OLGA GREBENNIK
Born in 1986 in Kharkiv
Education
2003-2009 Kharkov National University of Urban economy named after AN Beketov
MS Architecture and Urban planning
Artist-illustrator
Work as an illustrator since 2015
Professional achievements:
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Member of la Maison des Artistes (Paris)
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Illustrated 20 books for prominent publishers
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Drawings are in private collections in 23 countries around the world Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, France, England, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Bulgaria, Romania, the Netherlands Kuwait, China, South Korea, Canada and the USA and others
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Award winner of book illustration competition "Book Image" in 2018
Author of the books:
"Snow angel" (2018, "Dragonfly" publishings)
"Mommy don't be mad" (2018, "Dragonfly" publishings)
"War diary" (2022 )
"Cranky house" (2023, editure "Seneca" Romania publishings, "Fresh verlag" Germany)
Collaborated with such publishing houses as:
Russia: "Nastia and Nikita", "BHV Peterborough", "Dragonfly", "Kacheli", Meshiariyakov Publishing house, "Apricotbook"
Korea: MUNHAK
Italy: Caissa Italia KIDS
Rumunia: Seneca publishing house
Poland: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, "Stopka"
Finland: Enostone kustannus
Japan: Kawade Shobo Shisha Ltd. Publisers
Germany: Verlagshaus Jacoby & Stuart, Fresh verlag
Bulgaria: Ribka
Collaborated with magazines:
"Mom's-and-Dad's" (2016)
FORBES woman Poland (2022).
Exhibitions:
2003-2009 Ukrainian artists exhibition in Kharkiv
2010 participated in arts festival in Toffia Italy
2016 Illustration festival "Mors" in Moscow
Since 2019 work is exhibited in "Wonder Feniks" gallery in St. Pitersburg
2022 personal exibitiion in «Seneca» anti-café in Buharest
2022 participant of the summer plein air "Friendship" in Bulgaria
2022 participant of illustration biennale in Sofia Bulgaria
2023 solo exhibition at the theater Wybrzeze in Gdansk
2023 Cross comix festival in Rotterdam
2024 participant of illustration biennale in Sofia Bulgaria
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2022 Olga wrote "War Diary" about the latest events in Ukraine, which was premier published in South Korea by MUNHAK. First edition sold out in 24 hours.
Then "War diary" was published in Italy, Romania, Japan, Finland, Taiwan and Germany
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The original War Diary is in the House of History in Brussels
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Olga has a blog on Instagram @gre_ol with 50K followers, where she shares all her creative projects.
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Books with her illustrations were on best seller lists.