Asst. Prof. Suzi Bricelj
Education
- 1998: Graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design, UL ALU
Work experience
- 2018-: Employed at ALUO as a teaching professional in the subject Illustration
- 2016: Assistant professor in visual communication design UL ALUO
- 2014: Assistant in visual communication design UL ALUO
- –2018: Self-employed in culture at the Ministry of Culture
Advanced training
Education abroad:
- 2001-2002: École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Illustration, Paris
- 2000-2001: École supérieure des Arts graphiques
- 1996: Vysoka škola vytvarnych umeni, Illustration, Bratislava (Cepus)
Projects (selection)
- 2018: Svetlana Makarovič: Sovica oka, visual image of a puppet show. Ljubljana Puppet Theatre
- 2014: New Year’s greeting cards, Ljubljana, Sidarta
- 2004: Illustration for the Bibliobus Library of the France Bevk Library, Nova Gorica (design by Jana Pečečnik)
- 2003: Illustrations for Sutor wine labels, Ljubljana (design by Jasna Andrić)
Selection of exhibitions
- 2021: 14th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration, (SBI), Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2021: Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB), Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2018: Suzi Bricelj – illustrations, Lek Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2018: 6th Croatian Biennial of Illustration, Zagreb, Croatia
- 2017: Suzi Bricelj Z ďalekej krajiny, Toto! je galéria, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2017: 49th Golden Pen of Belgrade, 14th International Biennial of Illustration, Belgrade, Serbia
- 2015: Allstars, Biennial of Independents, Washington DC, USA
- 2012: Exhibition of Slovenian Illustration, 5th BuchWien Book Fair, Vienna, Austria
- 2004: Biennial of Illustrations 2004 / OBI’04, Oita, Japan
- 2002: Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse, Figures futur 2002, Paris, France
Member of the Slovenian Association of Fine Arts Societies (ZDSLU)
Awards and recognitions
- 2020: (also 2004, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017) Golden Pear, Ljubljana
- 2017: Hinko Smrekar Plaque, Ljubljana
- 2015: Recognition of important works of art in the field of visual communication design
- 2011: International recognition White Ravens selection 2011, Munich
- 2009: Original Slovenian Picture Book Award, Ljubljana
- 2008: International recognition White Ravens selection 2008, Munich
- 2005: Levstik Award, Ljubljana
- 2004: The Most Beautiful Book Award, in the category for children and youth, Ljubljana
- 2004: Hinko Smrekar Plaque, Ljubljana
- 1999: Prešeren University Award, Ljubljana
- 1998: Golden Bird Award, Ljubljana, Ljubljana
- 1995: Prešeren Student Award
Bibliography (selection of publications with illustrations by Suzi Bricelj)
- 2021: Mav Hrovat, Nina, About a prince who didn’t like to read, Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana
- 2018: Dekleva, Milan, Bookworm, Morfemplus, Jezero
- 2017: Makarovič, Svetlana, Honey fairy tale, Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana.
- 2016: Sepúlveda, Luis. The story of the snail who discovered the importance of slowness, Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana
- 2015: Möderndorfer Vinko, Poems and songs, Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana
- 2010: Pavček, Tone. A whale is swimming in the sea, Miš Publishing House, Dob pri Domžalah
- 2009: Jančar, Drago. Novels, Modrijan, Ljubljana
- 2008: Milčinski, Fran. Sir and pear, Sanje, Ljubljana
- 2005: Andersen, H.C. Fairy tales, Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana
- 2004: Tellegen, Toon. A little night cake, Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana
- 2003: Rabelais, François. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Modrijan, Ljubljana