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

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