Злата

ZLATA KARYZSKA ILLUSTRATOR / DESIGNER / VISUAL ARTIST

B. 16.02.2002 Kharkiv, Ukraine - Krakow, Poland
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EDUCATION AND COURSES:
June 2025 - August 2025
Ukrainian School of Playback Theater
Certificate of basic course of playback practician.
May 2022 - May 2023
Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (HGB) Leipzig, Germany
Participant in exchange programme, attendant of illustration class. Organised and took
part in cultural events, exhibitions, research programmes.
September 2019 - June 2023
Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (KSADA) Kharkiv, Ukraine
Bachelor degree in Graphics, specialised in book illustration and traditional printing
methods. Participated in cultural events, exhibitions, collective illustrative projects.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
July 2023 - October 2023
Publishing house "Vivat"
Editor of children's literature, layout designer, cover designer.

April 2021 - January 2022
DASH! (Architecture school for kids)
Worked with kids between 8-13 years. Worked as a sketching teacher, was a part of
comics creating course and exhibition organization.

2020 - Nowadays
Freelance work as illustrator and designer (Hochusobitake, Theater “Gas”, community
“Stelia”, cafe “Cheder”, festival “Kharkiv sea”, private clients, etc):
●​ Created social media content ( graphics for posts, stories, animation to
engage audience, mostly working with cafes. Also was a co-creator of visuals
for “Kharkiv sea” festival in 2024 )
●​ Merch design ( graphics for postcards, designs based on a poetry for textile )
●​ Illustration ( created graphic and mixed media illustrations for personal
projects, poetry, publishings )
●​ Poster design ( created graphic and mixed media projects for numbers of
cultural events including exhibitions, theater plays, performances, music and
poetry evenings, cultural events, protests etc )
●​ Other: Menus design, package design, logos etc

EXHIBITIONS AND RESIDENCIES:
2024 June Pop-up exhibition as a part of Festival “Харківське море”, Kharkiv
2024 April “Перемислити” exhibition at Narodnyj Dom Ukraiński, Przemyśl
2023 October "Open Studios" exhibition at Hiap, Helsinki
2023 July "Вкрадені" exhibition by ridnyikartyny, Kharkiv
2022 May"Dabadi Dabadei" exhibition at Moritzbastei, Leipzig

2024 April participated in Residency program Dom Ukraiński w Przemyślu
Сreated an original zine “When there was sea in Kharkiv” dedicated to upcoming
festival “Харківське море”. Also participated in the final exhibition organisation and
held a playback theater introduction workshop.

2023 September-October Participated in Residency by HIAP at Salmela.
Created an original graphic work “The Body of a Giant”, consisting of 5 separate pieces
uniting in one, exploring a topic of memory and fantasies, reflecting on a war refugee
experience.

PLAYBACK THEATER PERFORMER AND ORGANISER:
July 2024 - Nowadays
Member of Ukrainian Playback Theater in Krakow, took part in 10+ performances as an
actress, conductor, designer and coordinator.

May 2022 - Nowadays
Member of Playback Theater “Kochyvniki”, took part in 12+ performances as an actress,
conductor, designer, and coordinator. Participated in Festival oraginising in Germany,
mostly have been working with the Ukrainian refugee community in Germany and
Poland.

November 2023 - March 2024
Member of Playback Theater “Nema”, took part in 5+ performances as an actress and
conductor. Mostly based in Kharkiv.

August 2021 - January 2022
Member of Playback Theater “More Nocturne”, took part in 5+ performances as an
actress. Mostly based in Kharkiv.

Additionally held a number of Playback Theater workshops in Germany and Poland, was
a teacher at Playback Theater teenage studio.

LANGUAGES:
Ukranian - Native
English - C1
Polish - Communicative