Mojca Osojnik | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Slovenian |
Education | Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana |
Known for | painting, illustrating, children's books |
Notable work | Children's books illustrations |
Awards | Levstik Award 2003 for Hiša, ki bi rada imela sonce |
Mojca Osojnik (born 29 June 1970) is a Slovene painter and illustrator, best known for her children's books illustrations. [1]
Osojnik was born in Kranj in 1970. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 1997 and obtained her Master's degree in 2001. From 2001 to 2003 she lived and worked in Los Alamos. She has participated at numerous art exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad. She also works as a children's book illustrator, some of which she has also written herself. [2]
In 2003 she won the Levstik Award for her book Hiša, ki bi rada imela sonce (The House That Wanted to Be in the Sun). [3]
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