Maria Ekier

Maria Ekier

Born in 1943 in Warsaw. She studied graphic art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she graduated with honours from the workshop of Jan Marcin Szancer. She is na illustrator and graphic artist. She Illustrated i. a.: Potwór (The Monster), Ewa Maria Letki, Siedmioróg, Wroclaw 1992. Co się stało z naszą bajką (What has happened with our fairytale), Hanna Krall, Twój Styl, Warszawa 1994. Dębołki, Joanna Kulmowa, Publishing house AB Grafia, Warszawa 1998. Dobry potwór nie jest zły (Good monster isn't bad), Anna Onichimowska, EZOP Editing Agency, Warszawa 2000. Królewna w koronie (A princess with a crown), Ewa Maria Letki, EZOP Editing Agency, Warszawa 2005. Polskie baśnie i legendy (Polish fairytales and legends), Nowa Era, Warszawa 2006 Kocur mruży złote ślepia (The cat squints his gold eyes), Maria Ekier, Hokus-Pokus, Warszawa 2008 Awards: 1991 -  "Stebrne Koziołki", Poznań. 1993 - Award in the contest of Polish Section of IBA "Book of the Year" 1997 -  PTWK Award in the contest "The Most Beautiful Books of the Year" 1999 - Plaque BIB, Bratislava 1999 - Registration on the internetional IBA honour list 2000 - Award in the contest of Contemporary Polish Book Art, Warsaw 2004 - II Prize on Bienneale of Illustration, Aki Town, Japan 2005 - Award in the contest of IBA Polish Secction "Book of the Year" 2008 - Prize in the PTWK contest "The Most Beautiful Books of the Year"