Mojca Osojnik


Mojca Osojnik is a Slovene painter and illustrator, best known for her children's books illustrations.
Osojnik was born in Kranj in 1970. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana in 1997 and obtained her Master's degree in 2001. From 2001 to 2003 she lived and worked in Los Alamos. She has participated at numerous art exhibitions in Slovenia and abroad. She also works as a children's book illustrator, some of which she has also written herself.
In 2003 she won the Levstik Award for her book Hiša, ki bi rada imela sonce.

Published works

Author and illustrator

To je Ernest, 1997Hiša, ki bi rada imela sonce, 2001Polž Vladimir gre na štop, 2003Kako je gnezdila sraka Sofija, 2005

Illustrator

Koroške ljudske pravljice in pripovedke by Vinko Möderndorfer, 1992Moji pridni otroci by Sonja Wakounig, 1992O mrožku, ki si ni hotel striči nohtov by Peter Svetina, 1999Čas je velika smetanova torta by Miha Mazzini, 1999Mrožek dobi očala by Peter Svetina, 2003