www.kata-illustration.com

LIST OF (main) COMMISSIONERS:

Alma Littera publish., Miesto IQ magazine (IQ. The Economist since April 2010), Lithuanian National Television, Pravda magazine, Cukrus Magazine, YEN magazine, EU project 'Vilnius - European capital of culture 2009', UK STYLE shop in Moscow and others

EXHIBITIONS PARTICIPATED

Mistakes, 20/21-12-2008, in Project Fabric, Moscow

End-year show, June 2009, BSHAD, Moscow

Degree show Stick 'em up, June 2010, Kingston University, London

Stick 'em up #2, June 2010, LBI, London

End-year show, (as an ex-student), June 2010, BSHAD, Moscow

Haarlem Stripdagen, bi-annual event on a theme of Eastern European illustration, June 2010, Netherlands

CONTESTS/AWARDS

Vodka Russian Standard, Christmas communication piece, winner, 2008, live project in BHSAD, Moscow

D&AD student awards, IN BOOK, 2009 (music video for pigsy in space)

Creative Quarterly, place in online gallery, issue 17 (published on december, 2009)

3x3 Merit winner in animation category (professional show), 2010 (will be published in autumn, 2010)

TECHNIQUES AND SOFTWARE:

Collage/Montage (Hand-made / Adobe Photoshop), Vector illustrations (Adobe Illustrator). I am able to make a professional graphic design of the publication by Adobe Indesign together with the illustration. I do have basic knowledge of Adobe Flash and Adobe Dreamweaver as well.

OTHER INTERESTS:

Animation, product design, motion graphics, historical costumes and ornaments, history, economics, politics, music, writing essays (particularly focused on kitsch theme), psychology (especially psychology of children and their creative abilities as well as symbolical thinking), learning new languages, traveling, listening to ted.com and other inspirational talks, reading, watching plastic bags flying in the wind and looking for new interests.