Education
He graduated from the Brera Academy in Milan in 1985 where he specialized in sculpture.
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Svjetlan Junakovic
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Junaković was born in Zagreb in 1961. He works as a painter, sculptor, illustrator and graphic designer and is also a lecturer in illustration at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and the International School in Sarmede in Italy.
Achievements
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He has received numerous international awards for his illustrations and has participated in exhibitions throughout Europe. Foreign his lasting contribution as a children"s illustrator, Junaković was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in both 2008 and 2010. Junaković has won many international prizes. In 2001 he won prizes at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava for Mit Pauken und Trompeten (With Bass Drums and Trumpets) and Roter Frosch, grüner Flamingo (Red Frog, Greener Flamingo). In 2009 he won the Levstik Award for his illustrations in 100 + 1 uganka (100 + 1 Riddles).
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Nationality
Croatian
Awards
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international awards; Levstik Award; Hans Christian Andersen Award
s The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are a pair of biennial literary awards by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their 'lasting contribution to children's literature'.; The Levstik Award is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature.s The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are a pair of biennial literary awards by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their 'lasting contribution to children's literature'.; The Levstik Award is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature.