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Vivianna Maria Stanislavska

Vivianna Maria Stanislavska

Vivianna is representing kuš! this year together with artist Ingrīda Pičukāne.

Vivianna is an accomplished and awarded freelancer based in Riga, specializing in illustration, comics, and animation. Her work has been featured in renowned publications such as Kuš!, Stripburger, Le Monde Diplomatique, and Kuti, alongside her self-published zines. Recently, she collaborated with author Laura Melne to release the first comic book in the Latgalian dialect, showcasing her commitment to cultural representation. Vivianna believes in the transformative power of comics to convey complex, intimate, and challenging narratives through accessible visuals. On the side she fills a teaching position at a professional high school in Riga, teaching animation and poster design. Outside of her creative pursuits, she enjoys observing birds.

kuš! (speak koosh!) is a comic art publisher from Latvia founded in Riga in 2007. It is most well known for its signature pocket-sized anthologies and its mini-kuš! seriesThe aims of kuš! are to popularize comics in a country where this medium is practically non-existent and to promote Latvian comics abroad. kuš! doesn’t just publish paper-back comic books, it also organizes exhibitions, workshops, residencies, comic jams and other comic related events, as well as traveling to international festivals to spread the Latvian comic fever.

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