Nadiia Kushnir

Nadiia Kushnir
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 33)
Lviv, Ukraine
EducationUkrainian Academy of Printing
Occupationsartist, illustrator, designer
Websitehttps://www.nadjozna.com/

Nadiia Kushnir, pseudonym Nadjozna (born 28 January 1993 in Lviv) — a Ukrainian designer and children's book illustrator. She became known as the creator of the online comic strip ‘The Goose’.

Biography

She studied at the Ukrainian Academy of Printing and the Ukrainian Academy of Design.

Organiser and coordinator of the nationwide literary and artistic project ‘Gorytsvit’. Member of an international organisation for non-formal education MitOst.

She has illustrated over 80 books for children, teenagers and adults, including "About Zyuzya the Mosquito" and "Kuzya, Zyuzya and Company" by Vsevolod Nestaiko, "The Alphabet" by Svitlana Kisar, "A Tale of the Curious Kitten" by Johanna Kordis, "Lyalya" by Jacek Denel, and others, for the publishing houses "Veselka", "Urbino", "Vivat", "Kalvaria", "Fundacja Centrum Badan Polska-Ukraina".

In 2017, Nadiia Kushnir was named one of the best children's illustrators in independent Ukraine by the Bukmol website, her best works were named as the illustrations for Tetiana Stus's picture book "Where is Oira?" and her own book "How the Goose Sought His Love".

In 2021, at the age of 28, she was included in Forbes Ukraine's 30 Under 30 list as an illustrator.

2024, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nadiia with her son relocated to Canada, Ottawa.

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Гуcь" [The Goose]. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Кушнір Надія (Надьожна)" [Nadiia Kushnir (Nadjozna)]. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "Надя Кушнір (Надьожна): книги та біографія" [Nadiia Kushnir (Nadjozna): books and biography] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Жінки в бізнесі" (PDF). Association of Ukrainian Cities (in Ukrainian). 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "7 запитань ілюстратору: Надія Кушнір" [7 questions for the illustrator: Nadiia Kushnir] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  6. 1 2 Kotzé, Adelé. "Interview: Nadiia Kushnir". Artistcloseup. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Найкращі дитячі ілюстратори незалежної України" [The best children’s illustrators in independent Ukraine]. Букмоль (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  8. ↑ "Надьожна. Як Гусь свою любов шукав. — Харків: Віват, 2017. — 64 с." [‘Nadjozhna.’ How Gus Sought His Love. — Kharkiv: Vivat, 2017. — 64 pp.] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Хто потрапив у новий список Forbes Україна 30 до 30 2021 року" [Who made it onto the new Forbes Ukraine 30 Under 30 list for 2021?]. Forbes Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "The Tooth". Frankfurt Rights. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "The Navel". Frankfurt Rights. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "Book listing". Goodreads. Retrieved 2026-10-21.