Sabina is a London-based illustrator and graphic designer with a unique background in science and the arts. After earning her MSc in Molecular Biology from the Max Planck Institute in 2008, she later followed her creative calling, graduating with Distinction from the University of Hertfordshire with a Master of Arts in Illustration in 2019.
Her debut picture book, a retelling of On The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, was published by Penguin Random House and quickly became a bestseller. The book has been translated into 31 languages, shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2019 and the German Youth Literature Award 2020, and received a Highly Commended recognition from the Klaus Flugge Prize 2020.
Sabina is passionate about visual storytelling that bridges the gap between science and imagination.
Selected Clients
Penguin Random House
Aquila Magazine
Flow Magazine
Anthropologie
Djeco
Studio Oh!
Larousse Jeunesse
Gallimard
Press
The Guardian - Children’s and teens roundup: the best new picture books and novels, 2019
The Telegraph - The 44 best children’s books and YA novels of 2019
The Bookseller - Non-fiction flies for PRH as Origin hits 20, 2019
The Observer 2019 - Children’s picture books of the month, March 2019
Girl Talk Magazine - Interview for their Youtube channel, 2019
Honors & Awards
The British Book Awards 2020 - shortlisted
German Youth Literature Award 2020 - shortlisted
Klaus Flugge Prize 2020: shorlisted
Best of 2019 LaCentral: Category Children and Youth Literature, won the readers vote for best children’s book
The CLIP Greenway Medal 2020: longlisted
Waterstones Book of The Year 2019: shortlisted
UKLA Book Awards 2020: longlisted
NSTBA 2019 Award: shortlisted
Flare Ignite Award 2019: nominated
AOI Sounds Of The City Illustration Awards: shortlisted
Publications
Wider Than the Sky: Poems to Heal the World, 2021 Puffin
Evolution Colouring and Activity Book, 2020 Puffin
Pionniers Fabuleux, Larousse Jeunesse 2020
On The Origin of Species Picture Book - 2019, Puffin
Public Speaking
Oct 2020 Göttingen Literature Festival - Speaker
Sept 2020 Sofia Science Festival - Speaker
2019 AOI Getting Published - Speaker
2019 National Freelancer Day - Crowdfunding Panel
Exhibitions
2020 The National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
2020 Hyundai Museum of Kids' Books&Art, Seoul
2018 London Transport Museum