Greta Samuel is an experienced illustrator and lecturer, passionate about illustrations, comics, drawings, graphics, and field recording.
She is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, a scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, and she has a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in arts with honors at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology in Warsaw.
She has experience working as a Senior Illustrator in London (Culture Trip) and freelance work as an illustrator including Adobe, Amnesty International, the Skimm, and others. Winner of many international and national competitions, including the International Illustration Exhibition 3x3 (New York, USA), the Communication Arts Annual shortlist in the Editorial category (New York, USA), Komiks Wierszem w Trybie Zenskim (Port Literacki, Wrocław), Well-Design Book for Children (Katowice).
Her works have been shown in the USA, UK, Switzerland, Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Russia, and Hungary.
She cooperates with the Illustration Agency "Oskar Illustration" from London, UK.
REPRESENTED BY: Oskar Illustration (global)
EMAIL: greta.ad.hoc@gmail.com
exhibitions:
• 2024 Nagła Wystawa / Sudden Exhibition, Abacus Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
• 2023 - "Sketchbook Has Power", Satyrykon, Muzeum Karykatury Warszawa, Poland
• 2023 - Nagła Wystawa 3/ Group Exhibition, Galeria Łazienkowska, Warsaw, Poland
• 2023 - "Sketchbook Has Power", Satyrykon, Legnickie Centrum Kultury, Legnica, Poland
• 2022 - Wystawa SAN do kwadratu/ Group Exhibition, Galeria Abakus, Warsaw, Poland
• 2024 Nagła Wystawa / Sudden Exhibition, Abacus Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
• 2023 - "Sketchbook Has Power", Satyrykon, Muzeum Karykatury Warszawa, Poland
• 2023 - Nagła Wystawa 3/ Group Exhibition, Galeria Łazienkowska, Warsaw, Poland
• 2023 - "Sketchbook Has Power", Satyrykon, Legnickie Centrum Kultury, Legnica, Poland
• 2022 - Wystawa SAN do kwadratu/ Group Exhibition, Galeria Abakus, Warsaw, Poland
• 2022 - Wystawa Portretu/ Portrait Exhibition, Klub Kultury Przegorzały, Cracow, Poland
• 2022 - Nagła Wystawa / Sudden Exhibition, Elektor Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
• 2021 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.18, New York, USA
• 2019 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.16, New York, USA
• 2019 - American Illustration 38, New York, USA
• 2018 - Group exhibition "Editorial Illustration" ('Uwiklani w tekst, ilustracja prasowa') in Lublin, Poland
• 2018 - Group exhibition "Zygmunt Januszewski & Illustration Studio" (Zygmunt Januszewski & Pracownia Ilustracji'),
Warsaw, Poland
• 2017 - Group exhibition, "Live. Instruction. Exhibition Inspired by The Work of Georges Perec" in Zachęta, National Gallery
in Warsaw, Poland
• 2015 - Group exhibition, "Litho-Graphy" in Forno di Zoldo, Italy
• 2014 - Group exhibition, "Pictoric", Ukraine
• 2014 - Group exhibition, "Polish Print/ Hungarian Kiss," Latarka Gallery in Budapest, Hungary
• 2014 - Group exhibition "Public Space/ Personal Space," the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Hague, Holland
• 2022 - Nagła Wystawa / Sudden Exhibition, Elektor Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
• 2021 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.18, New York, USA
• 2019 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.16, New York, USA
• 2019 - American Illustration 38, New York, USA
• 2018 - Group exhibition "Editorial Illustration" ('Uwiklani w tekst, ilustracja prasowa') in Lublin, Poland
• 2018 - Group exhibition "Zygmunt Januszewski & Illustration Studio" (Zygmunt Januszewski & Pracownia Ilustracji'),
Warsaw, Poland
• 2017 - Group exhibition, "Live. Instruction. Exhibition Inspired by The Work of Georges Perec" in Zachęta, National Gallery
in Warsaw, Poland
• 2015 - Group exhibition, "Litho-Graphy" in Forno di Zoldo, Italy
• 2014 - Group exhibition, "Pictoric", Ukraine
• 2014 - Group exhibition, "Polish Print/ Hungarian Kiss," Latarka Gallery in Budapest, Hungary
• 2014 - Group exhibition "Public Space/ Personal Space," the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Hague, Holland
• 2012 - "Move" as a part of exhibitions at the International Comic Festival Fumetto, Luzern, Switzerland
• 2010 - "You + Me = Us" as a part of exhibitions at International Comic Festival Fumetto, Luzern, Switzerland
• 2010 - "You + Me = Us" as a part of exhibitions at International Comic Festival Fumetto, Luzern, Switzerland
Awards:
• 2023 - Special Jury Award "Sketchbook Has Power," Satyrykon, Legnickie Centrum Kultury, Legnica, Poland
• 2021, - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.18 Honorable Mention "The Art of Travel", New York, USA
• 2021 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.18 Winner-merit Gallery "The Cannes View", New York, USA
• 2019 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.16 Honorable Mention "Dinner in Tel Aviv", New York, USA
• 2019 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.16 Winner-merit Gallery
"Is the Film Industry Really Fixing Gender Imbalance?", New York, USA.
• 2019 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.16 Winner-merit Gallery "How to make a matcha tea?",
"How to eat with chopsticks?", New York, USA
• 2019 - Communication Arts Annual, Shortlisted in Editorial Category, New York, USA
• 2019 - American Illustration. Chosen for American Illustration 38,
"How Hysteria’s History Still Affects Woman's Health", New York, USA
• 2014 - First Award in comic competition "Poetry comic," Port Literacki, Wroclaw, Poland
• 2013 - Second Award in the comic contest, Shalom Foundation, Warsaw, Poland
• 2012 - Second Award in International contest "A well-designed book, let's start with children", Katowice, Poland
• 2012 - First Award in "IllustationStartUp!", Warsaw, Poland
• 2012 - Minister's of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship for Outstanding Achievements, Poland
RecoGnition:
• Inspiration Grid
• Adobe Live
• Abdz.do
• 2023 - Special Jury Award "Sketchbook Has Power," Satyrykon, Legnickie Centrum Kultury, Legnica, Poland
• 2021, - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.18 Honorable Mention "The Art of Travel", New York, USA
• 2021 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.18 Winner-merit Gallery "The Cannes View", New York, USA
• 2019 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.16 Honorable Mention "Dinner in Tel Aviv", New York, USA
• 2019 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.16 Winner-merit Gallery
"Is the Film Industry Really Fixing Gender Imbalance?", New York, USA.
• 2019 - 3x3 International Illustration Professional Show No.16 Winner-merit Gallery "How to make a matcha tea?",
"How to eat with chopsticks?", New York, USA
• 2019 - Communication Arts Annual, Shortlisted in Editorial Category, New York, USA
• 2019 - American Illustration. Chosen for American Illustration 38,
"How Hysteria’s History Still Affects Woman's Health", New York, USA
• 2014 - First Award in comic competition "Poetry comic," Port Literacki, Wroclaw, Poland
• 2013 - Second Award in the comic contest, Shalom Foundation, Warsaw, Poland
• 2012 - Second Award in International contest "A well-designed book, let's start with children", Katowice, Poland
• 2012 - First Award in "IllustationStartUp!", Warsaw, Poland
• 2012 - Minister's of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship for Outstanding Achievements, Poland
RecoGnition:
• Inspiration Grid
• Adobe Live
• Abdz.do