ABOUT

Marc Majewski is an award-winning illustrator and picture book maker.

He has written and illustrated several books, one of which is Butterfly Child, published in 2022 by HarperCollins and translated into more than ten languages. Using mostly paint or ink to create his illustrations, Marc’s style is characterized by sweeping strokes and bright colors. His work has been featured in many exhibitions around the world, including the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition and the Society of Illustrators The Original Art, as well as in newspapers such as The New York Times and The Telegraph.

In 2024, he received The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books award for his illustrations of As Edward Imagined.

Marc spent his childhood in the Alps, surrounded by lakes and forests, which deeply influenced his work. Nature plays a significant role in his books. It is often depicted as vast, rich, and colorful, always serving as a source of wonder or a refuge.

Today, Marc lives and works in Berlin.

 

Contact:

hello@marc-majewski.com

Publishing and picture books:

kirsten@catbirdagency.com

Illustration enquiries:

helen@dutchuncle.co.uk (U.S.A.)

joel@dutchuncle.co.uk (Europe)

mikiharu@dutchuncle.co.uk (Asia)

 

BOOKS

  • Does Earth Feel?, HarperCollins, 2021 (U.S.A.)
  • Butterfly Child, HarperCollins, 2022 (U.S.A.)
  • Le Retour des Loups, text by Nadja Belhadj, Saltimbanque, 2022 (France)
  • La Poésie, Késako?, text by Thomas Vinau, Gallimard Jeunesse, 2023 (France)
  • Bridges, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2023 (U.S.A.)
  • As Edward Imagined, text by Matthew Burgess, Alfred A. Knopf, 2024 (U.S.A.)
  • The Parisianer: Le sport dans la ville, collective book, La Martinière, 2024 (France)
  • Liberté, text by Paul Éluard, collective book, Rue du Monde, 2024 (France)
  • Peter Pan, Albin Michel, 2024 (France)
  • Parks, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2025 (U.S.A.)

 

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

  • Kann Unsere Erde Fühlen? – Deutsche Akademie für Kinder und Jugendliteratur Climate Book Tip March, 2022 (Germany)
  • Butterfly Child – Junior Library Guild Gold Selection, 2022 (U.S.A.)
  • Butterfly Child – Kids’ Indie Next List Pick, 2022 (U.S.A.)
  • Winner of the 60th Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition, 2023 (Italy)
  • La Poésie, Késako? – Nominated for Le Prix des Libraires du Québec, 2023 (Canada)
  • L’Enfant Papillon – Prix Libr’à Nous des libraires francophones, 2024 (France)
  • Bridges – Kirkus Best Picture Books of the Year, 2023 (U.S.A.)
  • Bridges – ALA Notable Children’s Books, 2024 (U.S.A.)
  • Selected for the 61st Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition, 2024 (Italy)
  • Mariposa – XXV Premi Llibreter award, 2024 (Spain)
  • As Edward Imagined – The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 2024 (U.S.A.)
  • Butterfly Child – Open Book Award, 2024 (Taiwan)
  • Winner of the 62nd Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition, 2025 (Italy)

 

EXHIBITIONS

  • Bloom (collective exhibition, Slow Galerie – Paris, 2021)
  • Society of Illustrators The Original Art 2021 (collective exhibition – New York, 2021)
  • Society of Illustrators The Original Art 2022 (collective exhibition – New York, 2022)
  • Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition (collective exhibition – Bologna, 2023)
  • Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition in Japan (collective exhibition – Tokyo, Hyogo, Ishikawa, 2023)
  • Poésie (solo exhibition, Galerie Un jour une illustration – Paris, 2023)
  • Butterfly Child (solo exhibition, Institut français d’Allemagne – Berlin, 2023)
  • Society of Illustrators The Original Art 2023 (collective exhibition – New York, 2023)
  • Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition in Korea (collective exhibition – Seoul, 2024)
  • 68th International Children’s Book Exhibition, Klingspor Museum (collective exhibition – Offenbach, 2024)
  • Bologna Children’s Book Fair The Original Art (collective exhibition – Bologna, 2024)
  • Le sport dans la ville (collective exhibition, The Parisianer – Paris, 2024)
  • Beijing International Book Fair (collective exhibition – Beijing, 2024)
  • Society of Illustrators The Original Art 2024 (collective exhibition – New York, 2024)
  • La Poésie, Késako? (solo exhibition – Budapest, 2024)
  • Nucleus P.S. Show (collective exhibition – Portland, 2024)
  • Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition (collective exhibition – Bologna, 2025)

 

photo credit: Chloé Desnoyers