Alenka Sottler facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Alenka Sottler
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Alenka Sottler
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| Born | 24 October 1958 |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana |
| Known for | painting, illustrating |
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Notable work
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Children's books illustrations |
| Awards | Society of Illustrators Gold Medal 2016 for book illustration Eurydice |
Alenka Sottler (born October 24, 1958) is a talented Slovene painter and illustrator. She lives and works in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Alenka is a freelance artist and a member of the New York Society of Illustrators.
She has illustrated more than 50 books for children and adults. For her amazing work, she has received many awards and honors. She was even nominated twice for the important Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014.
About Alenka Sottler
Alenka Sottler was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her father, Gorazd Sotler, was a sculptor. Her mother worked for a big newspaper company. Alenka learned a lot about drawing and sculpture in her father's art studio when she was young.
She studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana from 1976 to 1981. She continued her studies in painting there until 1983. Since 1988, Alenka has worked as a freelance painter and illustrator. She creates art for top publishers and magazines in Slovenia and other countries.
Her Art and Books
Alenka has illustrated over 50 books. She has also made many pictures for children's magazines. A big part of her work is illustrating fairytales. These include modern stories by authors like Oscar Wilde and classic tales like those from the Brothers Grimm.
Her black-and-white illustrations for "Folk Tales from Around the World" showed how skilled she was. She won many awards for these drawings. Her art is creative and beautiful. It is drawn with great confidence. She uses a modern style but also knows a lot about art history.
In recent years, Alenka has mostly illustrated poetry and fairytales. She also makes original prints inspired by books and poems. Today, she continues to live and work as an artist in Ljubljana.
Awards and Honors
Alenka Sottler has won many awards for her illustrations. Here are some of them:
- 2016:
- Illustrators 58 Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators, New York, USA.
- 2014:
- Nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, Mexico City, Mexico.
- 2013:
- Prešeren Award (Small) from the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- 2012:
- Nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, Denmark.
- 2011:
- "The White Ravens" for her book The Emperor and the Rose, from the Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Germany.
- 2010:
- Hinko Smrekar Award at the 9th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration, Slovenia.
- Grand Prix at the 3rd Croatian Biennal of Illustration, Croatia.
- Nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Sweden.
- 2008:
- IBBY Honour List, Denmark.
- Award of Excellence at the Bologna Book Fair, Italy.
- 2007:
- Levstik Award for Illustration, Slovenia.
- Golden Apple at the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava, Slovakia.
- 2006:
- First Prize for illustration at the 6th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration, Slovenia.
- 2005:
- Award of Excellence at the Bologna Book Fair, Italy.
- 2002:
- First Prize for illustration at the 5th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration, Slovenia.
- 2001:
- Award of Excellence at the BEIJ01 – Biennial of European Illustration in Japan.
- 1999:
- Trojlistok Grand Prix of the Children's Jury at the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava, Slovakia.
- 1993:
- Hinko Smrekar Award at the 1st Slovenian Biennial of Illustration, Slovenia.
- 1981:
- Prešern Award for students, Slovenia.
Books She Illustrated
Here are some of the books Alenka Sottler has illustrated:
- Pesem za liro (Poem for Lyra), by Bina Štampe Žmavc, 2016
- Ljubim tvoj medeni srh (I Love Your Honey Shudder), by Mateja Blaznik, 2014
- Zašto se baka ljuti? (Why Is Granny Angry?), by Lela B. Njatin, 2014
- Tujec (L'étranger), by Albert Camus, 2012
- Prividi (Mirages), by Niko Grafenauer, 2009
- Cesar in roža (The Emperor and the Rose), by Bina Štampe Žmavc, 2009
- Svetlanine pravljice (Svetlana's Fairytales), by Svetlana Makarovič, 2008
- Tri pesnitve (Three Poems), by Andrej Brvar, 2009
- Pepelka (Cinderella), 2005
- Ko pridejo angelčki (When the Little Angels Come), by Dim Zupan, 2004
- Svetovne pravljice (Fairy Tales of the World), 2004
- Mehurčki (Bubbles), by Oton Župančič, 2004
- Anastazija Krupnik (Anastasia Krupnik), by Lois Lowry, 2002
- Velik sončen dan: izbrane pesmi za otroke in mladino (A Big Sunny Day: selected poems for children and youth), by Neža Maurer, 2000
