About:
Karolis Strautniekas is a freelance illustrator based in Vilnius in Summer, and somewhere warmer in the winter. Having studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Vilnius, he has worked as a commercial artist for over 10 years, with clients ranging from advertising, animation, design and publishing. Karolis is a fan of the Film Noir era and an admirer of Retrofuturism. He combines muted colours and tones, creating theatrical and conceptual scenes that are both minimal but nuanced with a strong narrative.

Awards:

Global Healthcare Illustration Awards Silver 2022
D&AD Wood Pencil 2021
Brand Impact Awards Bronze 2021
World Illustration Awards Highly Commended 2021

Selected clients:
Audi, Apple, Adobe, Airbnb, Air France, American Express, Banco Sabadell, Beefeater Gin, BPCE, Calm, Camille Fournet, CBS, Creative Review, Criterion, Deseret, Die Zeit, El País, Facebook, Forbes, GQ France, Harper Collins, HuffPost, IBM, YSL, Knight Frank, La Reppublica, Loro Piana, New York Times, The New Yorker, The New Republic, Robb Report, Rolling Stone, Royal Mail, The Independent, Penguin Random House, Sanofi, Smith Journal, Stella Artois, Sunday Times, Siemens, V&A museum, Vice, Variety, The Washington Post, Turkish Airlines, T Mobile, Wall Street Journal, Wired and more.

Selected publications:
PICAME, AIGA, dezeen, Creative Boom, Collateral, LM magazine, Hi-Fructose, Creative Review, People of Print, Thunder Chunky, Ape on The Moon, It's Nice That #2, It's Nice That, Fubiz, TAXI, ArtJuice.

Featured in: 
Computer Arts magazine October 2015
It's Nice That Annual 2014
Computer Arts. Illustration Annual 2014
Directory of Illustration 31. 2014
Communication Arts. Fresh 2014

Interviews:
L’Officiel (Lithuanian)
Bad Apples
BLOG 002 (in French)

Contacts:
I am represented by FOLIO around the globe. Contact me at strautniekas@gmail.com or info@folioart.co.uk if you're interested in commissions and projects.

Pictures were taken by Dovalde