Sharmila Banerjee is an illustrator and comic artist from Germany. She currently lives in Berlin where she works from her sunny studio in Neukölln. Her illustration work has been featured on LP-covers, posters, T-Shirts and in several magazines. Her comics can be found in various european anthologies and in her self published fanzines and albums.
Together with norwegian comic artist Martin Ernstsen she is running the small press publisher Salmiak Comics and is part of the Berlin based artist group The Treasure Fleet.
Sharmila is available for commissioned work.
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EDUCATION
2008–2010 MFA Graphic Design & Illustration · Storytelling
Konstfack / University College of Arts, Crafts and Design
Stockholm · Sweden
2001–2006 Design Diplom · Interdisciplinary Design Studies
KISD / Köln International School of Design
Köln · Germany
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WORK EXPERIENCE
2006-2007 Studio assistance for Mike Perry and Marc Alary
New York, USA
2003 Editorial design at SPEX Magazin für Popkultur / Mario Lombardo
Köln, Germany
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CLIENTS INCLUDE
Telekom · Nobrow · Cornelsen · NUK · Form · Missy Magazine · Maxim Gorki Theater
Kölner Künstler Theater · Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung · Grossgestalten
Tomlab · American Typewriter · Burning Eagle Booking · Circleculture Agency
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EXHIBITIONS
2011 Fiebrige Wände
Galerie Schaufenster, Berlin
2010 Hug Me Heimlich
Lange Nacht der Museen, Köln
2010 Spring Exhibition
Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 Galerie 1:10
Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 ARTrmx
Köln
2006 The Happy Happy Poster Club
Nottingham, UK