For commissions please email:

hi@olgaptashnik.com

Olga Ptashnik is an award-winning illustrator and naturalist.

She finds her inspiration in nature, looking at little leaves and big rocks.

 

In her illustration she shows a poetic moments of nature through delicate details, textures and observation. Olga uses pencils and tempera to create a tender atmosphere in every piece. 

Her illustrations are used in magazines, animation, packaging and other projects.

 

 

Olga has a Master Degree in Biophysics and creative non-fiction is her main passion.

Olga has 5 books published in 7 languages and working on more.

 

When not drawing she would run as fast as she can in the mountains.

 

 

Publishing houses:

 

Samokat (Russia)

Rue du Monde (France)

Paulsen Jeunesse (France)

Insel Verlag (Germany)

Caissa (Italy)

Les Gouttes Press (Taiwan)

Guangxi Normal University Press Group Co., Ltd (China)

Oriental Babies & Kids Limited (China)

 

 

 

Magazines: 

Intelligence (China)

Seasons (Russia)

 

Commercial:

Thumbcrumble (UK)

Polytechnical museum (Moscow)

Karjala park (Russia)

Murs Clairs (UK)

 

 

 

Represented by VéroK Agency for books 

www.verokagency.com

 

For any questions regarding work please contact me at hi@olgaptashnik.com

Thank you for the interest in my work!

Awards:

 

2024 BIBF International Illustration Awards - Shortlist 

2023 The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase  - Shortlist 

2022 CICLA Original Illustration Exhibition - Shortlist

2022 The Cheltenham Illustration Awards - Shortlist

2022 Bologna Children's Book Fair The Illustrators Exhibition - Finalist

2021 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition - Shortlist

2021 The AOI World Illustration Awards - Longlist

2021 XIV International illustration and book design competition (Russia) - Non-fiction book category winner

2020 The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase (Frankfurt Book Fair 2020) - Shortlist  
2019 BabaKamo festival - shortlist
2019 The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase (Frankfurt Book Fair 2019) - Shortlist

2019  iJungle illustration Award - BEST OF THE BEST  - a winner of the children's book category and the absolute prize winner
2017 Fumetto comix festival (Luzern) - short list
2016 society of illustrators 59 annual show (NY, USA) - winner 
2016 boomfest comix festival competiton - prize for the best story
2016 3x3 student show - silver award

 

 

Books:

2025 TBA (Paulsen Jeunesse)

2025 Fly like a bird (Eerdmans for Young Readers)

2024 Monster's Forest (Oriental Babies & Kids Limited)

2019 Journey above the Earth: Diary of the swallow

2018 P.Oslikov continues to want to make it better (Samokat publishing house)

2016 Adventures of P. Oslikov, the child who wanted to make it better (Samokat publishing house)

 

 

Jury experience:

2020 iJungle Awards

 

Teaching:

2018 Curator of the illustration course HSE University Moscow Russia

 

Residencies:

2018 - Comic continent (Germany)

 

 

Olga Ptashnik