About

I have been drawing, writing stories and curiously exploring the world since I was a child, and I started selling illustrations already in my teens. One of my first assignments was making sixty botanical drawings for an educational radio series when I was nineteen years old.

I am especially interested in how visual art and storytelling can enhance learning and understanding by being both clear and emotionally striking at the same time.

For any kind of product or message it is important to stand out from the crowd. Beautiful, unique visuals and powerful storytelling are a key factor. If you are interested in collaborations you can reach me at info@jennywiik.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

I’ve worked as an illustrator since 1997, and for a wide range of companies and organizations. I’ve done editorial illustration, illustrations for education, fashion and beauty, logos, cards, posters, portraits, illustrations for fantasy and science fiction stories, books and most recently game art and drawings for animations about medieval history.

Since 2015 I have run my own company for illustration and graphic design. In recent years I have developed more as a graphic designer, mostly in book design and layout of different types of publications in research and education.

I also work with writing, mainly in Swedish, and have written academic articles (also peer reviewed), art criticism (visual art, cinema, poetry, fiction, comics and graphic novels), journalistic reportages and interviews, and creative fiction (books and games).

My first novel, that I both wrote and illustrated, was published 2012 (Bildbindaren, Schildts & Söderströms).

I do freelancing as a text editor and proofreader in Swedish. For editing projects or language consulting you can contact me directly. Read more about my text work in Swedish here.

2005-2013 I worked as a researcher (writing a Doctoral thesis) and university teacher in Art history, specializing in Sociology and Economy of arts, Visual Culture, Gender Studies and the modern period of Art history.

Recently I studied for a second Master’s degree in Leadership and Service Design at Novia and Turku University of Applied Sciences. My Master’s thesis was published in December 2022, with the title “A service perspective on the Resourceful children project – Service design as a catalyst for innovation in a research and development project in ECEC and child protection”. As part of the degree program I learned design thinking, service design methods and tools, marketing and branding and future studies. Hopefully I can develop these skills further in my career. Especially design strategy and futures studies interest me. Understanding history, culture and society has always been part of my interests, and as a science fiction geek (and writer), I feel like my imagination and skills could be useful when it comes to solving future challenges. It takes teamwork and collaboration to create real impact, and that is why I am always on the lookout for teams and projects with strong, ethical and positive visions for the future.

MY VALUES

  • Learning, self-reflection, healthy skepticism
  • Kindness, respect, human rights
  • Sustainability and ecology

PERSONAL

I’m Finnish-Swedish, born in 1978. I have three children born between 2005 and 2014, and I live in Turku, Finland. Some of my children have  special needs (autism spectrum), so I am very familiar with the challenges of living with neurodivergence and mental health issues.

WHERE TO FIND ME

E-mail: info@jennywiik.com. Don’t hesitate in contacting me (in Swedish, Finnish or English) if you are interested in discussing future illustration commissions or any other cool collaborations.

You can also follow me on Instagram and Facebook. And now also on TikTok!

This page was updated 1.8.2023