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Maja Poljanc, mag. obli. vizual. kom.
....................................... EDUCATION Master of Arts Academy of Fine Arts and Design (2013 - 2018) ....................................... AWARDS 2019 13th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration Jury commendation for original book 2018 Prešeren Award (UN ALUO) ....................................... Maja Poljanc (1989) is an illustrator with an original style, characterised by the frequent inclusion of elements of scientific illustration and the introduction of ornaments from Slovenian cultural heritage. In 2018, she received her master’s degree in visual communication from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design. Her portfolio includes, among other things, the first encyclopaedia of Slovenian mythological creatures, Encyclopedia Mythologica Slovenica, for which she received the Faculty Prešeren Award and a Special Mention at the Slovenian Biennial of Illustration. Her illustrations can be found in the book The Songs of the Travelling Cat by Svetlana Makarović, the fantasy novel The World Is a Shadow (of Edgar Chaos) by Julija Lukovnjak, The White Horsie by Sebastijan Pregelj, the science textbook Skin and Skin Diseases, the magazine Razpotja, and others. Her works have been exhibited at the Bolognia Bookfair 2024, Frankfurst Buchmesse 2023, the Center of Illustration, the Vodnik Homestead, the DobraVaga Gallery, Kino Šiška, the Jakopič Gallery, the Cankar Centre, the UGM Maribor Art Gallery, Ilustrofest in Belgrade, and elsewhere. ....................................... WEB REFERENCES Design Taxi Bored panda Center ilustracije Založba Goga Radio Študent Primus Radio ARS Dobra vaga Delo RTV Slo Večer Center za kreativnost huff post My modern met refinery 29 |