Shira Bentley is a Sydney-based illustrator and graphic designer with over a decade of professional experience creating vibrant visual stories for major brands and institutions. Documented clients include Google, Greenpeace, Pfizer, Transport for London, the Australian Government, The London Journal, and National Science Week.








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Shira Bentley is a Sydney-based illustrator and graphic designer with over a decade of professional experience creating vibrant visual stories for major brands and institutions. Documented clients include Google, Greenpeace, Pfizer, Transport for London, the Australian Government, The London Journal, and National Science Week. Pattern and print work is one strand of a broader illustration and branding practice.
The stated visual signature is "colour, humour and snippets of daily life." Selected Instagram pattern images - 8 chosen from 33 reviewed - suggest a vibrant, character-rich illustrative style with fine art foundations. Selected placements indicate editorial and product design applications alongside the pattern work. The overall aesthetic is commercially confident and internationally deployable.
Combines fine art with digital art skills. Began career as a print artist exhibiting and publishing nationally. Now works digitally for commercial briefs. Over 10 years of professional experience producing illustrations for advertising, government, publishing, and events clients.
Advertising and campaign illustration (Google, Greenpeace, Pfizer), government communication (Australian Government), transport (Transport for London, Transport for NSW), publishing (The London Journal), events (National Science Week), and product design (custom puzzles, Micronovo). Open for illustration commissions and brand collaboration.
Began as a print artist exhibiting and publishing nationally. Transitioned into illustration through a love of collaborative storytelling. Over a decade of professional practice working with national and international clients across advertising, government, publishing, and events. Based in Sydney.
The portfolio features vibrant, character-led and decorative surface designs drawn from a broader commercial illustrative practice. Pattern work sits alongside advertising, editorial, and product illustration. Selected placement images indicate product mockup contexts where the illustrative style is applied to commercial surfaces.













Shira Bentley is a Sydney-based illustrator and graphic designer with over a decade of professional experience creating vibrant visual stories for major brands and institutions.
" Selected Instagram pattern images - 8 chosen from 33 reviewed - suggest a vibrant, character-rich illustrative style with fine art foundations. Selected placements indicate editorial and product design applications alongside the pattern work.
Pattern Focus The portfolio features vibrant, character-led and decorative surface designs drawn from a broader commercial illustrative practice. Pattern work sits alongside advertising, editorial, and product illustration.
Markets and Clients Advertising and campaign illustration (Google, Greenpeace, Pfizer), government communication (Australian Government), transport (Transport for London, Transport for NSW), publishing (The London Journal), events (National Science Week), and product design (custom puzzles, Micronovo).
Techniques and Tools Combines fine art with digital art skills. Began career as a print artist exhibiting and publishing nationally. Now works digitally for commercial briefs. Over 10 years of professional experience producing illustrations for advertising, government, publishing, and events clients.
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Career Path Began as a print artist exhibiting and publishing nationally. Transitioned into illustration through a love of collaborative storytelling. Over a decade of professional practice working with national and international clients across advertising, government, publishing, and events. Based in Sydney.
Shira Bentley is a Illustrator. Browse their portfolio and contact them for projects.