Viktoria is an accomplished illustrator, artist and graphic designer located in Iceland.
Work
2021 – present
Product designer and illustrator, Metall design studio
2019 – 2021
Freelance graphic designer and illustrator.
Watercolor teacher in the School of Arts,
Kópavogur, Iceland
2012 – 2019
Graphic designer and illustrator,
Hvíta húsið advertising agency
March 2012 – August 2012
Branding and illustrating
Íslenskuþorpið (The Icelandic Village),
University of Iceland
2009 – 2010
Freelance interior designer, Ukraine
April 2009 – July 2009
Graphic designer at Rona, children´s birthday parties and events organiser, Crimea
Education
2010 – 2013
Iceland Academy of the Arts,
BA in Visual Communications
2004 – 2008
National University of Culture and Arts, Kiev, Ukraine,
Department of Art
BA with honors in Environment design (Interior and exterior)
Details
Graduation project
Interior and exterior design of a summer house
Main courses
- Designing of living, public accommodations, hotel and restaurant facilities, stores
- Corporate identity
- Furniture design
- Painting and drawing
- Modelling (making prototypes of houses and apartments)
- Science of color
- Exhibition design
1994 – 2002
School of Fine Arts, Kerch, Crimea
Studies included art history, painting in different techniks, batik, pastels, working with ceramics.
Awards and nominations
2021 - FÍT gold reward
Illustration series for advertisements and campaign,
COVID 19. Við erum öll almannavarnir, Hvíta húsið, Almannavarnir
2019 – FÍT nomination
2019 – Lúðurinn ÍMARK, 1st place
Saman gegn sóun, Hvíta húsið, Umhverfisstofnun.
2018 – FÍT nomination
Duty Free store, wall graphic
2012 – FÍT silver award
2012 – Lúðurinn ÍMARK, 1st place
Wall art for Advania, Hvíta húsið, Advania.
2011 - Credit card decal illustration for Borgun, the provider of electronic payment solutions in Iceland
1st place in the category "Icelandic Nature"
1st place in the category "Reykjavík"
Interviews and articles
Frá LHÍ til Stjórnarsáttmála: Viktoría Buzukina
Lóan í litadýrð, Hús og híbýli, 6.tbl, 2017
Computer skills
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop;
Figma;
Procreate;
Power Point, Keynote, Office Word, Excel, Google Slides & Docs.
Languages
Icelandic (very good)
English (very good)
Ukrainian (very good)
Russian (native)
© Viktoría Buzukina 2019