My name is Jenya Polosina. I am an illustrator from Kyiv, Ukraine.
I usually work with social themes. Of all topics, I prefer those related to human rights, from investigations about torture in prisons to graphic reports from the Kyiv Pride march. I draw for media, books, NGOs projects, etc.
In 2015, my partner Anna Ivanenko and I co-founded the Seri\graph studio. Together we make comics, books, exhibitions, and different visual projects.
Contact:
polosunya@gmail.com
Contact:
polosunya@gmail.com
Clients:
The New York Times / Financial Times / The New Statesman / The Globe and Mail / Forbes / UN IOM /MFA of Ukraine/
SLANTED / STRAPAZIN / Hyperallergic / Greenpeace / The Old Lion Publishing / etc.
Awards and recognition (selected):
2025 – Bologna Children Book Fair award, finalist
2024 – Bologna Children's Book Fair, Bologna Book Plus, Talking pictures shortlist "BLACKOUT"
2023 – The Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours - Green Island
2023 – "Best book design", Book Arsenal, the best visual book "BLACKOUT"
2023 – Bologna Children's Book Fair - THE BRAW AMAZING BOOKSHELF
2022 – Adobe Creative Fund grant recipient
2021 – "The White Ravens 2021" for the book on "Reactors don't Explode".
2020 – "Best book design", Book Arsenal, best children's book "Reactors don't Explode"
2020 – iJungle Illustration Awards, shortlist
2020 – "Best book design", Book Arsenal, best children's book "Reactors don't Explode"
Exhibitions (selected):
2016-2024 – Kyiv, Ukraine, The International Festival Book Arsenal Pictoric annual exhibition
2024 – Prague, Czech Republic, LUSTR festival, Future for Ukraine
2024 – Bologna, Italy, Bologna Children`s Book Fair, When Everything Matters
2023 – Nami concurs, Nami island, Korea, winners exhibition
2023 – Breda, the Netherlands, Graphic Matters residency, Everyday War, personal exhibition
2023 – Berlin, Germany, Projektraum Kunstquartier Bethanien, The Storm Revel Silence
2022 – Venice, Italy Biennale di Venezia, Piazza Ucraina
2022 – New York, USA, Ukrainian Institute of America, Impressions of War
2022 – Berlin Germany, Pictoplasma, Pictoric group exhibition
2022 – Bologna, Italy, Bologna Children's Book Fair, illustration exhibition, shortlisted
2021 – Seoul, Korea, group exhibition Illustration of Ukraine
2021 – Turin, Italy, Graphic days TORINO, Yellow blue group exhibition
2021 – Prague, Czech Republic, LUSTR festival, group exhibition
2021 – Kyiv, Ukraine, Orthodox gallery, studio Seri/graph personal exhibition
2021 – Lucerne, Switzerland, Lucerne Gallery, Fumetto comics exhibition
2019 – Kyiv, Ukraine, Orthodox gallery, “I`m Afraid” personal exhibition
There is a war in my home today, and many of my current illustrations are about this.
Your support is vitally important. Here is how you can help Ukraine in the war with Russia.
The New York Times / Financial Times / The New Statesman / The Globe and Mail / Forbes / UN IOM /MFA of Ukraine/
SLANTED / STRAPAZIN / Hyperallergic / Greenpeace / The Old Lion Publishing / etc.
Awards and recognition (selected):
2025 – Bologna Children Book Fair award, finalist
2024 – Bologna Children's Book Fair, Bologna Book Plus, Talking pictures shortlist "BLACKOUT"
2023 – The Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours - Green Island
2023 – "Best book design", Book Arsenal, the best visual book "BLACKOUT"
2023 – Bologna Children's Book Fair - THE BRAW AMAZING BOOKSHELF
2022 – Adobe Creative Fund grant recipient
2021 – "The White Ravens 2021" for the book on "Reactors don't Explode".
2020 – "Best book design", Book Arsenal, best children's book "Reactors don't Explode"
2020 – iJungle Illustration Awards, shortlist
2020 – "Best book design", Book Arsenal, best children's book "Reactors don't Explode"
Exhibitions (selected):
2016-2024 – Kyiv, Ukraine, The International Festival Book Arsenal Pictoric annual exhibition
2024 – Prague, Czech Republic, LUSTR festival, Future for Ukraine
2024 – Bologna, Italy, Bologna Children`s Book Fair, When Everything Matters
2023 – Nami concurs, Nami island, Korea, winners exhibition
2023 – Breda, the Netherlands, Graphic Matters residency, Everyday War, personal exhibition
2023 – Berlin, Germany, Projektraum Kunstquartier Bethanien, The Storm Revel Silence
2022 – Venice, Italy Biennale di Venezia, Piazza Ucraina
2022 – New York, USA, Ukrainian Institute of America, Impressions of War
2022 – Berlin Germany, Pictoplasma, Pictoric group exhibition
2022 – Bologna, Italy, Bologna Children's Book Fair, illustration exhibition, shortlisted
2021 – Seoul, Korea, group exhibition Illustration of Ukraine
2021 – Turin, Italy, Graphic days TORINO, Yellow blue group exhibition
2021 – Prague, Czech Republic, LUSTR festival, group exhibition
2021 – Kyiv, Ukraine, Orthodox gallery, studio Seri/graph personal exhibition
2021 – Lucerne, Switzerland, Lucerne Gallery, Fumetto comics exhibition
2019 – Kyiv, Ukraine, Orthodox gallery, “I`m Afraid” personal exhibition
There is a war in my home today, and many of my current illustrations are about this.
Your support is vitally important. Here is how you can help Ukraine in the war with Russia.