Hi there! My name is Joanna and I’m an illustrator and graphic designer from Warsaw. I graduated from the Graphic Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. My illustrations and graphics have been shown at exhibitions in Warsaw, Montpellier, Tokio, Chicago, Milwaukee, Kiev, Riga, etc.
Clients:
Super Pharm / InPost / Reserved / Medicine / Papaya Films / Psyjaciele / Patyna.pl / Narodowae Centrum Kultury / Muzeum Literatury/ Muzeum Pragi / Newsweek Psychology / Kukbuk / Wysokie Obcasy / Gazeta Wyborcza / Boston Globe Magazine / Experience Magazine / Nature Magazine / Wydawnictwo Muchomor / Wydawnictwo Adamada / Wydawnictwo BOSZ / Wydawnictwo Nasza Księgarnia / Wydawnictwo Słowne Młode / Wydawnictwo Nasza Księgarnia / Wydawnictwo Nowa Era / Wydawnictwo Wilga / Wydawnictwo Csirimojo
If you have any questions or an idea for a common project write to me on:
illu@joannagebal.com
Awards
2023 – PTWK The Most Beautiful Books of the Year nomination
2022 – KTR silver sword in the category: Illustration/Publishing
2022 – Satyrykon, Caricature Museum Award
2020 – Przecinek i Kropka nomination
2020 – Polish Graphic Design Awards, nomination in the category: animation
2018 – KTR brown sword in the category: Editorial illustration
2018 – PTWK The Most Beautiful Books of the Year nomination
2018 – IBBY Book of the Year nomination
2017 – KTR silver sword in the category: illustration
2016 – KTR nomination in the category: portfolio illustration
2015 – scholarship of the Minister of Culture
2015 – first place in Trzy/Mam/Książki competition organized by the Polish Book Institute
Exhibitions:
2023 – exhibition Peace has no home, Chicago
2023 – exhibition The Varsovianer, Warsaw
2022 – individual exhibition, Muzeum Karykatury, Lengnerówa, Warsaw
2022 – exhibition Independece. Artwork for Ukraine, Tokio
2021 – exhibition Folie Annee Graphique 2020, La Fenetre, Montpellier
2019 – exhibition Buchkunst International at Frankfurt International Book Fair
2019 – exhibition The Extraordinary Library 3. Amazing toddler books! at Bologna Children’s Book Fair
2019 – exhibition Women on the wall, Na Lato, Warsaw
2018 – exhibition O tutaj! at Łódź Design Festival
2018 – Alfabet Niepodległości, the exhibition at The Warsaw Book Fair
2017 – exhibition ŻYCIE.INSTRUKCJA, Zacheta Nationa Gallery, Warsaw
2016 – exhibition Książka Żywa, Salon Akademii, Warsaw
2014 – exhibition at The Warsaw Book Fair
2014 – IV International Arsenal Book Festival, Kijev