About me

Katya Longhi was born in 1984 in Modica, a small town in Southern Italy.
She grew up in Trento and studied at the Art Academy in Florence.

Since then she has studied illustration at Nemo NT Academy of Digital Arts.

When she was a child she drew everything she saw – she has countless drawings of ice cream and Snoopy!

Katya completed several animation and illustration workshops, which she found

invaluable as they helped her to establish her style, and has found the stimulation for her passion.

Katya works digitally but she begins by drawing with pencil on paper.

In her spare time, Katya loves to read and watch on tv fairytales and collect snow globes.
She currently works as a freelance illustrator based in Trento, where she lives with her very own Prince Charming!

She has also exhibited in numerous art exhibitions throughout Italy.

Clients

Simon&Schuster

Tiger Books

Capstone

Aptara

Falmingo - Random House

Clavis Books

Callisto Media

Curious Universe

Clever Media Group

Usborne

Scholastic

Cottagedoor Press

Hallmark

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Mame - Fleurus

Studio Fun

Harvest House Publishers

Silver Dolphin Books

Harper Collins

Thomas Nelson

Random House

Rodale Kids

Igloo Books

ISeeMe

Cricket Media Magazine

Clubhouse Jr Magazine

Editions Lito

Edition Auzou

Cricket Media

Kalimat Group

Yoyo Books

Jellycat

Aptara

DeAgostini

Editions Fleurus

Pearson USA

Oxford University Press

Hameray Publishing

Parragon

Eli - La Spiga Edizioni

Editrice La Scuola SpA

Pearson Italia

Amicus Publishing for The Creative Company

Eurac Bolzano

Gruner+Jahr/Mondadori

Giunti Kids

Edizioni El - Emme Edizioni

Save the Children Italia

Lumaworks

Glottogon

Auchan

Grupo Fohla

Benchmark Education

Bricks Education

Unicef

A-Z Learning

Bomore

Rusconi Libri

email: katya.longhi@gmail.com

phone: +39 3496719069

Education and Experience

2007 – Academy pf the Arts, Florence

2010 – Nemo NT, Academy of Digital Arts, Illustration

2008 – Workshop with Alex Orrelle (Disney Pixar animation), JP Vine (Aardman Studios and Disney Pixar animation), Giuliano Cenci, Paolo Chiari

2009 – Workshop with Florian Satzinger, concept Designer

2010 – Workshop with Eric Goldberg (Disney Master animation) and Gary Goldman (Disney Maste animation)

Exhibits:

2007 – Collective based in Rome “Studio Arte fuori Centro” with installations.

2007 – Festival of the Creativity, Florence, illustration

2008 - Atlantis, collective with Nemo NT Academy, illustration, 3° price as best illustration.

2009 – Individual in Modica (Sicily)

2009 – Collaboration as freelance illustrator – Graphic Concept for fashion Catalogue – Shot – Florence

2009 – Collaboration as freelance illustrator – Concept coloring Background for a Game Tivitz, Unit9, Florence

2012 – Collective “Come Nasce un Albo Illustrato, venite a scoprirlo!” Milan, Italy

2016 - Personal Exhibition - Ragusa - Italy

2019 - Collective Exhibition "Sradicati" - Trento Film Festival della Montagna

ITA

Sono nata nel 1984 a Modica, una piccola città del sud della Sicilia.

Sono cresciuta a Trento, nel nord Italia, e a 19 anni sono partita per Firenze dove ho studiato all'Accademia di Belle Arti laureandomi, successivamente mi sono iscritta all''Accademia di Arti Digitali Nemo NT dove mi sono diplomata in Illustrazione digitale e tradizionale.

Quanto ero piccola disegnavo tutto quello che vedevo, vedevo Snoopy, disegnavo Snoopy, amavo il gelato, disegnavo il gelato.

Negli anni di studi ho partecipato a diversi Workshop di animazione ed illustrazione ed è stato anche grazie a queste esperienze che ho potuto arricchire il mio bagaglio artistico e che ho trovato il mio stile potendo quindi seguire la mia vera passione!

Lavoro sia su carta che su computer, la tecnica digitale la adoro e fa proprio parte di me, adoro riuscire a creare ambienti ed atmosfere magiche, stelline scintillanti, principi e principesse, luci, texture colori magici e altro ancora.