About me
Hello!
My name is Sivan (Svetlana) Buntova, I am a freelance illustrator.
I was born in 1978 in Ukraine. Since 1998 I have been living in Israel.
I have been drawing since the age of two when my mother put a pen in my hands.
In Ukraine, I studied at the Department of Architecture at Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (1995-1998).
In Israel, I graduated from The Neri Bloomfield School of Design and Education (WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education) with a bachelor's degree in Graphic design and Illustration in 2010.
After graduating, I worked as a graphic designer at a graphic design studio.
I am a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Israel Association of Illustrators.
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Group Exhibitions:
2021 Tel Aviv 2021 Illustration Week. "Knafayim (Wings), Kenafayim Art Gallery, Jaffa, Israel
2021 "Knafayim (Wings)," Hadarim - The Hebrew Reali School, Haifa, Israel
2019 "Illustrators in Haifa," Hadarim - The Hebrew Reali School, Haifa, Israel
2019 "Passover Haggadah for you," Hadarim - The Hebrew Reali School, Haifa, Israel
2019 "Ethiopian folk tales," Okashi Art Museum, Old Acre, Israel
2018 The 14th Biennale for illustration. "Israeli childhood throughout 70 years,"
Municipal Art Gallery, Raanana, Israel
2017 "Violets," Universal Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2017 "Birds in the head," Municipal Art Gallery, Nahariya, Israel
2003 The International Cartoon Contest Haifa 2003. Haifa, Israel
Awards:
2003 Honorable Mention Award. The International Cartoon Contest Haifa
2003 The 5th Prize Award. The 12th Daejeon Int'l Cartoon Contest. Korea