It's September! And in September everyone goes to school in one way or another. That's why we will dedicate this month to illustrators who draw textbooks. For this purpose, we contacted one of the largest publishing houses in the industry - Prosveta, to introduce its artists.
Kostadinka Izmirlieva
Education: Higher, I graduated from the National Art School, majoring in "Illustration and Book Design" in the class of Prof. Hristo Neykov and Prof. Vladislav Paskalev in 1979.
Professional experience: Over 40 years I have been working in the field of illustration, and recently also painting.
Exhibitions and awards: Two solo exhibitions in Switzerland, "Au Virag" gallery, 3 solo exhibitions in Bulgaria in "Pegasus" and "Forum" galleries. Participation in illustration exhibitions in the country and abroad. Books with my illustrations have been translated into English, French, Spanish and Romanian.
First, second and third prizes in the Biennial of Illustration. Prize in the competition for young talents "Southern Spring", prize for the best illustrations of a children's book published in 1983.
Illustrated works: I have long lost count of the number of illustrated books, textbooks and teaching aids that I have made.
Favorite illustrator: As a child I liked the illustrations of Cremonini, Nardini, Tony Wolf, and now more modern contemporary artists.
Which book do you dream of illustrating? If you could say that I dream of illustrating, I would prefer contemporary authors.
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