Lisa Aisato | |
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| Born | 23 July 1981 Kolbotn, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, illustrator and author of picture books |
| Relatives | Haddy N'jie (sister) |
Lisa Aisato N'jie Solberg, pen name Lisa Aisato (born 23 July 1981), is a Norwegian visual artist, illustrator and author of picture books.
Aisato was born in Kolbotn, Norway, to a Norwegian mother and Gambian father. Among her siblings is her sister Haddy N'jie. Aisato resides in Skjærhalden, Hvaler. [1]
Aisato is educated at the art institutions Einar Granum Kunstfagskole and Strykejernet kunstskole . She made her picture book debut in 2008, with Mine to oldemødre. [2] Further books are Odd er et egg from 2010, Fugl from 2013, [3] and En fisk til Luna from 2014. She has illustrated books by others, including Tor Åge Bringsværd, Gaute Heivoll (Svalene under isen from 2012), [1] Maja Lunde (Snøsøsteren from 2018), and Linn Skåber (Til ungdommen from 2018). [4] She regularly contributes with illustrations to the newspaper Dagbladet 's supplement Magasinet. [1]
Aisato was awarded Teskjekjerringprisen in 2016, together with her sister and cowriter Haddy N'jie, for the book Snart sover du. Et års god natt. [1]
Her book Odd er et egg was basis for the animated short film Odd is an Egg , directed by Kristin Ulseth, which won a prize for "Best animated short" at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2017. [5] The film was also nominated for prizes at Berlin International Film Festival, [6] [7] and Edmonton International Film Festival. [8]
Her 2019 book Livet – illustrert ("Life – illustrated"), a collection of illustrations supplied with poetic texts, was met with good reviews and sales figures. [4] [9]
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