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

The Independent, Sunday Telegraph, Time Out Magazine, Random House, Radio Times, The Evening Standard, Aviva, HMRC, Esquire Magazine, Global Trade Review, CAFOD, 7x7 Magazine, Haymarket Media Group, Computer Arts, Rogers Communications, Facility and Management Magazine, Nursing Standard, Aftenposten, Gyldendal Publishing, Pearson Media, Circus Advertising, Extreme Group Advertising, Attitude Magazine, The BBC, The Daily Mail, PC Pro Magazine, Zoot Magazine, Bergens Tidende, Accounting and Business Magazine, Public Finance Magazine, Vårt Land, Penge og Privatøkonomi Magazine, Fysioterapeuten, Vi Forældre 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, The Danish Association of Visual Artists and The University of Oslo.

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 the author of two illustrated books, published by Tabella, and his work has been short-listed for Best Norwegian Newspaper Illustrator, IMAGES and the Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Exhibition. In 2011 Øivind's work was included in the prestigious 'Illustrators Unlimited' published by Gestalten.

Øivind is represented in the UK by NB Illustration.