Reinis Pētersons

Reinis Pētersons (1981) is fast and brilliant as a rocket – having made his début as an illustrator in 2007, making a few outstanding animation films in the meantime. There is a strong backbone to his aesthetics that brings balance to the great diversity of his techniques: from traditional media as charcoal and ink to digital painting and drawing. With great attention to character detail, he captures authentic emotion through expressive and frequently grotesque representation. While Pētersons delivers a consistent and recognizable style in his illustrative work, he is no stranger to artistic experimentation. His animation films also have received acclaim in local and international film festivals.

www.reinispetersons.com

Nominee for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

2017, The White Ravens for Tētis [Daddy], 2016, by Kārlis Vērdiņš

2015, The Golden Apple-tree National Book Art Contest prize for for Drudzis [Fever], 2015, by Toms Treibergs

2014, Nominee for Hans Christian Andersen Award 

2014, The Golden Apple-tree National Book Art Contest prize for Proza [Prose], 2014, by Artjoms Šeļa a. o. 

2013, The White Ravens for Biki-buki, 2012, by Jānis Baltvilks

2012, The Golden Apple-tree National Book Art Contest prize for Līze Analīze un citi slimnīcas skaitāmpanti [Jill is ill and other hospital nursery rhymes], 2012, by Inese Zandere

2012, The International Jānis Baltvilks Prize in Children’s Literature and Book Art for Kā Lupatiņi mainījās [How the Shammies swapped the toys], 2011, by Inese Zandere, Mans draugs Pērsijs, Bufalo Bils un es [My friend Persy, Buffalo Bill and I], 2011, by Ulf Stark and Nekrietnais Alfrēds [Mean Alfred], 2012, by Māris Rungulis

2012, The White Ravens for Mufa [Muffa. Story of an African the Baby white Rhinoceros], by Juris Zvirgzdiņš

2011, The Golden Apple-tree National Book Art Contest prize for (Mufa [Muffa], 2011, by Juris Zvirgzdiņš

2010, The White Ravens for for Lāča Bruņa medības [The hunt for Bruno the bear], 2009, by Juris Zvirgzdiņš

2009, The White Ravens for Patiess stāsts for Patiess stāsts par Čingo Babu, Lielo Gliemezi un Jūras Karaļa bēdām [A true story of Čingo Baba, Big Snail and the sorrow of the Ruler of the Sea], 2007, by Vizma Belševica

2009, Pastariņš Prize for Mēnesim robs [A bite taken out of Moon], 2008, by Ojārs Vācietis

2009, The Golden Apple-tree National Book Art Contest prize for Lāča Bruņa medības [The hunt for Bruno the bear], 2009, by Juris Zvirgzdiņš

2008, The International Jānis Baltvilks Prize in Children’s Literature and Book Art for Zelta pods [The crock of gold], 2007, by James Stephens

2008, The Golden Apple-tree National Book Art Contest prize for Mēnesim robs [A bite taken out of Moon], 2008, by Ojārs Vācietis

2008, Pastariņš Prize for Zelta pods [The crock of gold], 2007, by James Stephens

2007, Pastariņš Prize for Patiess stāsts par Čingo Babu, Lielo Gliemezi un Jūras Karaļa bēdām [A true story of Čingo Baba, Big Snail and the sorrow of the Ruler of the Sea], 2007, by Vizma Belševica

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