Biography
Romana Romanyshyn is a visual poetess of a children's book
Education and formation
Born on June 4, 1984, she grew up in Ukraine, where she developed as an artist. She studied at the Lviv College of Decorative and Applied Arts named after Ivan Trush, as well as at the Lviv National Academy of Arts, which laid a solid foundation for her author's style. She twice received the Gaude Polonia scholarship from the Ministry of Culture of Poland (2010, 2012), which gave her the opportunity to improve her skills at the international level.
"Agrafka": the creative core
Together with Andrii Lesiv, she founded the creative workshop "Agrafka", which became one of the most recognizable names in the Ukrainian design of children's literature. Their duet combines visual excellence with deep intellectual and artistic content. Their works are not just books, but works of art that inspire, educate and awaken emotional intelligence.
International recognition
Romanishyn's books have been translated into many languages and published in France, South Korea, Italy, Great Britain, USA and other countries. Her visual stories are languages without words, understandable to children of different nations.
Each of the books is an opening of the world through deep metaphor, aesthetics and a research approach. She creates a space in which the young reader can touch on the concepts of emotion, perception, home, war, silence and voice, often using conceptual images to explain complex topics.
Topics and approach
The subject matter of Romanyshyn's books is development of the child's inner world:
- Sight and hearing as metaphors of perception
- War and an attempt to make sense of it
- The house is a symbol of security
- Feelings are the basis of understanding oneself and others
Her works are informal philosophy for children, always based on empathy, tactility and the language of symbols.
A place in culture
Romana Romanyshyn is one of the most influential contemporary Ukrainian illustrators, who not only develops national children's literature, but also shapes the face of Ukrainian books at the international level. Her work is a silent conversation about the main thing, reflected in colors, fonts, forms and compositions.
Lives and works in Lviv, where he creates a new generation of children's visual culture.