Andrea Bojkovska (b. 1992) is an illustrator and visual artist whose work explores themes of mental health, identity, and everyday emotional experiences. With a background in architecture, she creates compositions that balance structure and spontaneity through expressive characters and symbolic scenes. Her work has been commissioned by publications such as Wired, Bloomberg Businessweek, BuzzFeed News, and Dwell. Alongside her commercial practice, she develops personal projects focused on psychological and social narratives, including her ongoing exploration of migration and belonging.
LOCATION
From North Macedonia, living and working between Skopje and Ljubljana.
ARTISTIC PRACTICE
Visual artist working at the intersection of illustration, painting, and research. Her practice explores mental health, emotional states, migration, and contemporary identity through narrative imagery, material experimentation, and visual essays. Rooted in personal experience and cultural research, her work translates psychological and social themes into accessible yet layered visual forms.
WRITING, RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION
Author of the Substack publication on psychology, visual storytelling, and creative practice: "Gentle art for stormy hearts."
Develops visual essays combining text, image, and personal narrative.
Collaborations with practitioners and institutions in the mental health field, including All in the Mind podcast and The American Psychoanalyst (TAP).
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture, Politecnico di Milano.
Background in spatial thinking, conceptual development, and research-based design, informing an expanded visual practice. Self-taught illustrator and artist.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
Hiii Illustration Awards 2024 – Merit Award
Biennial of Slovenian Illustration 2024, Ljubljana
Ilustrofest 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, Belgrade
World Illustration Awards 2022 – Longlisted Artist
ADC Awards 2022 – Silver Cube
VII December Illustration Fair 2021, Ljubljana
PDP Shift Risography Exhibition 2021 – 3rd place
SELECTED CLIENTS
Wired
Bloomberg Businessweek
Dwell
Upwork Inc.
CURRENT AND ONGOING PROJECTS
In Between – Ongoing body of work exploring migration, emotional liminality, and the experience of existing between places, identities, and psychological states through illustration, painting, and mixed media.
Love Letter to My Home – Visual exploration of memory, nostalgia, and the emotional reconstruction of home, serving as a conceptual foundation for In Between.
Not Every Loop is a Trap – Research-based project on mental health, examining repetition, recovery, and non-linear healing in dialogue with psychological discourse.
Balkanism – Investigation of Balkan cultural codes, humor, and emotional resilience through ironic yet tender visual narratives.
CONTACT
www.andreabojkovska.com
hi@andreabojkovska.com