Annette Fernando — Artist, Curator & Writer based in London, UK
Illustrations
My illustration work is rooted in a love of comic books, pulp romance novels, and the ornate, darkly beautiful linework of artists such as Aubrey Beardsley and Harry Clarke. Drawn to intricate detail, narrative, and the drama of the image, I work across editorial, publishing, and cultural projects for a wide range of clients.
Published work includes the front cover of the Routledge Handbook of Arts and Health (2025) and editorial illustration for ArtReview. I have also illustrated the novel Citizen By Descent by Kritika Arya (2023), and contributed to publications including The Curious Nothing Magazine, Moof Mag, and Maximum Rocknroll, as well as the Doodlers Anonymous Colouring Book. Earlier commissions include a poster for Peace in the Park for the Friends of Holland Park and a workshop leaflet for the Royal Court Theatre. In 2024, my painting was featured in In the Footsteps of the East London Group, published by Batsford Books.
Cover for Routledge Handbook of Arts and Health ISBN 10: 1032546956 / ISBN 13: 9781032546957
Citizen by Decent by Kritika Arya. Photo Credit: Harsh Shah and Yash Gupta. ISBN 9789359800585
'Access Denied' for Citizen by Descent by Kritika Arya
'Stack Overflow' for Citizen by Descent by Kritika Arya
'BSoD: Blue Screen of Death' for Citizen by Descent by Kritika Arya
Moof Mag Issue 11
Illustration for Moof Mag issue 11 - 'Revenge of the Land Spirits' by Ethan Pennell
Illustration for Moof Mag issue 11 - 'Revenge of the Land Spirits' by Ethan Pennell
In the Footsteps of the East London Group: Hardback ISBN: 9781849949354
The Witness, Lauderdale House
Maximum Rocknroll, issue 365 October 2013
Maximum Rocknroll 'Hybrid', issue 365 October 2013
Doodlers Anonymous Colouring Book, 'Lana Del Ray', Volume 4, 2014
Doodlers Anonymous Colouring Book, 'Lana Del Ray', Volume 4, 2014
Summer Workshop Leaflet for the Royal Court Theatre, 2007
Etchings Next
De Beers Group Commission 2025