The Malta Community of Illustrators (MCOI) was set up in 2020 with the aim of bringing together professional illustrators, promoting the use and education of illustration as an effective communicational tool in Malta and safeguarding the rights of illustrators on the island and overseas.

Starting out as a Facebook group, the community quickly grew into several hundred members. This was the basis for Artna, the MCOI’s first activity and an online group exhibition that rallied against environmental destruction in the country. After the success of Artna, the MCOI set about preparing this illustration annual, which is the first illustration annual ever produced that focuses on Maltese or Malta-based illustration.

All works shown in this annual were created between the second half of 2019 and the first half of 2020, with a total of 179 works submitted. The MCOI would like to thank the National Book Council, without which this publication would not have been possible.

MCOI has 10 contributing members working together remotely representing both Maltese and Malta-based illustrators. They offer their knowledge and skills within the creative industry to keep MCOI running, from press to design and everything in between.

Contributing Members