Several alumni of Eina’s continuing education programmes in Creative Illustration and Children’s and Youth Illustration have been selected as finalists for the 2026 Junceda Awards, organised by the Professional Association of Illustrators of Catalonia (APIC) to recognise excellence across different fields of illustration.
Eina alumni are represented across ten categories of the Junceda Awards, ranging from animation, comics and editorial illustration to advertising, press and projects developed for specific spaces.
Animation
Roser Cussó (@roser.cusso): Soc Aigua. Universitat de Girona, CEAB, Associació Ibèrica de Limnologia.
Book Cover
Chamo San (@chamo_san): Jules Verne – Las Grandes Novelas. Molino (Penguin Random House).
Comics
Marc Vicens Coll (@marcvicensillustrator): Foc creuat. Diputació de Girona.
Publishing, Design and Product
Adrià Ferrer Marquès (@el_marques_illustration): Micky Oye 25. Micky Oye.
Joan Negrescolor (@negrescolor): Vins naturals Jordi Llorens. Celler Jordi Llorens.
Miguel Bustos (@miguel.bustos): Nan Cucut. Dues Tasses.
Site-Specific Projects
Adrià Ferrer Marquès (@el_marques_illustration): Madcool Villaverde Reload. Madcool Festival.
Miguel Bustos (@miguel.bustos): FIL Niños. Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (FIL).
Adult Fiction
Gisela Navarro Fuster (@giselfust): Brillantes y olvidadas, las mujeres del 27. Editorial Lunwerg.
Pau Gasol Valls (@paugasolvalls): El nadador y otros cuentos. Penguin Random House.
Children’s Fiction
Joan Negrescolor (@negrescolor). La Festa d’en Grill. Ediciones Ekaré.
Karina Cocq (@karina.cocq): Mala hierba. Akiara Books.
Adult and Children’s Non-Fiction
Albert Asensio (@aasensio_): Em dic Liceu. Nórdica Libros.
Cinta Fosch (cintafosch.com): Dormo al carrer. Akiara Books.
Press and Magazines
Cristina Spanò (@cristina.spano): Well Informed Column 2025. The Economist.
Advertising
Irene Pérez Ramos: Plan Contigo, contra la soledad no deseada. Ayuntamiento de Valladolid.
Joan Negrescolor (@negrescolor): GATE 2 BRAN – Bringing medicines beyond barriers. GATE 2 BRAIN.
Miguel Bustos (@miguel.bustos): Carnaval Barcelona 2025. Ajuntament de Barcelona.
Miguel Bustos, an alumnus of the Bachelor of Design and a lecturer in Creative Illustration, stands out with three finalist projects across three different categories. Joan Negrescolor, with three projects, and Adrià Ferrer Marquès, with two, have also received multiple nominations.
Eina alumni are represented in ten award categories, ranging from animation, comics and editorial illustration to advertising, press and projects developed for specific spaces. The 2026 Junceda Awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, 6 October at 7 pm at the CCCB Auditorium in Barcelona.
The selection highlights the professional achievements of alumni from Eina’s Creative Illustration and Children’s Illustration programmes and their presence across different areas of contemporary professional illustration.