry Warsh and Dieter Buchhart
The great Russian modernist painter and theorist Wassily Kandinsky was one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art. Few documents provide more insight into his evolution from figural…
New release @princetonupress
“Wound Man” by Jack Hartnell
The Wound Man—a medical diagram depicting a figure fantastically pierced by weapons and ravaged by injuries and diseases—was reproduced widely across the medieval and early modern globe. In this panoramic book, Jack Hartnell charts the eme…
“Wound Man” by Jack Hartnell
The Wound Man—a medical diagram depicting a figure fantastically pierced by weapons and ravaged by injuries and diseases—was reproduced widely across the medieval and early modern globe. In this panoramic book, Jack Hartnell charts the eme…
September 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New release @princetonupress
“Wound Man” by Jack Hartnell
The Wound Man—a medical diagram depicting a figure fantastically pierced by weapons and ravaged by injuries and diseases—was reproduced widely across the medieval and early modern globe. In this panoramic book, Jack Hartnell charts the eme…
“Wound Man” by Jack Hartnell
The Wound Man—a medical diagram depicting a figure fantastically pierced by weapons and ravaged by injuries and diseases—was reproduced widely across the medieval and early modern globe. In this panoramic book, Jack Hartnell charts the eme…
Owen Davey @owendaveydraws has joined our #DirectoryCollective
Owen Davey is an award-winning illustrator from the UK, celebrated for his bold graphic style that blends vibrant colours with meticulous research. With a degree in illustration from Falmouth University, Owen has risen to become one o…
Owen Davey is an award-winning illustrator from the UK, celebrated for his bold graphic style that blends vibrant colours with meticulous research. With a degree in illustration from Falmouth University, Owen has risen to become one o…
September 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Owen Davey @owendaveydraws has joined our #DirectoryCollective
Owen Davey is an award-winning illustrator from the UK, celebrated for his bold graphic style that blends vibrant colours with meticulous research. With a degree in illustration from Falmouth University, Owen has risen to become one o…
Owen Davey is an award-winning illustrator from the UK, celebrated for his bold graphic style that blends vibrant colours with meticulous research. With a degree in illustration from Falmouth University, Owen has risen to become one o…
“We Are Alive for Now” by Joshua David Chambers @jchambers is part of a series of acrylic paintings on wood panel, displayed at Graphite Gallery @graphitegallery and selected as a Fine Art winner in #Cq79. View the full series in our online gallery at cqjournal.com/gallery/79/gallery
#cqjournal #creativequarterly
#cqjournal #creativequarterly
September 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“We Are Alive for Now” by Joshua David Chambers @jchambers is part of a series of acrylic paintings on wood panel, displayed at Graphite Gallery @graphitegallery and selected as a Fine Art winner in #Cq79. View the full series in our online gallery at cqjournal.com/gallery/79/gallery
#cqjournal #creativequarterly
#cqjournal #creativequarterly
New release @thamesandhudson
“Saul Leiter: Photofile” by Max Kozloff, Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter was one of those photographers who sought neither fame nor commercial success, despite his talent for image-making.
Born in Pittsburgh, he spent his entire adult life in New York City’s East Village, i…
“Saul Leiter: Photofile” by Max Kozloff, Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter was one of those photographers who sought neither fame nor commercial success, despite his talent for image-making.
Born in Pittsburgh, he spent his entire adult life in New York City’s East Village, i…
August 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New release @thamesandhudson
“Saul Leiter: Photofile” by Max Kozloff, Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter was one of those photographers who sought neither fame nor commercial success, despite his talent for image-making.
Born in Pittsburgh, he spent his entire adult life in New York City’s East Village, i…
“Saul Leiter: Photofile” by Max Kozloff, Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter was one of those photographers who sought neither fame nor commercial success, despite his talent for image-making.
