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Maja Poljanc, mag.
....................................... EDUCATION Master of Arts Academy of Fine Arts and Design (2013 - 2018) Bachelor of Design Faculty Of Design (2009 - 2012) ....................................... AWARDS 2019 13th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration Jury commendation for original book 2018 Prešeren Award (UN ALUO) ....................................... 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. ....................................... 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 |