Aleksandra Herzyk
Aleksandra Herzyk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 August 1993 |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Alma mater | Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Jagiellonian University |
| Occupations | Illustrator, comic book author, writer, activist and opinion journalist |
Aleksandra Herzyk (born 28 August 1993) is an illustrator, comic book author, writer, activist and opinion journalist.
Biography
She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków[1] and with a law degree from the Jagiellonian University.[2] She lives in Kraków.[1]
She has published her comics online.[1] She has also created illustrations and comics for popular science books. In 2022, she debuted with the historical graphic novel Wolność albo śmierć (Freedom or Death), set during the French Revolution. In 2023, she published the reportage Przegryw. Mężczyźni w pułapce gniewu i samotności (Losers: Men Trapped in Anger and Loneliness), co-written by Patrycja Wieczorkiewicz. She wrote the script for the comic book Kiedyś będzie pięknie (Someday Will Be Beautiful), illustrated by Katarzyna Klas (kth).[3][4]
She has published journalistic texts in Krytyka Polityczna,[2] Magazyn Kontakt,[5] and Noizz.pl.[6] She has collaborated with Amnesty International and the Campaign Against Homophobia.[1] She has been involved in pro-environmental activities, including those supporting nuclear energy.[1][7] She has identified as a feminist identifying with the asexual community.[1][7][8] She was inspired by the Age of Enlightenment.[1] She has spoken critically about body shaming and transphobia.[1]
Since November 2024, she has co-hosted the politically themed vrzenie channel on the streaming platform Twitch, along with Karolina Wiśniowska.[9] She was chosen a juror at the 18th Offeliada Film Festival in Gniezno.[10]
Books
- Wolność albo śmierć. Warszawa: Kultura Gniewu. 2022..[11]
- Marsz. Marcin Bałczewski (co-author). Warszawa: Timof Comics. 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Przegryw. Mężczyźni w pułapce gniewu i samotności. Patrycja Wieczorkiewicz (co-author). Warszawa: W.A.B. 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Kiedyś będzie pięknie. Katarzyną Klas (kth) (co-author). Kraków: Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe. 2024.
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Accolades
- Krakow Book of the Month for Wolność i śmierć (March 2023)[12]
- Hestia Journey Literary Award awarded in partnership with the Wisława Szymborska Foundation for Wolność albo śmierć (2023)[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Herzyk". kultura.com.pl. Archived from the original on 2024-10-13. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Aleksandra Herzyk". krytykapolityczna.pl. Archived from the original on 2025-06-07. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Kiedyś będzie pięknie" – premiera komiksu z serii "W(y)kluczenia". kbf.krakow.pl. Archived from the original on 2025-06-13. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Kiedyś będzie pięknie" (PDF). miastoliteratury.pl. 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Aleksandra Herzyk". magazynkontakt.pl. Archived from the original on 2025-03-22. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Herzyk". noizz.pl. Archived from the original on 2025-04-19. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ a b Fabjanowska, Zofia (17 January 2024). "Aromantyczna i aseksualna Franciszka Barre. Co za jej pośrednictwem chce przekazać autorka komiksów Aleksandra Herzyk?". zwierciadlo.pl. Archived from the original on 2025-11-13. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ^ Konieczyńska, Anna (29 October 2022). "Przesłanie na Tęczowy Piątek: Jesteś okej!". vogue.pl. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ^ "vrzenie - Twitch". Retrieved 2025-08-01.
- ^ "Jury główne 18. Offeliady: Aleksandra Herzyk". gniezno.eu. 10 October 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
- ^ "Wolność albo śmierć". kultura.com.pl. Archived from the original on 2025-08-10. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Podsumowanie roku 2023!". kultura.com.pl. 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2025-06-18. Retrieved 30 July 2025.