Fast wie Freunde
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I am Mirjam Zels, an Illustrator based in Hamburg.
I get my inspiration by all the little and big questions of life, by traveling and collecting new impressions and stories and by spending as much time as I can in nature or with beloved people- preferably all those things combined!
Please feel free to contact me for information or questions, I'm always happy to help!
Education
2009 Graduation from Romain-Rolland-Gymnasium Dresden// German Abitur
2009 - 2011 AiK Dresden // Formation Graphic Assistant
2011 - 2015 TH Georg-Simon-Ohm Nürnberg // Bachelor of Arts / Illustration and Graphic Design
2015 - 2019 HAW Hamburg // Master of Arts / Illustration
2016 - 2017 SHENKAR Tel Aviv // Master of Arts / Illustration
Internships
2005 Studio Pflaumer & Friends Nürnberg // Photography
2010 Publisher WilmyCC Nürnberg // Graphic Design
2013 - 2014 BüroBorü Berlin // Illustration
Exhibitions (a selection)
2013 Designers Night // Nürnberg
2014 Designers Night // Nürnberg
2014 Quelle Sommerkollektion // Nürnberg
2014 Berlin Festival // Berlin
2014 2kyo Fantastic Youth // Nürnberg
2015 SupermART // Nürnberg
2015 Prime Time -Absolventenausstellung // Nürnberg
2015 Fabrik der Künste // Hamburg
2017 Das große Grantln // Nürnberg
2018 Jahresausstellung HAW Hamburg // Hamburg
2018 Hessisches Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum // Hanau
2018 Internationale Kinder- und Jugendbuchmesse // Saarbrücken
2019 Fabrik der Künste // Hamburg
2019 Casa Tinta // Bogota
2019 Kinderbuchhaus Altonaer Museum // Hamburg
Awards
2015 FAST WIE FREUNDE // Faculty Award for the best thesis of the year // Nürnberg
2015 FAST WIE FREUNDE // Shortlist Hans-Meid-Advancement Award // Hamburg
2016 FAST WIE FREUNDE // Advancement Award DEKRA // Nürnberg
2017 FAST WIE FREUNDE // Serafina Award // Frankfurt
2017 FAST WIE FREUNDE // German Design Award // Frankfurt
2019 TURMBAU GEHT SCHIEF! // Shortlist German-French Award for Youth Literature // Strasbourg
2019 TURMBAU GEHT SCHIEF // Shortlist Stiftung-Buchkunst "Die schönsten Deutschen Bücher 2019" // Berlin
2020 TURMBAU GEHT SCHIEF! // Shortlist Catholic Award for Children's and Youth Literature // Mainz