MAJA POLJANC
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Maja Poljanc, mag.​

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EDUCATION

Master of Arts
Academy of Fine Arts and Design (2013 - 2018)

Bachelor of Design
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Faculty Of Design 
(2009 - 2012)

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AWARDS

2019  13th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration 
        Jury commendation for original book

2018  Prešeren Award (UN ALUO) 

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Maja Poljanc is an illustrator with atinctidisve style, characterized by frequent usage of elements pertaining to scientific illustration and by the employment of typical ornaments related to Slovenian cultural heritage. In 2018 she completed her master’s degree in Visual Communication at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, under the mentorship of prof. Radovan Jenko. Her portfolio includes the first encyclopedia of Slovene mythological creatures - Encyclopedia Mythologica Slovenica, for which she has received the Prešeren Award (UN ALUO) and the Jury Commendation of the 13th Biennal of Slovene Illustration.

Her illustrations can be found in the book Pesmi muce potovke (Svetlana Makarovič), in the textbook Skin and skin disease (Grafenauer Publishing House & Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport), in the magazine Razpotja (Association of Humanists of Goriška Region), etc.

​Her works have already been exhibited in Dobra Vaga, Kino Šiška, Vodnikova domačija, Jakopič Gallery, etc.

She lives and works in Ljubljana.
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WEB REFERENCES 

Design Taxi
Bored panda

Radio Študent
Primus
Radio ARS
Dobra vaga
Delo
RTV Slo
Večer
Center za kreativnost
huff post
My modern met
refinery 29
  • About
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