SPEAKERS 2024

Artists, publishers, and agents will come to Vitoria-Gasteiz with projects covering illustration, cultural agents and galleries, handmade printing, children's magazines, book covers, poster design and many other subjects. 

In addition, the Parallel Sectors  day will feature themes related to illustration as the focus of conversation between guest illustrators.

As every year, we will have Basque links in each round table, whether they are publishers, artists or illustrators.

Zarina Saidova – TRAESH FORLAG

Illustration World

Zarina Saidova is an illustrator with a love for storytelling, bright colors, and charming characters! Her own story spans from Kazakhstan to North Norway, before settling in Oslo. She has completed her master´s at the Art Academy, where she received funding for the best project of the year. Zarina`s inspiration comes from mythology, folklore, and surrealism. She likes to switch between digital and analog techniques, depending on the theme and project.

Træsh Forlag is a small underground publisher based between Trondheim, Oslo and Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was established by Ingrid Dyrseth and Zarina Saidova to create a space for new and established comic artists, working with abstraction and exploring storytelling and the comic format.

Zarina Saidova – TRAESH FORLAG

Illustration World
Zarina Saidova – TRAESH FORLAG