Sonja Danowski Illustration

Sonja Danowski lives in Berlin where she works as an artist, author and illustrator,
with a particular focus on the creation of picture books for children and adults.
Sonja's books have been published in more than twenty languages.

Awards . Recognition
2023 . Highly Commended . World Illustration Award . AOI London
2023 . Nominated for the German-French Youth Literary Award
2022 . Among the 7 Best Books for Young Readers . Deutschlandfunk
2022 . Picture Book of the Month . German Academy for Children's & Young Adult Literature
2021 . Annual Prize . Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award Original Illustration Exhibition . China
2020 . Awarded in the International Illustration and Book Design Competition Image of the Book
2020 . Selected for the Children Spectators Exhibition . Bologna Children's Book
2018 . White Raven . International Youth Library Munich
2018 . Picture Book Award. Jury of the Young Readers. LiteraturRaum Wien
2018 . Among the 7 Best Books for Young Readers . Deutschlandfunk
2018 . Josef-Guggenmos-Preis Empfehlungsliste
2018 . Selected for the Original Art Exhibit at the Society of Illustrators . New York
2017 . Award of the Children's Jury. Troisdorfer Bilderbuchpreis
2017 . Shortlisted in the Global Illustration Award . Frankfurt Book Fair
2016 . Third Prize Winner Sharjah International Illustration Award . United Arab Emirates
2016 . Mildred L. Batchelder Honor . awarded by the American Library Association
2016 . Notable Children's Book . awarded by the American Library Association
2016 . Shortlisted in the Global Illustration Award . Frankfurt Book Fair
2015 . Golden Island Award . Nami Island International Illustration Concours . South Korea
2015 . Esel des Monats April . selected by Eselsohr Magazin
2014 . One of The Best Ten Picture Books . selected by Dangdang.com . China
2014 . Among the Best 100 Original picture books of China . selected by the New Reading Research Institute
2014 . Selected for the Original Art Exhibit at the Society of Illustrators . New York
2014 . Bronze Medal . 3x3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration . Picture Book Show . New York
2014 . Award of Excellence . Communication Arts
2013 . Golden Island Award . Nami Island International Illustration Concours . South Korea
2013 . Merit Award Section Illustration . Creative Quarterly No. 30 . New York
2013 . Selected for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition . Italy
2012 . Selected for Ilustrarte . Portugal
2012 . Merit Award Section Fine Art . Creative Quarterly No. 26 . New York
2012 . European Newspaper Award for Illustration published in Der Freitag
2011 . Selected for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition . Italy
2011 . Silver Medal . 3x3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration . Picture Book Show . New York
2011 . Shortlisted in the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition . UK
2011 . Finalist in the Illustration Category of the Picture Book Festival . South Korea
2010 . Selected for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition . Italy
2010 . Special Mention Fundación SM International Award of Illustration . Italy
2010 . Merit Award Section Fine Art + Illustration . Creative Quarterly No. 19 . New York
2010 . Merit Award Section Fine Art . Creative Quarterly No. 20 . New York
2010 . Shortlist London International Creative Competition . Category Illustration . UK
2010 . Commended in the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition . UK
2009 . Gold Medal . 3x3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration . New York . Student Show
2009 . Selected for Ilustrarte . Portugal
2008 . Merit Award . 3x3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration . Student Show . New York
2008 . Selected for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition . Italy
2008 . ADC Award . Nachwuchswettbewerb Art Directors Club Germany
2008 . Diploma with Honours in Communication Design
2007 . Among the winners of the Young Illustrators Award Illustrative Berlin
2007 . Selected for Ilustrarte . Portugal
2007 . Best of Unpublished German Book Design

Exhibitions
2023 . 7th Tallinn Illustrations Triennial . Estonia
2023 . CICLA Original Illustration Exhibition . Shanghai Baoshan International Folk Arts Exposition Center . China
2022 . Sharjah Children´s Reading Festival . United Arab Emirates
2022 . The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase . dPictus . Bologna Children's Book Fair . Italy
2021 . CICLA Original Illustration Exhibition . Shanghai Baoshan International Folk Arts Exposition Center . China
2021 . Sharjah Children´s Reading Festival . United Arab Emirates
2021 . Nami Island International Children's Book Festival . South Korea
2020 . CICLA Original Illustration Exhibition . Shanghai Baoshan International Folk Arts Exposition Center . China
2019 . Vielfalt im Kinderbuch . 10. Berliner Bücherinseln curated by Ulrike Nickel . Humboldt Bibliothek Berlin
2018 . Le Immagini della Fantasıa 36 . Mostra Internazionale d’Illustrazione per l’Infanzia . Sàrmede . Italy
2018 . The Original Art Exhibit . The Museum of American Illustration . New York . USA
2018 . Sharjah Children´s Reading Festival . United Arab Emirates
2017 . Illustrative Preview . Direktorenhaus . Berlin
2017 . Bilderbuchausstellung im Troisdorfer Bilderbuchmseum . Germany
2016 . Sharjah Children´s Reading Festival . United Arab Emirates
2016 . Look! Germany . Guest of Honor Exhibition at the Bologna Children's Bookfair . Italy
2015 . 7th Nami Island International Children's Book Festival . South Korea
2015 . The New Perspective in Contemporary Illustration . curated by Sahar Bardaie . Istanbul . Turkey
2014 . The Original Art Exhibit . The Museum of American Illustration . New York . USA
2014 . Beyond the Seas . International Fairytale Project . Budapest . Hungary
2013 . 6th Nami Island International Children's Book Festival . South Korea
2013 . Bibiana . Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava . Slovakia
2013 . Sharjah Children´s Reading Festival . United Arab Emirates
2013 . Bologna Illustrators Exhibition . Bologna Children´s Bookfair . Italy/ Traveling Shows Japan
2012 . Sognando Immagini . Mostra d'illustrazione per l'infanzia . Sassari . Italy
2012 . Sharjah Children´s Reading Festival . United Arab Emirates
2012 . Ilustrarte . V Biennial International Exhibition of Children´s Book Illustration . Lisbon . Portugal
2012 . 19 Karen Contemporary Art Space . Mermaid Beach . Australia
2011 . Bologna Illustrators Exhibition . Bologna Children´s Bookfair . Italy/ Traveling Shows Japan
2010 . Bologna Illustrators Exhibition . Bologna Children´s Bookfair + Traveling Shows Japan
2010 . Cheltenham Illustration Exhibition . Summerfield Gallery . UK
2009 . Ilustrarte . IV Biennial International Exhibition of Children´s Book Illustration . Lisbon . Portugal
2009 . Illustrative . International Illustration Forum . Berlin
2009 . Blue Book Group Exhibition . Iran . United Arab Emirates . Japan . Europe
2008 . Illustrative . Section Bookart . Zürich
2008 . Bologna Illustrators Exhibition . Bologna Children´s Bookfair . Italy/Traveling Shows Japan/South Korea
2007 . Illustrative . Section New Talents . Berlin
2007 . Best of Unpublished German Book Design . Beijing and Frankfurt Bookfair . Guangdong Museum of Art China
2006 . International Self Portrait Exhibition . Museum Stalowa Wola . Poland

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Picture books
Before Jaron Came
In my Dream
In the Garden
Puppet Theater
Smon Smon
Little Night Cat
Perfume Village
My Family
Mountain Goats
The Grass House
Forever Flowers
The Beginning
Gift of the Magi
Streams & Dreams
Berlin Frequency
Excursion Flora
Market & Meals
Snacks
Rooms
subway & Street
Tradition
Magazines

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CONTACT:

mail@sonjadanowski.com

phone:
+49.151.55617178

Berlin / Germany