Portfolio Consultations Submission Info

Includes a 15-minute illustration portfolio critique with our art director, illustrators, or agent.

• Please bring your portfolio to the conference. Please do not bring original art.
• Only one portfolio consultation is available per person. 
• Spots are limited and are first come first served.

BEFORE YOU REGISTER, MAKE SURE YOU CAN ATTEND THE FACULTY’S SCHEDULED MEETING TIME. There are NO REFUNDS if you cannot attend the meeting. 

Both LeUyen Pham and Tracy Shaw will have their portfolio consultations IN-PERSON on:

• Saturday, September 28th at the Golden Gate Day Conference DURING the Pitch Clinic
• Sunday, September 29th from 8:30 am - noon at the Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel

Time Selection

UPDATE: You will be able to choose your time slot after you register. Log on to your Member Home > My Events > (Find Portfolio Consultation) > Meeting Info. Under Meeting Info will be a Google Form to fill out to choose your time.  All time slots are first come, first serve.

Illustrators are invited, free of charge, to bring portfolios for display along with business cards, postcards and book dummies. There will be private viewings of all the portfolios by our faculty–an amazing opportunity for your art to be noticed. All attendees who bring their portfolio for the display tables will be considered for the Golden Gate Portfolio Award and People’s Choice Award.

Portfolio:

One (1) permitted

Size: (Measure while open)

Maximum width: 32” max.

Maximum height: 12” max.

Closed Portfolio: 3” tall max.

10 – 15 images suggested.

Copies or prints only; no original art.

Name: your name and contact information must be in or on your portfolio.

* Please Note: Portfolios that do not follow requirements will be disqualified from judging, and may be placed at a back table.

Business or Promotional Cards—50-100 suggested.

Size: Up to 5”x 7” horizontal or vertical.

Only one design required. (One stack will be placed by portfolio).

No card holders permitted.

Portfolios will be viewed privately by art directors, editors, agents, and award-winning illustrators who will select this year’s recipient of the Golden Gate Portfolio Award. Winners of the award receive complimentary registration for our Illustrator Day in 2025, commission for Illustrator Day banner art and a spot on our webpage as a Featured Illustrator.

During the Portfolio Showcase, attendees can view all the portfolios and vote for their favorite one. The People’s Choice Award is given to the portfolio who receives the most votes. The People’s Choice Winner will receive a spot on our webpage as a Featured Illustrator and a prize of a gift certificate that will help in their artistic career.