This year we welcome guest juror, Yevgeniya Mikhailik. Yevgeniya was born and raised in Siberia, Russia to a family of artists and architects and moved from Russia to the United States when she was 13 years old. Attending high school in Orange County, Mikhailik went on to receive her BFA in Illustration and a Masters in Fine Arts from California State University, Long Beach. Yevgeniya has received an Outstanding Creative Achievement Award from CSULB, CSULB President Alexander Purchase Award, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Student Scholarship and is also a member of the Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles. We are thrilled to have her as our juror this year.