Johanna Basford was born on 1983 and is a Scottish illustrator.
11 Facts About Johanna Basford
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Johanna Basford's illustrations are hand-drawn, predominantly in black and white, with pencils and pens.
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Johanna Basford is known to be a pioneer of the adult colouring book trend.
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Johanna Basford was born in 1983 in Scotland and grew up on her parents' fish farm in Auchnagatt in Aberdeenshire.
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Johanna Basford graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee in 2005 with a degree in textile Design and a specialization in screen printing.
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Johanna Basford believes computer generated graphics can feel "cold and soulless," which is why she uses traditional media.
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Johanna Basford was previously married to James Watt, the co-founder of Brewdog, the 'punk' craft beer company and together they had 2 daughters.
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Johanna Basford was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to art and entrepreneurship.
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Johanna Basford was commissioned by Edinburgh Festival Fringe to illustrate the cover of their 2010 program.
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In May 2013, Johanna Basford opened her first solo exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts called Wonderlands: it was one of DCA's most successful exhibitions, with a total audience of 8,488.
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Johanna Basford is currently represented by literary agent Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis Brown.