Joanna Rzezak
I am an artist and illustrator living in Paris.
I was born in Warsaw, Poland.
I consider myself a multidisciplinary artist working on painting, illustration, design and children book projects. In my work I like to juggle between various techniques as aquarelle, pencil, pen and digital.
I grew up and studied Fine Arts in Warsaw but today I live in France where I work in a small parisian atelier. I collaborate with designers, architects and editors (French and foreign). I published 6 children books as an author and a few more as an illustrator. My books appeared in France, USA, UK, China, Corea, Poland, Italy, Denmark, Turkey and Spain.
Selected Clients:
Thames&Hudson
Actes Sud Junior
Radio France Inter
Podcast A Poele
Agora
Gazeta Wyborcza
Livre Paris
Post Netherlands
Studio Tord Boontje
Publishing House Dwie Siostry
Publishing House Nasza Księgarnia
Publishing House Muza SA
Hellowawa
Magazyn Mustache Paper
Magazyn RZUT
Magazyn Pismo
Post-turysta
Actes Sud Junior
Radio France Inter
Podcast A Poele
Agora
Gazeta Wyborcza
Livre Paris
Post Netherlands
Studio Tord Boontje
Publishing House Dwie Siostry
Publishing House Nasza Księgarnia
Publishing House Muza SA
Hellowawa
Magazyn Mustache Paper
Magazyn RZUT
Magazyn Pismo
Post-turysta
Awards and scholarships:
1/ Centre National du Livre Bourse de creation 2019 for the book „Ensemble”
2/ Poland’s Ministry of Culture scholarship prize for artistic achievements – 2016
3/ Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima – children books illustrator exhibition
4/ Finalist of BDA–SARP–AWARD 2016 for the final diploma project
5/ Rector Prize for diploma work, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
6/ City of Warsaw litterature prize (honourable mention) for the children book „Pioneers”
7/ Honourable mention – Festival of Children Litterature in Cracow for the children book „Pioneers”
8/ AMS Poster Competition – Honourable mention – project: Poster against domestic violence
9/ 2nd place – Adobe 2013 Poster Competition – theme: ” To death with a smile”
Exhibitions:
2021 – CCBF China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair Young Illustrators Competition Finalists Exhibition
2014 – Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima exhibition
2014 – International Poster Biennial in Warsaw
2013 – Paris Metro: „Nous voici, les voila”, exhibition at Paris Madeleine metro station
2011 – International Poster Biennial in Mexico
2011 – Ljubljana Poster Festival
2010 – International Poster Biennial in Warsaw
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