Lisa Aisato N'jie Solberg, pen name Lisa Aisato (born 23 July 1981), is a Norwegian visual artist, illustrator and author of picture books.
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| Born | 23 July 1981 Kolbotn, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, illustrator and author of picture books |
| Relatives | Haddy N'jie (sister) |
Personal life edit
Aisato was born in Kolbotn, Norway, to a Norwegian mother and Gambian father. Among her siblings is her sister Haddy N'jie. Aisato resides in Skjærhalden, Hvaler.[1]
Career edit
Aisato is educated at the art institutions Einar Granum Kunstfagskole and Strykejernet kunstskole. She made her picture book debut in 2008, with Mine to oldemødre.[2] Further books are Odd er et egg from 2010, Fugl from 2013,[3] and En fisk til Luna from 2014. She has illustrated books by others, including Tor Åge Bringsværd, Gaute Heivoll (Svalene under isen from 2012),[1] Maja Lunde (Snøsøsteren from 2018), and Linn Skåber (Til ungdommen from 2018).[4] She regularly contributes with illustrations to the newspaper Dagbladet's supplement Magasinet.[1]
Aisato was awarded Teskjekjerringprisen in 2016, together with her sister and cowriter Haddy N'jie, for the book Snart sover du. Et års god natt.[1]
Her book Odd er et egg was basis for the animated short film Odd is an Egg, directed by Kristin Ulseth, which won a prize for "Best animated short" at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2017.[5] The film was also nominated for prizes at Berlin International Film Festival,[6][7] and Edmonton International Film Festival.[8]
Her 2019 book Livet – illustrert ("Life – illustrated"), a collection of illustrations supplied with poetic texts, was met with good reviews and sales figures.[4][9]
Awards edit
Referencesdag edit
- ^ a b c d Cissé, Yacoub; Kalleklev, Katrine. "Lisa Aisato". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Svenning, Katarina (2016). "Lisa Aisato: Illustrator - Norway". Bookbird. 54 (2): 44 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Samoilow, Tatjana Kielland (2015). "Competence and citizenship in picturebooks: a reading of Lisa Aisato's Fugl (Bird)". Barnelitteraert Forskningstidsskrift = Nordic Journal of ChildLit Aesthetics; Jaerfaella. 6 (1). doi:10.3402/blft.v6.27280. hdl:11250/2566446 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Jacobsen, Gry Elise (23 October 2019). "De myke hjerters bibel". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "'Odd is an Egg' Wins Best Animated Short at Tribeca". Animation World Network. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Programme, Odd er et egg". Berlinale. Berlin International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Hudson, David (13 January 2017). "Berlinale 2017 Lineup, Round 7". Fandor for Movie Lovers. Fandor. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Odd Is An Egg". Edmonton Film festival. Edmonton International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Hagen, Knut-Øyvind; Vik, Siss (23 October 2019). "Salgsboom for kvinnelige norske forfattere". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2019.