Exploring Conceptualism Through Hanna Barczyk’s Work

Hanna Barczyk is an artist known for creating conceptual illustrations for major publications, advertising, and institutional clients. Originally from Germany, Hanna currently divides her time between New York City and Toronto, Ontario, where she graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design with a bachelor of Design.

Inspired by her family’s folk art traditions, vintage Polish film posters, German Expressionism, memories, love, music, movement, and a passion for dance, she often illustrates emotional driven solutions that are bold, conceptual, and delicate at the same time. Hanna combines a variety of media, including pen and ink, acrylic paint, woodblock, and digital.

Hanna Barczyk has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Creative Quarterly and 3×3 (Magazine of Contemporary Illustration). She has also been the recipient of the Melville White Award, and has been the subject of a feature in Communication Arts Magazine.

She has created work for major publications such as The The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe and The Los Angeles Times, among many others.

Check out more of her work through her Directory of Illustration portfolio and her website.