ABOUT NAJA CONRAD-HANSEN
Naja Conrad-Hansen graduated from The
Royal
Danish Academy
of
Fine
Arts
in Copenhagen 2003 (Denmark’s Design School),
With a MA in Visual Communication and a background in fine art;
she began her
career
as a
fulltime illustrator and artist in 2003.
Her practice embraces illustration, painting, graphic/print design and art
direction.
Loving all freehand techniques pen, pencil, paint and her Wacom screen,
she has earned her reputation as a fashion artist. Having worked and
working with numerous clients in the fashion industry she has a great
interest in and knowledge of future fashion and also designs textile prints, AOP and placement prints.
Besides working on wide range of commissions she
creates her personal ink work and paintings which
she exhibits.
Lately she has begun live painting for events.
She
has been nominated and
selected
for "200
Best Illustrators
Worldwide"
by
Lürzer's
archive 4 times in a row, the latest being "200
Best Illustrators Worldwide"
2014/2015.
Her illustrated works are featured in over 30 books on illustration and
art, among them her own awarded children book.
She also has ongoing collaborations with photographers and musicians to
feed her untamed curiosity in all creative fields.
Clients include : Adidas, Louis Vuitton, Fiorucci, Ralph Lauren, Target,
Hallhuber, Bestseller,
Cosmopolitan, IC-Company,
Max Mara, Hugo Boss Black, Elle, L'officiel, L'optimum,
Pernod Ricard,
Visa Japan, Lascivious,
Care, Bella Center, Vanity Fair,
Grazia,
Neon, Novum, Eurowoman, Soundvenue, Wonderland, Spin, Gyldendal, Zitty
Berlin, Cover, Tracylocke, Leagas Delaney, Publicis,
Grey
, Ogilvy & Mather, Creator studio, Bleed,
Kellogg´s Special K,
Story Worldwide, Serviceplan, Westfield London, BBC Radio 4, Sunday Times
style.
Naja is born I Copenhagen, Denmark , half Dane /half Finnish. As a
child she spend time in Greece , Egypt, Finland and has lived in Berlin
for many years among other places. Now She is living and working in
Copenhagen.
She speaks:
Danish, Finnish, English and German. And a funny Swedish if required.
Work can be distributed
worldwide.
EDUCATION
2003
MA
The Royal
Danish Academy
of
Fine
Arts
Copenhagen
( Danmarks Designskole,/institute of visual communication )
1998-01 BA
The
Royal
Danish Academy
of
Fine
Arts
Copenhagen
(Danmarks Designskole/ institute of visual communication )
1997
Academy of visual art drawing and painting
1995-96 Copenhagen
Art School Painting and Graphics
CONTACT:
MEANNORTH
NAJA
CONRAD-HANSEN
INFO@MEANNORTH.COM
PHONE
+45 22538540
EDUCATION
2003 MA
Danmarks Designskole,/institute of visual communication
(The
Royal
Danish
Academy
of
Fine
Arts Copenhagen)
1998-01 BA
Danmarks Designskole/
institute of
visual communication
(The
Royal
Danish
Academy
of
Fine
Arts Copenhagen)
1997 Academy
of visual art drawing and painting
1995-96 Copenhagen
Art School Painting and Graphics
EXHIBITIONS
15
EXHIBITION -NEW NORDIC FASHION ILLUSTRATION VOL. 2
The Estonian
Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn.
14
Parlamentarium Brussels Belgium: November 20, 2014 to May 15, 2015,
14 GAlerie
Carré Doré Monaco
Carré Doré Collection 11.06.2014
To 27.07.2014
13 MIRUS GALLERY
"
The
Looking Glass: Refraction through the Female Gaze"
540 HOWARD ST - SAN FRANCISCO
US
12
Peninsula Arts Gallery
"Making
Greatillustration"
10th September – 20th October 2012
12 GAlerie
Carré Doré Monaco
8th- 22th March 2012
"FASHION
ART"
Group
show
5, Rue Princesse Caroline, 98000 Monaco
monte-carlo
10 Nucleus gallery
"Line
of Style: The World of Fashion Illustration"
Group
show Alhambra CA US
10
Bo lee gallery
in
the line of fashion GROUP EXHIBITION bath uk
10
MISS SCARLET IN THE PARLOR,
Cigar
Box Beauty GROUP EXHIBITION Los Angeles US
10
Art Box Gallery,
Group exhibition , Ginza,Japan
09
Blink Gallery/Grey agency Düsseldorf
Solo
show
Düsseldorf Germany
09
Slick and Basic /
Cubicle Artspace
Group Exhibition
Wien Austria
09 CSU
Fullerton Main Art GallerY, Redefining the Line:
Art
Nouveau & The Female Figure GROUP EXHIBITION
Curated by Sarah Strozza and Alexandra Duron
09
Nucleus Gallery /GRAFUCKshow
Alhambra CA US
08 AM Artspace
Vienna, December RETROSPECTIVE group show
08
AM ARTSPACE
SOLO
SHOW WESTBAHNSTR. 22 | 1070 WIEN | AUSTRIA
08
anja wiroth artists
group
exhibitionkarl-marx-allee 87, berlin
08
CONINGSBY GALLERY
"HOW IT IS AND HOW IT SHOULD BE " GROUP SHOW
08
COMPOUND GALLERY
"NEULOVERS" GROUP SHOW Portland U.S.A
07
Nucleus gallery
"GRAFUCK SHOW "
