Magda Korotynska

Biography

Magda Korotynska is an artist and illustrator with a Master’s degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland. After moving to Sweden in 1982, she worked on numerous projects, including children’s books, educational materials, magazines and advertising. She has taken part in exhibitions in Sweden, Poland, Germany and Laos. For many years, she created botanical illustrations for the National Key, documenting Sweden’s flora and fauna. Since 2015, Magda has spent several months each year in Laos, illustrating two children’s books written by Melody Kemp, “Big T’s Song” and “Surfing the Hills”, and painting heritage buildings in Luang Prabang and Vientiane. In 2017 she worked in Luang Prabang on botanical pictures from Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, where she held an exhibition in December 2017. Her work in Luang Prabang has now resulted in the book “Luang Prabang, Trésors du patrimoine architectural du Laos”, created together with writer Francis Engelmann.

Career

1. 2017

   Botanical pictures and exhibition at Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, Luang Prabang

2. 2015

   First annual stays in Laos

3. 1982

   Moves to Sweden

Artistic practice

Meticulous illustration, from botanical plates to portraits of heritage buildings.