Zarina Saidova
02.06.1992
(CV is updated April 2026)

Education 
2021 – 2023
2016 – 2018 Oslo National Academy of Arts, MA, Illustration and Graphic Design, Oslo
Høyskolen Kristiania, Trondheim
Work
2025 –
2021 –
2021 –
2018 – 2021
10/10, Oslo
Represented by ByHands illustration agency, Oslo
Freelance
Illustrator, Skogen AS, Trondheim
Exhibitions  2026
2026
2026
Coming exhibition, Curator, Hvitsten Salong, Vestby, NO
Blomstersamlere, Museums Quartier, Wien 
Conversation with the Sun, Kabinett Passage, Wien

Group exhibitions 
2026
2026
2026
2024Coming exhibition, KØSK, Oslo
Coming exhibition, Kunsthall Oslo
Tegnerforbundets Utvalgte, Oslo
Høstutstillingen, Oslo
Recent publications
2026
2025
2025
2024
2023 Conversation with the Sun, Kabinett, Wien
Woman Journal Vol 7, Woman Cave, Paris
Letter to the forest, Træsh, Oslo
God Natt Gaza, Plan International and Megafon Forlag, Oslo
Et Godt Sted, Træsh, Oslo
Published work / interviews
2024
2023Numèr, Oslo 
Empirix, NO
Adornment 
2025
2024
2022 Oslo Street Art, Oslo
Tegnerforbundet, Oslo
Tyven, Trondheim
Reviews
2025
2024
Kunstkritikk, Oslo
Numèr, NO
Recent lectured and workshops

2026
2026
2025
2025
2024Guest teacher, MA in Graphic Design and Illustration, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo
Talk at Kabinett Passage, MuseumsQuartier in Wien
Zine Workshop for kids, Tegnerforbundet, Oslo
Talk at CPH Zinefest, Copenhagen
Publication and Zine workshops, Munch Museum, Oslo

Other fun things         2026 –  
2026
2025
2025
2024
2024
2023 –
2020 –
2018 – Vara, Norsk Illustrasjonsfond, Oslo
Jury, Illustration award in Visuelt, Oslo
Co-running of Bladr art book store and exhibition space, Copenhagen
Co-runner of Gartnergade Zinefair, Copenhagen
Pop-up zine store, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Co-runner og Øzin Zinefair, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Interviewer for Empirix
Co-running a comics publication, Træsh Forlag
Board member, Grafill Illustration, Oslo

Recent grands and awards
2026
2026
2026
2026
2025
2025
2024
2024 Exhibition grand, Kulturrådet, NO
Travel grand to Bologna, Grafill
Project grand, Grafill
Artist in residence, MuseumsQuartier, Wien
God Natt Gaza, Gold, Årets vakreste illustrerte bøker, Oslo
God Natt Gaza, Gold, Visuelt, Oslo
Et Godt Sted, Student project, Gold, Visuelt
Travel grand, Norsk Illustrasjonsfond