Øivind Hovland is an experienced freelance illustrator with a long list of international clients, covering a broad range of media, including:

Radio Times, Esquire Magazine, Haymarket Media Group, Rogers Communications, Gyldendal Publishing, Pearson Media, Circus Advertising, Extreme Group Advertising, The BBC, The Daily Mail, PC Pro Magazine, Zoot Magazine, Bergens Tidende, Accounting and Business Magazine, Dagbladet, Quill & Quire Magazine, Ikon Images, Alma Books, Lexus Books, Intellect Ltd, Bristol Review of Books, Det Norske Samlaget Publishing, Kapital Magazine, Campaign Flame Records, The Good Ski Guide, Onboard Magazine, ReNew Magazine, Alberta Venture, Magma Magazine, Arena Magazine, Sykepleien Magazine, Morgenbladet, Universitas, Bulaja Animation, Compass - International Film Festival, and The Danish Association of Visual Artists.

To Øivind, illustration is about storytelling: ‘Even if you only have one small image at your disposal, a story can still be told. And that, in a nutshell is my aim, to tell a story using whatever means I have’.

He is also the author of two illustrated books, published by Tabella, and his work has been short-listed for IMAGES and the Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Exhibition.

Øivind is represented in the UK by NB Illustration.