Hi!
My name is Mari Kinovych
and I live and work in Kyiv, Ukraine.

I enjoy being an illustrator because of the freedom it offers to rediscover oneself with each new illustration. At the same time, I appreciate the occasional technical tasks that may seem mundane but don't require creativity.

I work with different clients and tasks due to my wide experience: from advertising to comic. But my all-time favorites are illustrations for some editorial/social media purposes and book covers. After the full-scale invasion of Russia, I devoted the majority of my creative energy to depicting my wartime experiences. Today, I find that projects centered around war-related topics are the most fulfilling for me.

Here I gather only a small part of my works but show more on my Instagram page. Some of my clients include: The Economist, The Guardian Weekly, Adweek, Republic, New Statesman, Liberation, MacPaw, Facebook, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Penguin Random House, UN Women ECA, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Academic Boston Study Press.

Apart from work, I enjoy spending time with my dog, cooking (though not daily), practicing yoga, tending to my balcony garden, and devoting my free time to tapestry making. I spend too much time on social media (who doesn't) and want to practice more analog graphics.

Hope you are enjoying my illustration space!