Elena Odriozola
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| Born | Elena Odriozola 1967 (age 57–58) |
| Occupation | illustrator |
| Language | Basque |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Genre | children literature |
Elena Odriozola (born 1967) is a Spanish illustrator of books for children and young adults. For her lasting contribution to children's literature she received the Golden Apple of the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (2015) for her work illustrating in 2013 Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus.
Elena Odriozola was born in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain. Painting is her passion. Elena Odriozola inherited his grandfather's and father's love for painting .
She studied Art and Decoration, and worked in an advertising agency first.
In 1995 she published the first children book with the basque author Jesus Mari Olaizola "Txiliku". Agure jakagorria by Elkar basque editor.
In 1997 she started to work as an illustrator, mainly of books, and she is now a successful illustrator of children's and young people's books.
Her creations are translated into several languages and she is often selected to take part in prestigious illustration exhibitions.[1][2]
Awards and public recognition
- National Illustration Award of Spain (2015)
- Mikel Zarate Children's Literature Award (2015)
- Junceda Illustration Award (2014)
- Basque Literary Illustration Award (2013 and 2009)
- 'The IBBY Honour List is a biennial selection with the title Atxiki sekretua. (2006)
- Selected by Martin Salisbury from the edition of Play Pen : New Children's Book Illustration (Lawrence King, 2007)
- Something about the author. Volume 186 by Lisa Kumar;(Gale, 2008)
