Annabel Keijzer is a painter, illustrator and graphic designer based in the center of Amsterdam (NL). After studying graphic design, she graduated from the University of the Arts Utrecht where she studied Illustration. Her work is characterized by a simple, playful design language. Color and humor jump off the page, screen or wall to transform graphic shapes into characters and make ink blobs cuddly. Annabel works for commissions in the worlds of art and communication. All drawings begin as fast pencil sketches that are brought to life digitally.
Annabel also initiates personal projects. The award- winning picture book My Letter Friends shows it is possible to tell a story without using text. Annabel combines her practice with commissioned work as book designer and doing other commissions as long as she can retain her characteristic use of color and her playfulness. Since its launch, My Letter Friends has started to conquer the world, one step at a time from Europe to the USA and Japan. Annabel is now working on the follow up.
Annabel Keijzer’s artworks are explorations of ideas, colors and associations in her mind. She uses these as a creative library for her designs, music and poems – and for collaborates with writers, performers and musicians.
Annabel is available for commissions in both the worlds of art and communication. So if you would like Annabel to create an illustration, book design or brand identity, please contact her via info [at] studioannabel.nl
Awards /nominations
• 3x3 mag - New York. 3x3 no16. professional show 2019 - SILVER • 3x3 mag - New York. 3x3 no16. professional show 2019 - BRONZE
• CA - communication arts illustration competition 2019 nominated
• Joseph Binder Award 2016 Winner Bronze
book illustration
• World Illustration Awards 2016 Shortlisted
• German Design Award 2018 Excellent Communications Design Nominated
Exhibitions / featured
• Designforum Museumsquartier Vienna, nov - 1 jan'17
• LA Artbook Fair - the Geffen Contemporary MOCA, february'17
• Designforum Vorarlberg Dornbin, march-April‘17
• WEI SRAUMforum - Innsbruck, april –may'17
Clear thinking produces playful design
Features and publications / bibliography
june 2019: WINNER WINNER WINNER!
The jury of 3x3 magazine New York awarded no less than two awards (silver and bronze) to the Ink Drop Bird poster. 3x3mag.com
WINNER, WINNER, WINNER!!!!!
KIDS READING MY LETTERFRIENDS (DUTCH)
“SOLD EVERY COPY WE HAD AT THE FAIR, PEOPLE LOVED IT” - Myles Haselhorst, Ampersand gallery at LA Art Book Fair
MORE NEWS FROM Tokyo - JAPAN
EOS ART BOOKS SELLS MY LETTER FRIENDS
UTRECHT - BOOKSTORE LOCATED IN JAPAN: