Bio

I am a Russian born (St. Petersburg, 1984) author and illustrator based in Vigo (Galicia, Spain).

My work has been selected in numerous international competitions, including the illustration competition of the Bologna Children’s Book fair (2018), and has been exhibited in Russia, Spain, Portugal, South Korea, Arab Emirates, Italy, Japan, China and UK. In 2019 my first picture book “Al Sur” (“To the South) was published by Thule Ediciones (Barcelona).

Publications

  • “Al Sur”, Thule ediciones, Barcelona, 2019
  • “Entre bastidores”, Thule ediciones, Barcelona, 2020

Awards & Recognitions

  • 2020 winner of the literary contest “Dust off your thoughts”, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
  • 2019 selected illustrator for the I&D – Illustratori & Design project of the BOLOGNA CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR and the Bologna Licensing Trade Fair
  • 2018 selected for the illustrator’s exhibition of the BOLOGNA CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR
  • 2018 shortlisted in the international illustration competition “O SALÓN”, Pontevedra, Spain
  • 2018 shortlisted in the SHARJAH CHILDREN’S READING FESTIVAL illustration competition, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
  • 2017 shortlisted in the international children’s book competition NOVAYA DETSKAYA KNIGA (New Children’s Book) in the illustration category, Moscow, Russia
  • 2017 shortlisted in the international printmaking competition FIG OPEN PORTFOLIO, Bilbao, Spain
  • 2017 shortlisted in the SHARJAH CHILDREN’S READING FESTIVAL illustration competition, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
  • 2017 shortlisted in the NAMI ISLAND International Picture Book Illustration Concours, Seoul, South Korea