Kjersti Synneva Moen
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Born | 8 July 1995 |
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Citizenship | Norway |
Education | Einar Granum Kunstfagskole |
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Kjersti Synneva Moen (born 8 July 1995) is a Norwegian illustrator and cartoonist. Her most notable work is Grip den føkkings dagen (2023), a comic book she received multiple awards and nominations for.
Life
[edit]Moen was born 8 July 1995 and grew up in Selbu, Norway.[1][2][3] She moved from Selbu to attend Ole Vig Upper Secondary School in Stjørdal, where her education focused on music.[2] She later got an education in drawing at Einar Granum Kunstfagskole in Oslo.[4] She participated several times in UKM, a series of youth cultural events in Norway, where she would showcase a cappella and other musical ventures.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Moen has done work for Gyldendal, Mental Helse Ungdom, Women's Front, the Norwegian Humanist Association, and the Norwegian Trekking Association.[4][7] Aside from visual art, she is a vocalist in the band Rabagast.
In 2023, she published Grip den føkkings dagen through Aschehoug, which was met with positive feedback from critics, including critics writing for NRK,[8] Empirix,[9] and Dagens Næringsliv.[10] Due to the release, she was awarded Pondusprisen in 2023,[2][11] and Kulturdepartementets tegneseriepris (Norwegian, "the Ministry of Culture's Award for Comics") in 2024.[7][12] She also received nominations for multiple awards, including Trollkrittet[1][13] and SPROING-prisen.[14]
Bibliography
[edit]- Pappa er dustete (Ær, 2022) by Alba Shirin Jafari Dannveig – as illustrator
- Grip den føkkings dagen (Aschehoug, 2023) – author and illustrator
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kjersti Synneva Moen". Aschehoug. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ a b c Austvik, Cecilie (2023-11-27). "Pondusprisen til Kjersti Synneva Moen". BOK365.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Familie – Vi gratulerer". Selbyggen. 2020-06-10. p. 2.
- ^ a b Wernø, Johanne Nordby, ed. (2021). "Ingen plass for fritisgenier". Oslo: Stiftelsen Einar Granum kunstfagskole. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Flåan, Geir Olav (2013-03-02). "Forrykende start på UKM". bladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "UKM 2011 – Disse kommer til Meldal og fylkesmønstringen". Fosna-Folket. Bjugn. 2011-03-15.
- ^ a b Lello, Niklas (2024-03-19). "Humor, spenning og alvor – her er vinnere av Kulturdepartementets priser for 2023". Norsk barnebokinstitutt (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Straume, Anne Cathrine (2023-07-03). "Til kamp mot klisjeene". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Kuljic, Anna (2023-05-19). "En føkkings god tegneserie – Anmeldelser". Empirix (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Holen, Øyvind (2023-05-12). "En «føkkings bra» tegneseriedebut". www.dn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Pondusprisen 2023". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Jegtvik, Karin (2024-03-20). "Selbu-forfatter mottok pris fra kulturministeren". nearadio.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "De nominerte til Trollkrittet er klare!". NBU - Norske barne- og ungdomsbokforfattere (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "www.sproingprisen.no". www.sproingprisen.no. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Norwegian Bokmål)
- Author biography from Aschehoug (in Norwegian Bokmål)