Zhenya Oliinyk is an illustrator and comic artist from Kyiv, Ukraine. She’s been documenting her experience of living in a country under attack ever since the Russian full-scale invasion started for Matin, The Nib, The Economist, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. In her workshop, Zhenya will introduce some of her storytelling methods and share her experience of working with autobiographical material in comics. The participants will create a variety of comics about themselves using the techniques Zhenya will teach, and try some graphic reportaging.
This workshop is suitable for artists of all levels and lasts 1.5 hours. Please bring your favorite drawing materials and a sketchbook if you have one, with large format paper and thick markers being preferable. The workshop will be conducted in English with a maximum capacity of 15 participants.
The Future for Ukraine project is implemented by LUSTR festival of illustration and Pictoric with support of IZOLYATSIA foundation, Trans Europe Halles and Malý Berlín and co-financed by the ZMINA: Rebuilding program, created with the support of the European Union under a dedicated call for proposals to support Ukrainian displaced people and the Ukrainian Cultural and Creative Sectors.
