Mykola Kovalenko
Mykola Kovalenko is a graphic designer.
He studied graphic design at the Institute of Decorative and Applied Arts in Kiev (Ukraine).
He began his career in 2001, during the first 15 years he worked in Ukraine as a designer in international advertising agencies Publicis, FCB, LOWE, Saatchi & Saatchi. After moving to Bratislava (Slovakia) in 2015 he continued to work in his creative studio DNK Studio.
Mykola is a honorary member of the Art Directors Club Ukraine, a member of one of the most important associations of designers of Ukraine "4th Block", a member of the Art Directors Club Slovakia and also Brno Biennale Association Czech Republic.
Mykola is a repeated participant of jury boards in international festivals, is the holder of more than 150 awards of international design festivals.
Takes an active social position, is the initiator of a number of international social projects, conducts solo exhibitions.
Awards
More than 150 awards
Posterland / International Poster Competition / Turkey
HAAPSALU GRAPHIC DESIGN FESTIVAL 2019 / Estonia
Lahti Poster Triennial / Finland
Graphic Matters / Netherlands
BICeBé / Biennial of Poster / Bolivia
Mut zur Wut / Germany
HOW Poster Design Competition & Awards / USA
European Design Awards / Greece
Red Dot Award: Communication Design / Germany
GOLDEN DRUM / Slovenia
LOGOLOUNGE / USA
ADI Design Award / China
GRAPHIS / USA
WOLDA / Italy
GOOD 50X70 / Italy
TOYAMA / Japan
INTERNATIONAL POSTER BIENNALE / Poland
IPBM / Mexico
GOLDEN BEE / Russia
Ukrainian Design: The Very Best Of / Ukraine
4th BLOCK / Ukraine
and many others
Professional associations
Brno Biennale Association (Czech Republic)
European Art Directors Club (Slovakia)
Honorary Club member of Art Directors Club Ukraine
Association of graphic designers "4th Block" (Ukraine)
Jury Member
ADC*E Awards / Spain
ADC*UA Awards / Ukraine
KAKADU Awards / Ukraine
White Square / Belarus
Kiev International Advertising Festival / Ukraine
REX / Ukraine
Competition trademarks GOLDEN FLEA / Russia
Biennale trademarks and logos TaMga / Russia
Ukrainian Student Poster Biennale / Ukraine
International Triennial of ecological poster «4th Block» / Ukraine
Ukrainian Student Advertising Festival / Ukraine
STRELKA International design biennale / Russia
Solo Exhibitions
22.06.–19.07.2009. 60X90 / Kyiv / Ukraine
07.12.–23.12.2012. Creative Space / 12 pieces / Kyiv / Ukraine
23.01.–01.03.2013. Student Poster Biennale / Kyiv / Ukraine
06.04.–25.04.2016. Institute Art And Design / Kyiv / Ukraine
20.05.–31.05.2016. Plaster / CSW Toruń / Poland
23.08.–10.09.2016. Dvorana Ministerstva Kultúry / Bratislava / Slovakia
06.12.–22.12.2017. Open Gallery / Poster Poster Poster / Bratislava / Slovakia
25.10.–28.10.2018. Ukrainian Creative Week / Kyiv / Ukraine
28.02.–02.03.2018. SWISS GRAPHIC DESIGN / Kyiv / Ukraine