Catherine Zask

Catherine Zask (born 1961) is a French graphic designer, typographer and artist.

Biography Zask was born in Paris, where she graduated from the ESAG in 1984. Design Centre of the Czech Republic, Prague 2006: Design Centre of the Czech Republic, Galerie Anatome, Paris 1991: "L'identité visuelle de l'université de Franche-Comté", École d'art de Besançon 1991: showcase in bookstore la Hune, Paris 1991: Salon Exempla'91 – Schrift-Satz-Buch-Druck, Munich 1991: "La commande publique", six années de création graphique pour l'université de Franche-Comté, CCI, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris 1988: Galerie Equinox, Paris

Collective exhibitions Catherine Zask worldwide participated to many collective exhibitions: Europe: France, Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Finland, Czech Republic, Croatia, Russia Japan, China, India, South Korea, Iran, USA

Collections Sammlung Grafikdesign, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstbibliothek Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris Lahti Art Museum, Finland Les Silos, Maison du livre et de l'affiche, Chaumont Moravian Gallery in Brno, Czech Republic L'Addresse Musée de La Poste, Paris Musée de la Publicité, Palais du Louvre, Paris Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Japan PAN Plakatsammlung im Kunstforum Niederrhein, Emmerich, Germany Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran

Awards 2010: chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, July 2010 2006: poster contest winner "Concert Sauvage" set up by Die Neue Sammlung State Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Munich 2006: Golden Bee Award – 7th Golden Bee biennial, Moscow 2004: Golden Bee Award – 6th Golden Bee biennial, Moscow 2003: special jury award at First China International Poster Biennial 2002: Grand Prix – 20th Brno international graphic design biennial, Czech Republic 2001: reward from Fiacre for "Radiographies de pensées” 1997: member of l'AGI (Alliance graphique internationale) 1996: winner of the Third Crane European Letterhead Competition 1993–1994: resident at the Villa Medici (Académie de France à Rome) 1989: Dragon d'or of the ESAG 1988: Typography Excellence Award at type directors Club, New York