Grafixx 2022

Ward Zwart (BE) (1986 - 2020)
Expo

Two years after the release of Ik kom van ver, maar blijf niet lang, some of Ward Zwart's (1985-2020) original drawings are being shown to a Belgian audience for the first time.

Meander through this wordless selection filled with atmospheric landscapes, skate parks, teenage bedrooms and concert halls.

Tom Schamp (BE)
Lecture

Tom Schamp creates imaginative compositions full of humour, which he assembles from colourful acrylic paintings on cardboard. He created numerous illustrations and no less than 35 illustrated books that provide hours of viewing and reading pleasure for young and old due to their clever mix of naivety and complexity.

Tom's busy schedule in recent years offers little room for lectures, but for Grafixx he gladly makes an exception. Not to be missed!

Mamma Andersson (SE)
Lecture

Sweden's Mamma Andersson (born Anna Karin Andersson) is a big name in the art world. She had three solo exhibitions at New York's David Zwirner Gallery.

Andersson creates cinematic paintings of melancholic landscapes and intimate interiors, with mysterious characters and a touch of folklore.

Laura Carlin (UK) 
Lecture

British artist Laura Carlin paints ceramics and creates beautiful books and illustrations for well-known clients such as The Guardian, The New Yorker and The New York Times. Her dainty drawings exude an infectious spontaneity. Carlin reveals just enough to spark the imagination, successfully creating an intimate and playful connection with the reader.

Olivier Schrauwen (BE)
Lecture

Olivier Schrauwen rose to fame with innovative comics such as Arsène Schrauwen and De man die zijn baard liet groeien. He also indulges in animation and music. His delightful mix of naturalism, abstraction and absurdity creates a highly personal and indefinable universe.

Tara Booth (US) 
Lecture

Comic book author Tara Booth dissects her own daily struggles with a witty sense of self-deprecation. In her drawings, she depicts recognisable and often embarrassing situations, with intuitive colour palettes in gouache that ooze graphic delight. Her candid and funny work has earned her a sloppy 136 000 Instagram followers and a large following among a young audience.

Aphichat 'Orn' Rodwatanakul (TH)
Expo

The legendary Thai comic book author 'Uncle Orn' made waves in the 1980s and 1990s, when cheap katun-lem-la-Baht comics were read on every street corner; cheap comics that were extremely popular in Thailand. Grafixx picks through Rodwatanakul's archives and presents a selection from his sketchbooks. The comics show Thailand's daily life and the illustrator's fascination with the mystical.

Son Ni (TW)
Expo + zine fest

Taiwanese artist Son Ni loves nature but lives in the city. She runs publishing house nos:books in Taipei. In her conceptual drawings, she experiments with line drawing and is guided by association. The form of the book is key.

Azam Masoumzadeh (IR)
Expo

Iranian illustrator Azam Masoumzadeh grew up with the poetry of Omar Khayyam. In the virtual reality installation Glad that I came, not sorry to depart (2020), she presents a contemporary version of his verses, inspired by the imagery of Iranian miniature art.

Two In Row (TH)
Expo

Two in Row is a new artist collective from Bangkok. With their risograph printing company Ice, Fon and co aim to pave the way for young Thai illustrators. Their work is displayed alongside that of founder 'Uncle Orn'. As such, two generations of illustrators are confronted with each other.

Chihoi (HK)
Expo + zine fest

Chihoi is a Hong Kong-based illustrator. He is self-taught. His atmospheric comics have appeared in newspapers and international anthologies. He joined Son Ni as a publisher at nos:books and exhibits his melancholic oil paintings and meticulous pencil drawings in galleries worldwide.