Ms. Svetlana Dorosheva

Sveta Dorosheva is a creative artist and writer known for her detailed narrative illustrations and state-of-the-art books. She merges traditional motifs with contemporary ideas, creating art for books, movies, museums, and brands that captivates and inspires audiences worldwide.

Sveta studied English language and literature at Zaporizhzhya State University in Ukraine. In 2009, she moved with her family to Israel and has been focusing on her art ever since and exhibiting her work in solo and group exhibitions both home and abroad. Her books were translated into ten languages, she has done art for numerous publishers, including Disney/Hyperion, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House and Macmillan. Her notable projects include key visual art for the British Library’s exhibition “Fantasy: Realms of Imagination” (UK, 2023); working as a lead artist for the “Courage to Act: Danish Rescue” exhibition at the New York Museum of Jewish Heritage (US, 2023); collaborating with Big Indie Pictures on “The True Adventures of Wolfboy” movie (2019); and illustrating the bestseller picture book “Anne Frank” in the critically acclaimed Little People, Big Dreams series (2018).

Education

1992-1997
Zaporizhzhya National University, Ukraine

English language and Literature

Awards

• World Illustration Awards – Winner (2024)
• Communication Arts Awards – Award of Excellence (2024)
• Victoria & Albert Illustration Awards – Shortlist (2024)
• American Illustration 43 – Chosen Winner (2024)
• Hiii Illustration Award – Best of the Best (2024).
• World Illustration Awards – Shortlists in two categories: professional and advertising (2018)
• World Illustration Awards – Shortlist in book illustration category (2017)
• Illusalon Global Illustration Awards – Book Illustration Award and Honorary Mention Award (2017), and
• Hiii Illustration Award – Best of the Best (2014).