about
Ofra Amit first studied Architecture but then graduated in Visual Communication
in Wizo Academy of Design in Haifa, Israel.
Worked for a while as an animator but eventually became an illustrator, since 2000.
Her work has received awards such as:
2012 – Communication Arts Illustration Annual
2011 – New York Society of Illustrators Annual 54
2011 – 3X3 Magazine Illustration Annual
2010 – 3X3 Magazine Illustration Annual
2010 – Israel Museum Award for children’s books illustration, gold medal
2010 – IBBY Honour Award
2010 – Bologna Illustrators Exhibition
2009 – 3X3 Magazine Illustration Annual
2008 – The Original Art Show – Society of Illustrators children’s books exhibition
2008 – Communication Arts Illustration Annual
2008 – Israel Museum Award for children’s books illustration, silver medal
2007 – New York Society of Illustrators Annual
2006 – Israel Museum Award for children’s books illustration, silver medal
2005 – bologna Children’s Books Fair – Illustrating Andersen
2004 – Applied Arts Illustration Annual
2004 – Communication Arts Illustration Annual
Ofra paints mostly with acrylic on paper or board.
She also teaches illustration and sometimes lectures about her work in design schools and academies.
She lives and works in Tel Aviv.