Born in Pittsburgh, he spent his entire adult life in New York City’s East Village, i…
Neil Webb @neilwebb_illustrator is an illustrator with a focus on providing a concise visual solution in a strong graphic composition. Much of Neil’s work has a conceptual take that provides a visual twist. Ideas are very important, as are colors and shapes. Inspiration comes particularly from earl…
August 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Neil Webb @neilwebb_illustrator is an illustrator with a focus on providing a concise visual solution in a strong graphic composition. Much of Neil’s work has a conceptual take that provides a visual twist. Ideas are very important, as are colors and shapes. Inspiration comes particularly from earl…
This illustration by Jiyoung Kim @jkim25_ will be shown in our online gallery for CQ80 and printed in the 2025 Annual 🥂
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography #illustration #design #graphicdesign #packaging #packagingdesign
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography #illustration #design #graphicdesign #packaging #packagingdesign
August 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This illustration by Jiyoung Kim @jkim25_ will be shown in our online gallery for CQ80 and printed in the 2025 Annual 🥂
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography #illustration #design #graphicdesign #packaging #packagingdesign
#cqjournal #creativequarterly #arts #artanddesign #artspublication #creativecompetition #fineart #finearts #photography #illustration #design #graphicdesign #packaging #packagingdesign
Daria Kirpach @kirpachillustrations is a new member of our #DirectoryCollective
Daria started drawing as a child. In 2005 she moved to Italy to finish her course of study, where she has been strongly influenced by the works of great European artists. Daria likes to communicate through images in a…
Daria started drawing as a child. In 2005 she moved to Italy to finish her course of study, where she has been strongly influenced by the works of great European artists. Daria likes to communicate through images in a…
August 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Daria Kirpach @kirpachillustrations is a new member of our #DirectoryCollective
Daria started drawing as a child. In 2005 she moved to Italy to finish her course of study, where she has been strongly influenced by the works of great European artists. Daria likes to communicate through images in a…
Daria started drawing as a child. In 2005 she moved to Italy to finish her course of study, where she has been strongly influenced by the works of great European artists. Daria likes to communicate through images in a…
New release @phaidonpress
“DogDogs” by Elliott Erwitt
A dog-lover’s dream, “DogDogs” presents the largest selection ever published of Elliott Erwitt’s images of our beloved canine companions.
This delightful volume features 500 photographs – of Poodles at dog shows, of Golden Retrievers fetch…
“DogDogs” by Elliott Erwitt
A dog-lover’s dream, “DogDogs” presents the largest selection ever published of Elliott Erwitt’s images of our beloved canine companions.
This delightful volume features 500 photographs – of Poodles at dog shows, of Golden Retrievers fetch…
August 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New release @phaidonpress
“DogDogs” by Elliott Erwitt
A dog-lover’s dream, “DogDogs” presents the largest selection ever published of Elliott Erwitt’s images of our beloved canine companions.
This delightful volume features 500 photographs – of Poodles at dog shows, of Golden Retrievers fetch…
“DogDogs” by Elliott Erwitt
A dog-lover’s dream, “DogDogs” presents the largest selection ever published of Elliott Erwitt’s images of our beloved canine companions.
This delightful volume features 500 photographs – of Poodles at dog shows, of Golden Retrievers fetch…
New release @thamesandhudsonusa
“About Face: Contemporary Portrait Painting” by Amber Creswell Bell
A portrait is no longer expected to be a realistic rendering of a person—artists experiment with numerous techniques, even approaching abstraction, to convey the personality and character of thei…
“About Face: Contemporary Portrait Painting” by Amber Creswell Bell
A portrait is no longer expected to be a realistic rendering of a person—artists experiment with numerous techniques, even approaching abstraction, to convey the personality and character of thei…
August 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New release @thamesandhudsonusa
“About Face: Contemporary Portrait Painting” by Amber Creswell Bell
A portrait is no longer expected to be a realistic rendering of a person—artists experiment with numerous techniques, even approaching abstraction, to convey the personality and character of thei…
“About Face: Contemporary Portrait Painting” by Amber Creswell Bell
A portrait is no longer expected to be a realistic rendering of a person—artists experiment with numerous techniques, even approaching abstraction, to convey the personality and character of thei…