Romana Romanyshyn & Andriy Lesiv (Ukraine) are book authors, designers and illustrators, members of PEN Ukraine. Both were born in Ukraine in 1984, and currently live and work in Lviv. After graduating from the Lviv National Academy of Arts they co-founded Studio Agrafka, where they create illustrated books for children and adults. The Agrafka duo have received a number of accolades for their work, among them are the Bologna Ragazzi Award (2014, 2015 - mentions, 2018 - winner); the Italian Premio Andersen (2019); Plaque and Honorary Mention at the Biennial of Illustration in Bratislava (2017, 2012); NAMI Concours (Purple Island Award - 2019, Green Island Award - 2021), Gold (2020) and Silver (2021) of the European Design Awards; Bronze medal and Honorary Appreciation of the Stiftung Buchkunst concours The best book design from all over the world (2019 and 2022); Appreciations and Third Winner of Sharjah Children's Reading Festival (2015, 2016, 2022); Global Illustration Award (2016, 2017); and their work has been included in the White Ravens list (2013, 2014, 2016, 2021), amongst others.
Contact details: agrafkastudio@gmail.com . https://agrafkastudio.com