Lisa Aisato
Norwegian illustrator and author (born 1981)
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Lisa Aisato N'jie Solberg, pen name Lisa Aisato (born 23 July 1981), is a Norwegian visual artist, illustrator and author of picture books.
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| Born | 23 July 1981 Kolbotn, Norway |
| Occupations | Visual artist, illustrator and author of picture books |
| Relatives | Haddy N'jie (sister) |
Personal life
Aisato was born in Kolbotn, Norway, to a Norwegian mother and Gambian father. Among her siblings is her sister Haddy N'jie. Aisato resides in Skjærhalden, Hvaler.[1]
Career
Aisato is educated at the art institutions Einar Granum Kunstfagskole and Strykejernet kunstskole. She made her picture book debut in 2008, with Mine to oldemødre.[2] Further books are Odd er et egg from 2010, Fugl from 2013,[3] and En fisk til Luna from 2014. She has illustrated books by others, including Tor Åge Bringsværd, Gaute Heivoll (Svalene under isen from 2012),[1] Maja Lunde (Snøsøsteren from 2018), and Linn Skåber (Til ungdommen from 2018).[4] She regularly contributes with illustrations to the newspaper Dagbladet's supplement Magasinet.[1]
Aisato was awarded Teskjekjerringprisen in 2016, together with her sister and cowriter Haddy N'jie, for the book Snart sover du. Et års god natt.[1]
Her book Odd er et egg was basis for the animated short film Odd is an Egg, directed by Kristin Ulseth, which won a prize for "Best animated short" at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2017.[5] The film was also nominated for prizes at Berlin International Film Festival,[6][7] and Edmonton International Film Festival.[8]
Her 2019 book Livet – illustrert ("Life – illustrated"), a collection of illustrations supplied with poetic texts, was met with good reviews and sales figures.[4][9]