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ABOUT NAJA
CONRAD-HANSEN /MEANNORTH
Naja Conrad-Hansen is a
designer and artist who lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark.
She was born in Copenhagen
to a Finnish mother and Danish father, and has lived everywhere from
Finland to Greece, Egypt and Germany. Coming from an artistic family, it was
natural for her to choose an artistic path.
Graduating from Danmarks
Design School in 2003 with a MA in Visual communication and a background
in fine art; she started her profession as a freelance designer and
artist in 2003. Her practice embraces illustration, painting, graphic
design, art direction, and making silk-screen prints.
Inspirations comes
equally from the worlds of fashion, hardcore music, and traditional art
and design and in general observing the world around her. The
illustration style is basically about "finding some untouched areas of
the mind and stimulating the eye and imagination.
She
is balancing her time between making art and commercial work as she
finds they feed each other.
Naja Conrad-Hansen has
worked on projects ranging from Max Mara to Fiorucci, as well as an
award-winning children book. Her works have been included in over 30
books and a wide variety of fashion/graphic magazines. She also designs
print and pattern design for different clothing labels including limited
edition print for her own brand Meannorth.
She was nominated and
selected for " 200 best illustrators worldwide" 2007/2008 and
2009/20010, by Lürzer's Archive and again she has been nominated and
selected for "200 best illustrators worldwide" 2011/2012
Languages spoken: Danish,
Finnish, German, English and
a VERY funny Swedish.
Work can be distributed
worldwide.
REPRESENTATION
AW Agency Berlin , Debut Art London, 2dm Milano,GALERIA PIXEL
SAO PAULO
EXHIBITIONS
10 Nucleus gallery
"Line of Style: The World of Fashion Illustration"
Group show Alhambra CA US
10 Bo lee gallery
in
the line of fashion GROUP EXHIBITION bath uk
10 MISS SCARLET IN THE PARLOR,
Cigar Box Beauty GROUP EXHIBITION Los Angeles US
10 Art Box Gallery,
Group exhibition , Ginza,Japan
09 Blink Gallery/Grey agency Düsseldorf
Solo
show
Düsseldorf Germany
09 Slick and Basic /
Cubicle Artspace
Group Exhibition
Wien Austria
09
CSU Fullerton Main Art GallerY, Redefining the Line:
Art Nouveau & The Female Figure GROUP EXHIBITION
Curated by Sarah Strozza and Alexandra Duron
09 Nucleus Gallery /GRAFUCKshow
Alhambra CA US
08 AM Artspace
Vienna, December RETROSPECTIVE group show
08 AM ARTSPACE
SOLO SHOW WESTBAHNSTR. 22 | 1070 WIEN | AUSTRIA
08 anja wiroth artists
group exhibitionkarl-marx-allee 87, berlin
08 CONINGSBY GALLERY
"HOW IT IS AND HOW IT SHOULD BE " GROUP SHOW
08 COMPOUND GALLERY
"NEULOVERS" GROUP SHOW Portland U.S.A
07 Nucleus gallery
"GRAFUCK SHOW "
Alhambra CA US
07 International Fan Design Invitation
Exhibition/
Sandu Cultural Media,/
CHINA
07 Exposure Gallery/
If You Could … Group Exhibition London UK
05 -06 VICTORY
/ najas and ordinarymarys shop, Copenhagen Denmark
05
Victory/ solid perfume FILTH in Copenhagen Denmark
04
Vesterbros juried exhibition Gallery project Copenhagen Denmark
04
Kaj Lang Gallery Group exhibition Copenhagen Denmark
02
Art Parade Copenhagen,
3 Musicians+ Parade truck Copenhagen
Denmark
01
Max Mara store opening /COAT 2060-2082 in Copenhagen Denmark
