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Irene Blasco on her studio
ABOUT
Irene Blasco is an award-winning illustrator, designer, and visual artist based in Spain. 


For more than twenty years, she has turned complex ideas into narrative and vibrant images for advertising campaigns, publishers and the press, in Spain and abroad.

Her work has filled the streets of Madrid during the city’s 2019 Christmas Campaign, the May 2nd 2021 festivities, and on the poster for the San Antón Market. Her work has also appeared on the cover of the Nadal Prize-winning novel *El mapa de los afectos* by Ana Merino, as well as in the pages of *El País Semanal* and the *New York Times* magazine *Departures*.

In 2021, her poster won the illustration prize at the Liber Book Fair. 


Her work in children’s literature has also earned international acclaim, receiving a Mention at the prestigious Bologna Ragazzi Digital Awards. 

Her style is contemporary and versatile, characterized by a bold use of color and character-driven storytelling, with images that work equally well on a large-scale billboard or the cover of a novel.
Irene Blasco on her studio
ABOUT
Irene Blasco is an award-winning illustrator, designer, and visual artist based in Spain. 

For more than twenty years, she has turned complex ideas into narrative and vibrant images for advertising campaigns, publishers and the press, in Spain and abroad.
Her work has filled the streets of Madrid during the city’s 2019 Christmas Campaign, the May 2nd 2021 festivities, and on the poster for the San Antón Market. Her work has also appeared on the cover of the Nadal Prize-winning novel *El mapa de los afectos* by Ana Merino, as well as in the pages of *El País Semanal* and the *New York Times* magazine *Departures*.

In 2021, her poster won the illustration prize at the Liber Book Fair. 

Her work in children’s literature has also earned international acclaim, receiving a Mention at the prestigious Bologna Ragazzi Digital Awards. 
Her style is contemporary and versatile, characterized by a bold use of color and character-driven storytelling, with images that work equally well on a large-scale billboard or the cover of a novel.
SOME OF HER CLIENTS ARE:
The New York Times DEPARTURES Magazine | COURRIER International | MAJALLA Magazine | T Brand | NUTRIMENTI Edizioni | PROVERSUS | CENTRO DEL TÍTERE | ALCORCÓN Town Council | MENINAS TEATRO | CENTRO DRAMÁTICO GALLEGO |  New Statesman Magazine | MADRID Town Council | MADRID Tourism Department | MADRID Culture Department | COURIER Magazine | PRELUDIUM Magazine | EL PAIS SEMANAL Magazine | Salud Mental España | eme21 Magazine | Madrid Destino |  Asociación de Comerciantes del Mercado de San Antón | Ediciones DESTINO Publishing | Agudos y Crónicos | VALENCIA PLAZA Magazine | BOOKEN | EDICIONS 62 Publishing | ESPASA CALPE Publishing | TAMDEM EDICIONS Publishing | ALLIOLI Magazine
AWARDS and MENTIONS:

· Liber 2021 Illustration Award (Spain, 2021)
· Honorable Mention at Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award (Bologna, 2013)
· Editor’s Choice Award (USA, 2013)
· Children’s Technology Review (USA, 2013)
· Best Book Apps 2012 – Kirkus Reviews (USA, 2012)
· Kirkus Star (USA, 2012)
· Editor’s favorite,Appysmarts (USA, 2012)
· Millor Llibre Il.lustrat en Valencià de la Generalitat Valenciana (Valencia, 2006).

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

·“Di tanti volti”, Palazzo Frisacco (Tomezzo, Italy, 2025)
·“From Spain With Design: Identidad y Territorio / Essence” Centro Cultural de España en Washington D.C. (Washington DC, USA, 2025)
·Mostra Internazionale d’Illustrazione per l’Infanzia «Le Immagini della Fantasia» Galleria Civica Villa Valle (Valdagno, Italy, 2024)
·“From Spain With Design: Identidad y Territorio” en central de Diseño, Matadero (Madrid, 2024)
·Mostra Internazionale d’Illustrazione per l’Infanzia «Le Immagini della Fantasia» , Belvedere della Villa Reale (Monza, Italy, 2023)
·Mostra Internazionale d’Illustrazione per l’Infanzia «Le Immagini della Fantasia» , (Brugherio, Italy, 2023)
·“From Spain With Design: Identidad y Territorio” en LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial (Gijón, 2023)
·Mostra Internazionale d’Illustrazione per l’Infanzia «Le Immagini della Fantasia» , (Tolmezzo, Italy, 2023)
·“From Spain With Design: Identidad y Territorio” en el Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo (Badajoz, 2023)
·“From Spain With Design: Identidad y Territorio” , en el Palacio de las Comunicaciones (Valencia, 2022)
·“From Spain With Design: Identidad y Territorio” , en el Museo de la Ciencia y el Agua (Murcia, 2022)
·“From Spain With Design: Identidad y Territorio”, en la Universidad de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal, 2022)
·Mostra Internazionale d’Illustrazione per l’Infanzia «Le Immagini della Fantasia» (Sarmede, Italy, 2022)
·“From Spain With Design: Identidad y Territorio” , en Centro Gallego de Arte Contemporáneo (Santiago de Compostela 2021)
·“M de eme. De paseo por Madrid”, en Centro Cibeles (Madrid, 2021)
·“Prohibit fixar cartells” Centro del Carmen (Valencia, 2020)
·”Nosaltres també” en Feria del Libro de Valencia,organizada por APIV (Valencia, 2019)