Svetlana
Dorosheva

Artist and freelance illustrator specialising in detailed and narrative illustration for books, movies, editorials and advertising. 
Author of two non-fiction books and several books for kids, published in Russia, Romania, Japan, China, Ukraine and the USA. 
Awards:Global Illustration Award 2017 – Honorary Mention AwardAOI World Illustration Awards 2017 – Shortlist
Illustrated and designed a number of books. 
BOTH WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED:
The Nenuphar Book
published by Azbooka, Russia, 2015Nominated for the National Bestseller Award 2016Translated and published in Japan by Maar-sha, 2017Translated and published in the USA by Chronicle Books, 2018 
Translated and
published by Baroque Books, Romania, 2015

How to Handle a Kid (aka 'my childhood' series)Ppublished by Azbooka press. Russia, 2016Published by Baroque books. Romania, 2018
ONLY ILLUSTRATED:
The Awakening of the Sleepless, by Dmitry Deitch
published by Balovstvo press, Ukraine, 2014
Anne Frank, by Maria Izabel Sanches VegaraPublished by Alba Editorial, Spain, 2018


ARTWORK FEATURED IN ARTBOOKS:
The Magic of Lines
published by Cypi Press, 2014
Magic Paintbrush by Illustration, 
published by Hightone Press, 2015

Asian Art and Design 2016, 
published by AAD, China, 2016Kaleidoscope: The Art of Illustrative Storytelling, published by Sandu Publishing Co in China, 2018
Researched, art-directed and illustrated: History Through the Eyes of the KROKODIL Magazine, XX century (series of 12 books, published by XX century Crocodile, Russia, 2014-2015). Work included research (studying a huge archive of graphic works of Soviet art of the XX century), mapping out the visual approach to the 12-book series, and a series of artworks for the books. 
EDUCATIONZaporozhye State University, Ukraine, 1992 - 1997bachelor degree in languages and literature
ARTIST RESIDENCIES:Shanghai Art and Peace Swatch Hotel artist residency, summer 2018