15th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration

Exhibition curator: Petra Kosi (ZDSLU)

Launched in 1993, the Slovenian Biennial of Illustration was founded by the Illustrators' Section of the Slovenian Association of Fine Arts Societies (ZDSLU). The Biennial, with its extensive media coverage, contributes greatly to the promotion of illustration as an important artistic discipline that plays a responsible educational role, bringing stories to life as well as providing visual cues that help readers connect emotionally with the material and cement understanding. The exhibition presents works by Slovenian illustrators of all ages and publications issued by Slovenian publishing houses over the past five years. The selection is made by a five-member judging panel based on the entries received in the call for applications. The judging panel also selects the winners of the Hinko Smrekar Award, Slovenia's most prestigious prize for achievements in illustration. A special focus is placed on this year's winner of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, illustrator, painter, graphic artist and designer Tomaž Kržišnik. The prize is awarded posthumously.

Tatjana Pregl Kobe about this year's recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award: “Slovenian illustrator, painter, graphic artist and designer Tomaž Kržišnik (1943–2023) received his MA in book illustration from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 1968. He belonged to the trailblazing generation that trained at various European academies and was responsible for introducing diversity into the field of illustration. Innovativeness is reflected in not only his illustrations, drawings, puppets and set designs, but also his visual signs and posters, spatial installations, as well as glass and ceramic products. He gained national recognition with his exceptional, multifaceted and always distinctly original drawings, as well as with well-considered, colourful graphic prints and illustrations. He broke new ground in combining his drawn- or painted images with typographic elements to create thematically rich, compelling and unique visual messages, book objects and illustrations.”
 

Admission
Adult ticket: EUR 6 /person 
Discounted ticket: EUR 4 */person (*visitors under 25 and over 65)
Free admission: children aged 12 and under, EU Disability Card holders, valid Museum Card holders
Guided tours extra charge (for groups of 10 persons and more): ticket price + surcharge EUR 20 /group
Public guided tour: ticket price, NO extra charge

Children's workshop with guided tour: EUR 6 /person
Catalogue: EUR 15