Lisa Aisato facts for kids
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Lisa Aisato
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| Born | 23 July 1981 Kolbotn, Norway
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| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Visual artist, illustrator and author of picture books |
| Relatives | Haddy N'jie (sister) |
Lisa Aisato N'jie Solberg, known as Lisa Aisato, is a super talented Norwegian artist. She was born on July 23, 1981. Lisa is famous for her amazing illustrations and for writing children's picture books.
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About Lisa
Lisa Aisato was born in Kolbotn, Norway. Her mother is Norwegian, and her father is from Gambia. She has a sister named Haddy N'jie, who is also well-known. Today, Lisa lives in a place called Skjærhalden, in Hvaler, Norway.
Her Artistic Journey
Lisa Aisato studied art at places like Einar Granum Kunstfagskole and Strykejernet kunstskole. She started her career by making picture books in 2008. Her first book was called Mine to oldemødre.
Books by Lisa
Lisa has written and illustrated many popular books. Some of her books include:
- Odd er et egg (2010)
- Fugl (2013)
- En fisk til Luna (2014)
Her 2019 book, Livet – illustrert (which means "Life – illustrated"), was a big hit. It was a collection of her beautiful drawings with poetic texts. People loved it, and it sold very well.
Illustrating for Others
Besides writing her own books, Lisa also creates illustrations for other authors. She has worked with famous writers like Tor Åge Bringsværd. She illustrated Svalene under isen (2012) for Gaute Heivoll.
Lisa also drew the pictures for Snøsøsteren (2018) by Maja Lunde. She also illustrated Til ungdommen (2018) for Linn Skåber. Lisa also regularly draws for the newspaper Dagbladet in its Magasinet section.
Awards and Film
In 2016, Lisa Aisato won an award called Teskjekjerringprisen. She shared this award with her sister and co-writer, Haddy N'jie. They won it for their book Snart sover du. Et års god natt.
Lisa's book Odd er et egg was even made into an animated short film. The film was called Odd is an Egg. It won a prize for "Best animated short" at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2017. The film was also nominated for awards at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Awards
- 2019, Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
