Karol Banach

ABOUT

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Based in Poland, Karol Banach is an illustrator whose love for pattern, whimsical characters and organic shapes is reflected throughout his work.
From the pages of his sketchbook, his playful compositions are translated into striking brand visuals, which are easily adaptable across editorial, publishing, packaging and advertising, and truly come to life in mural design, where his speciality also lies.

Let's create something together:

hello@karolbanach.com

Clients:

Coca-Cola
Inpost
Allegro
The New York Times
Dropbox
Netguru
Mastercard
WWF
Puro Hotels
UBER
Adobe
Huawei Honor
Samsung
IKEA Poland
The Washington Post
Foreign Policy
The Brown Magazine
IDEA BANK
Costa Coffee
Miłosław Beer
Pepe Jeans London
The New Republic Magazine
Nicolaus Copernicus University
WRAP magazine
KUKBUK
Cwiszn
Zwykle Życie
Duży Format
Przekrój
Twój Styl

Achivements:

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2012:
- 1st place at student category in "Warmia Rebelia Kultury" poster contest
- 1st place in "Levi's for K MAG" graphic contest
- Published in K Mag issue 11/2012
- Honorable Mention in VOX mural contest
2013:
- Scholarship from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for outstanding achievement.
- Honorable Mention in Debut category in"Project of the Year" (Projekt Roku) organised by STGU
2014:
- Honorable Mention in Illustration Portfolio category in KTR competition.
2015:
- 3x3 Gold Award for illustrations "Bajki" Erna Rosenstein
- Honorable mention in the "Book of the Year 2015" organised by polish section of IBBY/Polish Section of IBBY for "Bajki"
Erny Rosenstein dla Wydawnictwo Warstwy Polska Sekcja
- Scholarship from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for outstanding achievement.

2018:

Main Prize in Polish Graphic Design Awards for illustrations from "Wielcy Odkrywcy" book and nomination for "Best Designer 2017" category

Exhibitions:

Individual shows:

2013 - Solo Exhibition at Klub Niebo, Toruń, Poland
2014 - Solo Exhibition at Galeria 011, Toruń, Poland
2014 - Solo Exhibition at Hanza Cafe, Toruń, Poland
2014 - Solo Exhibition at POCO Galeria, Wrocław, Poland
2014 - Solo Exhibition in CKiS in Kalisz, Kalisz, Poland
2015 - Solo Exhibition in Landschaft, Bydgoszcz, Poland

2017 - Solo exhibition in TŁOK, Gdynia, Poland

Group shows:

2013 - Patrons in the Maly Format Cafe: Exhibition of Illustration, Warsaw 2013 - International Student Poster Biennale, Lublin
2013 - Project of The Year project show, Warsaw
2014 - „Nowalijki” Student Group exhibition, Torun, Poland
2014 - International „Ithaca” Poster exhibition, Ithaca, Greece
2014 - Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design Golden Bee, Moscow
2015 - o!Galeria nham nham! summer collective, Porto, Portugal
2015 - Salon ilustratorów, Poznań, Poland
2015 - Agrafa, XI International Biennial of Students Graphic Design AGRAFA 2015, Katowice, Poland
2015 - Selected in 48th GOLDEN PEN OF BELGRADE, THE 13th INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF ILLUSTRATION 2015,
Belgrade
2015- Cheltenham Illustration Awards, UK
2015 - ISPB'15 International Student Poster Biennale, Lublin, Poland
2015 - ILLUSTRATED SYDNEY, Illustrate Your LIFE Group - IllustrateYourLIFE.com, Sydney.

2018 - XXVII edycji Konkursu na plakat bezpieczeństwa pracy pn. "Biuro", Warszawa, Poland