Alhambra CA US
07
International Fan Design Invitation
Exhibition/
Sandu Cultural Media,/
CHINA
07
Exposure Gallery/
If You Could … Group Exhibition London UK
05
-06 VICTORY
/ najas and ordinarymarys shop, Copenhagen Denmark
05
Victory/ solid perfume FILTH in Copenhagen Denmark
04
Vesterbros juried exhibition Gallery project Copenhagen Denmark
04
Kaj Lang Gallery Group exhibition Copenhagen Denmark
02
Art Parade Copenhagen,
3
Musicians+ Parade truck Copenhagen Denmark
01
Max Mara store opening /COAT 2060-2082 in Copenhagen Denmark
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BOOKS
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Illusive 4
Contemporary Illustration Part Four
ISBN: 978-3-89955-587-5
American
illustration 33
50 Years of Illustration.
Lawrence
Zegen & Caroline Roberts
200 best illustrators worldwide 2014/2015,
Lürzer's Archive 2014
Art Box vol.11
international art box publishing japan 2013
best of British illustration 2012-mages 36 -
Book
Association of Illustrators
ISBN20120955807654, 9780955807657
Making Great Illustration/
Derek Brazell /Jo Davies/
Andrea Liggins/Publisher A&C Black
ISBN-10:
140812453X | ISBN-13:
978-1408124536
Art Box vol.10
international art box publishing japan 2012
Créer avec Illustrator
Pearson
Education France,
Pierre Strapélias 2011
ISBN-10 2-7440-2474-0
ISBN-13 978-2-7440-2474-0
200 best illustrators worldwide 2011/2012,
Lürzer's Archive 2011
Art Box VOL. 09
international art box publishing japan 2011
THE BEAUTIFUL
Illustrations for Fashion and Style
Anneke Krull.gestalten verlag
2010
ISBN :978-3-89955-321-5
The age of feminine drawing vol 2,
All rights reserved, Hong Kong 2010
ISBN: 978-988-17971-1-7
Sweet illiustration
Eva Minguet /Josep Minguet MONSA PUBLISHING 2010
ISBN: 9788486426743
Art Box VOL. 08
international art box publishing japan 2010
ISBN 9784872988475
Ilustración Hoy
Nuevas tendencias en ilustración de vanguardia,
Claire Dalquié Indexbook 2010
ISBN:
978-84-92643-27-1
Complete Digital Illustration
A Master Class in Image-Making.
Lawrence Zeegen rotovision 2010
ISBN:288893096X 9782888930969
ILLUSIVE 3
gestalten verlag 2009ISBN: 978-3-89955-250-8
200 best illustrators worldwide 2009/2010
Lürzer's Archive 2009
ISBN:
3902393084
freistil black
Raban Ruddigkeit
Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz 2009
ISBN
978-3-87439-769-8
Grafuck 04
2009
ISBN: 9780977096336
The Visual Dictionary of Illustration
AVA Academia 2009
ISBN: 9782940373802
Grafuck Book 3,
2008
ISBN: 9780977096329
Simply Pattern
By Victionary 2008
ISBN: 978-988-98229-8-9
CURVY
5 2008
ISBN:
9780975213636
Fashion Wonderland
By Victionary 2008
ISBN
978-988-98229-6-5.
200 best illustrators worldwide 2007/2008
Lürzer's Archive 2007
ISBN-10:
3902393068
Super Premium
All Rights Reserved 2007
ISBN: 978-988-99001-5-1
Secrets of Digital Illustration
Rotovision By Lawrence Zeegen 2007
ISBN
978-2-940361-56-4
BOX vol 2
Sandu Cultural Media Co., Ltd 2008
ISBN 978-988-99816-5-5
Grafuck Book 2
, 2007
ISBN 13: 978-0-9770963-2
Cutting Edge Patterns and Textures
PageOne and Maomao 2007
ISBN 04-2008
Libro Moda
/Fashion book, By Laia Sampere (Spain) 2007
Badge Book
Creative Review by Gavin Lucas
ISBN 978 1 85669 409 4
Contemporary Patterns
Laurence King publishing 2007
ISBN 978 1 85669 505 3
The Age of Feminine Drawing
All Rights Reserved, Hong Kong 2006
ISBN: 978-988-99001-8-2
Fashion Identity
Index Book, Nov 2007
ISBN:
978-84-96309-57-9
The Bags Index Book,
2007
ISBN:
978-84-96309-58-6
Nothing last forever book
VOL.01-08 ,
MusaCollective
, IDN/ Basheer Graphic 2006
Drømmeprinsessen
Gyldendal 2000 (Danish childrens picturebook)
ISBN:9788702001235
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Call state Fullerton Main Art Gallery exhibition catalog,
Annie Buckley, Joanna Roche, Theron Moore 2010
fashionarium,
Fashion Illustration Exposed Julia Stanescu 2010
LE BOOK
2006, 2008 and 2009
Facilitating Collaboration between the Arts & Business.
Ursula Dortea Bendtzon. Copenhagen Business School,
Cand.merc.(kom.) 2009
International Fan Design Invitation Exhibition
Exhibition Catalog
ISBN-10:
1405800496
2007
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