Kasia Walentynowicz

Illustrator and graphic designer. Co-founder of Zagrywki – the series of board games. Designer of Psiechadzka board game. Cooperation with Homework Studio. Autorka m.in. ilustracji do wszystkich edycji festiwalu filmowego Kino Dzieci, ilustrowanej identyfikacji miejsca edukacji rodzinnej U Króla Maciusia w Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN, druków edukacyjnych towarzyszącym wystawom w Muzeum Narodowym w Warszawie, ilustracji do programów edukacyjnych w Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina w Warszawie i Cricotece w Krakowie. Autorka ilustracji do kilku książek. Ilustracje włączone do zbiorów kolekcji sztuki Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN w Warszawie.

Education

Graduate of graphic design in Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland; graphic design in ESAD College of Art and Design in Porto, Portugal; fashion design in International School of Costume and Fashion Design in Warsaw, Poland and design management in SWPS in Warsaw, Poland.
One of ten young specialists of creative sectors from Poland who took part in ROK–V4 Young Professional Cultural exchange Camp, Seoul, Republic of Korea, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, on invitation from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland.

PRIZES/MENTIONS

2019 – Selected for Illustrators Exhibition at Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2019 (76 illustrators, coming from 27 countries and regions, selected from the artworks sent by 2901 illustrators coming from 62 countries); 2017 – nomination to prize in competition Projekt Roku 2017 by Stowarzyszenie Twórców Grafiki Użytkowej for illustrations for POLIN Museum of History of Polish Jews (Family Education Area); 2017 – honorable mention in “The most Beautiful Books of Year” Competition, organised by Polskie Towarzystwo Wydawców Książek, for the illustrated guide of POLIN Museum; 2016 – nomination to the Main Prize by Polish Film Institute in the FILM POSTER category; 2016 – nomination to the Main Prize by KTR in category: ILLUSTRATION PORTFOLIO; 2016 – MUST HAVE prize and statuette granted by Łódź Design Festival for the best designed products in Poland in 2016 for “Zagrywki” memory games; 2016 – “Zagrywki” memory games mentioned in “Print Control” annual raport of the best print matters from Poland