Olga Ptashnik is a children's book illustrator and amateur naturalist.
She finds her inspiration in nature, looking at little leaves and big rocks.
Olga uses a wide range of traditional materials like pencils, graphite, watercolours, gouache and more.
She was always keen of nature and biology and finished her Master Degree in Biophysics to make her own way into illustration as a self-taught artist.
Olga has 4 books published in 6 languages and working on more.
When not drawing she would hike or bike in the mountains.
Clients:
Publishing houses: Samokat (Russia), Motus (France), Rue du Monde (France), Insel Verlag (Germany) Caissa (Italy), Les Gouttes Press (Taiwan), Guangxi Normal University Press Group Co., Ltd (China), Oriental Babies & Kids Limited (China)
Magazines: Oriental Babies & Kids Limited (China)
Commercial: Murs Clairs (UK)
Represented by VéroK Agency for books
Wild life supporter.
For any questions regarding work or just to say hi please contact me at hi@olgaptashnik.com
Thanks for visiting me here!
Awards:
2022 CICLA Original Illustration Exhibition - Shortlist
2022 The Cheltenham Illustration Awards - Shortlist
2022 Bologna Children's Book Fair - Winner
2021 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition - Shortlist
2021 The AOI World Illustration Awards - Longlist
2021 XIV International illustration and book design competition - 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2020 The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase (Frankfurt Book Fair 2020) - Shortlist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2019 The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase (Frankfurt Book Fair 2019) - Shortlist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
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:
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
Residencies:
2018 - Comic continent (Germany)
Olga Ptashnik