Biography
Sara Gironi Carnevale is an Italian illustrator “made and based” in Napoli, in the sunny South of Italy, where she lives with her husband and their two cats.
In 2014 she graduated in Communication & Graphic Design and, after a few years working in the advertising and design field, she finally decided to pursue her real passion and started her career as a full-time freelance illustrator.
Since 2016 she’s been making illustrations for magazines, newspapers, books, prints and campaigns for clients from all over the world.
She believes that part of her job as an artist is to contribute to the society we live in and has a strong propensity to scientific, political and current affairs issues, which she illustrates with vibrant colors and attention to details.
Even though digital is her medium, she’s still pretty “old school” when it comes to the creative process and likes to brainstorm on paper, writing down keywords and roughly sketching compositions and figures. Then she refines her sketches with Procreate and eventually move to Photoshop to create the final artwork.
She loves nature in all its forms and, aside illustration, she’s interested in biology, driven by her constant need to understand the world around her.
She’s also a runner, with one marathon and several half-marathon to her credit and hopefully many more to come.
Clients list include:
Science Magazine, Scientific American, The Lancet Journals, The Washington Post, Royal Society of Chemistry, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, DeVolkskrant, Politico, The Spectator, American Medical Association, Billboard Magazine, Al Majalla, Science News, L’Express, Courrier International, BBC Science Focus, Security Management Magazine, Le Scienze, Corriere della Sera, Amazon, Zetland, Aftenposten, Pastificio Di Martino, Croce Rossa Italiana, Osservatorio Malattie Rare, Associazione Famiglie SMA, Fanucci Editore, Tortoise Media, Agave Farmaceutici, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”.
Awards and Recognitions:
2024 - Booooooom Illustration Awards - Longlisted
2024 - World Illustration Awards - Longlisted
2024 - Communication Arts - Shortlisted
2023 - Society of Illustrators NY Annual Exhibition - Jury Selection
2022 - World Illustration Awards - Longlisted
2022 - American Illustration 41 - Selected Winner
2022 - Communication Arts - Shortlisted
2021 - World Illustration Awards - Longlisted
2021 - American Illustration 40 - Chosen Winner
2020 - American Illustration 39 - Chosen Winner
2020 - Communication Arts - Shortlisted
2019 - Creative Quarterly 55 - Chosen Winner
2019 - Annual Autori d’Immagini - Jury Selection
2019 - Communication Arts - Shortlisted
2018 - Premio Illustri - Winner
2018 - 3x3 Professional Show - Honorable Mention
2018 - American Illustration 37 - Chosen Winner
2018 - Annual Autori d’Immagini - Silver Award
2017 - 3x3 Professional Show - Honorable Mention
2017 - Annual Autori d’Immagini - Jury Selection
Her work appeared in the following exhibitions:
2025 - AAAS Gallery show, “Invisible, novel, and complex: A decade of visualizing science”, Washington, DC
2021 Torino Graphic Days - Posterheroes Exhibition - Turin, Sep 19th to 26th
2021 Posterheroes goes to Via Baltea - Turin, Sep 18th
2020 Parallax Art Fair – Kensington Town Hall, London, Feb 14th to 16th
2019 The Art of Activism Exhibition – theprintspace Gallery, London, 19th Sep – 13th Oct
2018 Italian Contemporary Illustration – Italian Institute of Culture, Dublin, 12-28 September
2018 Premio Illustri – Gallerie d’Italia, Milan, 10-21 September
2017 Autori di Immagini – Annual 2017, Laboratorio Formentini, Milan, October 2017
2017 Italianism Conference, Palazzo della Farnesina, Rome, June 2017
2016 Italianism Conference, Roma, October 2016 – 10 Parole Design Contest
In 2014 she graduated in Communication & Graphic Design and, after a few years working in the advertising and design field, she finally decided to pursue her real passion and started her career as a full-time freelance illustrator.
Since 2016 she’s been making illustrations for magazines, newspapers, books, prints and campaigns for clients from all over the world.
She believes that part of her job as an artist is to contribute to the society we live in and has a strong propensity to scientific, political and current affairs issues, which she illustrates with vibrant colors and attention to details.
Even though digital is her medium, she’s still pretty “old school” when it comes to the creative process and likes to brainstorm on paper, writing down keywords and roughly sketching compositions and figures. Then she refines her sketches with Procreate and eventually move to Photoshop to create the final artwork.
She loves nature in all its forms and, aside illustration, she’s interested in biology, driven by her constant need to understand the world around her.
She’s also a runner, with one marathon and several half-marathon to her credit and hopefully many more to come.
Clients list include:
Science Magazine, Scientific American, The Lancet Journals, The Washington Post, Royal Society of Chemistry, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, DeVolkskrant, Politico, The Spectator, American Medical Association, Billboard Magazine, Al Majalla, Science News, L’Express, Courrier International, BBC Science Focus, Security Management Magazine, Le Scienze, Corriere della Sera, Amazon, Zetland, Aftenposten, Pastificio Di Martino, Croce Rossa Italiana, Osservatorio Malattie Rare, Associazione Famiglie SMA, Fanucci Editore, Tortoise Media, Agave Farmaceutici, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”.
Awards and Recognitions:
2024 - Booooooom Illustration Awards - Longlisted
2024 - World Illustration Awards - Longlisted
2024 - Communication Arts - Shortlisted
2023 - Society of Illustrators NY Annual Exhibition - Jury Selection
2022 - World Illustration Awards - Longlisted
2022 - American Illustration 41 - Selected Winner
2022 - Communication Arts - Shortlisted
2021 - World Illustration Awards - Longlisted
2021 - American Illustration 40 - Chosen Winner
2020 - American Illustration 39 - Chosen Winner
2020 - Communication Arts - Shortlisted
2019 - Creative Quarterly 55 - Chosen Winner
2019 - Annual Autori d’Immagini - Jury Selection
2019 - Communication Arts - Shortlisted
2018 - Premio Illustri - Winner
2018 - 3x3 Professional Show - Honorable Mention
2018 - American Illustration 37 - Chosen Winner
2018 - Annual Autori d’Immagini - Silver Award
2017 - 3x3 Professional Show - Honorable Mention
2017 - Annual Autori d’Immagini - Jury Selection
Her work appeared in the following exhibitions:
2025 - AAAS Gallery show, “Invisible, novel, and complex: A decade of visualizing science”, Washington, DC
2021 Torino Graphic Days - Posterheroes Exhibition - Turin, Sep 19th to 26th
2021 Posterheroes goes to Via Baltea - Turin, Sep 18th
2020 Parallax Art Fair – Kensington Town Hall, London, Feb 14th to 16th
2019 The Art of Activism Exhibition – theprintspace Gallery, London, 19th Sep – 13th Oct
2018 Italian Contemporary Illustration – Italian Institute of Culture, Dublin, 12-28 September
2018 Premio Illustri – Gallerie d’Italia, Milan, 10-21 September
2017 Autori di Immagini – Annual 2017, Laboratorio Formentini, Milan, October 2017
2017 Italianism Conference, Palazzo della Farnesina, Rome, June 2017
2016 Italianism Conference, Roma, October 2016 – 10 Parole Design Contest
