Biennial of Illustration Bratislava


The Biennial of Illustration Bratislava is one of the oldest international honours for children's book illustrators. First granted in 1967 to Yasuo Segawa, it is one of the more prestigious children's book awards today, along with Hans Christian Andersen Award. Artists are selected by an international jury, and their original artwork is exhibited in Bratislava, Slovakia. From the very beginning BIB has been held under the auspices of UNESCO and the International Board on Books for Young People IBBY and with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Slovakia. There are eleven awards and a grand prize for unique and outstanding illustration.
In 1987 BIBIANA – International House of Art for Children was founded as a "cultural institution with international activity". BIBIANA, now, also organizes Biennial of Animation Bratislava.

List of Grand Prix winners

Winning illustrations can be seen at BIBIANA web site.。
YearWinnerCountry
1967Yasuo Segawa
1969Eva Bednářová
1971Andrzej Strumillo
1973Lieselotte Schwarz
1975Nikolaj Popov
1977Ulf Löfgren
1979Klaus Ensikat
1981Roald Als
1983Dušan Kállay
1985Frédéric Clément
1987Hannu Taina
1989Marian Murawski
1991Stasys Eidrigevicius
1993Lorenzo Mattotti
1995John Rowe
1997Martin Jarrie
1999Etsuko Nakatuji
2001Eric Battut
2003Iku Dekune
2005Ali Reza Goldouzian
2007Einar Turkowski
2009Josep Antoni Tássies Penella
2011Eunyoung Cho
2013Evelyne Laube, Nina Wehrle
2015Laura Carlin

List of Golden Apple Prix winners