EDUCATION
2003 MA Danmarks
Designskole,/institute of visual communication
1998-01 BA Danmarks
Designskole/
institute of visual
communication
1997 Academy
of visual art drawing and painting
1995-96 Copenhagen
Art School Painting and Graphics
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BOOKS
COMING UP:
Making Great Illustration/
Derek Brazell /Jo Davies/
Andrea Liggins/Publisher
A&C Black
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Art Box
international art box publishing japan 2011
Créer avec Illustrator Pearson Education France,
Pierre Strapélias 2011
ISBN-10 2-7440-2474-0
ISBN-13 978-2-7440-2474-0
200 best illustrators worldwide 2011/2012,
Lürzer's Archive 2011
THE BEAUTIFUL
Illustrations for Fashion and Style
Anneke Krull.gestalten verlag
2010
ISBN :978-3-89955-321-5
The age of feminine drawing vol 2,
All rights reserved, Hong Kong 2010
ISBN: 978-988-17971-1-7
Sweet illiustration
Eva Minguet /Josep Minguet MONSA PUBLISHING 2010
ISBN: 9788486426743
Art Box
international art box publishing japan 2010
ISBN 9784872988475
Ilustración Hoy
Nuevas tendencias en ilustración de vanguardia,
Claire Dalquié Indexbook 2010
ISBN:
978-84-92643-27-1
Complete Digital Illustration
A Master Class in Image-Making.
Lawrence Zeegen rotovision 2010
ISBN:288893096X 9782888930969
ILLUSIVE 3
gestalten verlag 2009
ISBN: 978-3-89955-250-8
200 best illustrators worldwide 2009/2010
Lürzer's Archive 2009
ISBN:
3902393084
freistil black
Raban Ruddigkeit
Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz 2009
ISBN
978-3-87439-769-8
Grafuck 04
2009
ISBN: 9780977096336
The Visual Dictionary of Illustration
AVA Academia 2009
ISBN: 9782940373802
Grafuck Book 3,
2008
ISBN: 9780977096329
Simply Pattern
By Victionary 2008
ISBN: 978-988-98229-8-9
CURVY
5 2008
ISBN:
9780975213636
Fashion Wonderland
By Victionary 2008
ISBN
978-988-98229-6-5.
200 best illustrators worldwide 2007/2008
Lürzer's Archive 2007
ISBN-10:
3902393068
Super Premium
All Rights Reserved 2007
ISBN: 978-988-99001-5-1
Secrets of Digital Illustration
Rotovision By Lawrence Zeegen 2007
ISBN
978-2-940361-56-4
BOX vol 2
Sandu Cultural Media Co., Ltd 2008
ISBN 978-988-99816-5-5
Grafuck Book 2
, 2007
ISBN 13: 978-0-9770963-2
Cutting Edge Patterns and Textures
PageOne and Maomao 2007
ISBN 04-2008
Libro Moda
/Fashion book, By Laia Sampere (Spain) 2007
Badge Book
Creative Review by Gavin Lucas
ISBN 978 1 85669 409 4
Contemporary Patterns
Laurence King publishing 2007
ISBN 978 1 85669 505 3
The Age of Feminine Drawing
All Rights Reserved, Hong Kong 2006
ISBN: 978-988-99001-8-2
Fashion Identity
Index Book, Nov 2007
ISBN:
978-84-96309-57-9
The Bags Index Book,
2007
ISBN:
978-84-96309-58-6
Nothing last forever book
VOL.01-08 ,
MusaCollective
, IDN/ Basheer Graphic 2006
Drømmeprinsessen
Gyldendal 2000 (Danish childrens picturebook)
ISBN:9788702001235
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Call state Fullerton Main Art Gallery exhibition catalog,
Annie Buckley, Joanna Roche, Theron Moore 2010
fashionarium,
Fashion Illustration Exposed Julia Stanescu 2010
LE BOOK
2006, 2008 and 2009
Facilitating Collaboration between the Arts & Business.
Ursula Dortea Bendtzon. Copenhagen Business School, Cand.merc.(kom.)
2009
International Fan Design Invitation Exhibition
Exhibition Catalog
ISBN-10:
1405800496
2007
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