Renáta Fučíková

Renáta Fučíková (born 3 January 1964) is a Czech book illustrator, artist and writer. She is best known for her works for children and youth about Czech and European history.

Early life and education Renáta Fučíková was born on 3 January 1964, in Prague. In 1988, she graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, where she focused on illustration and applied graphics.

Career Fučíková started her career in the 1990s with illustrations for classic children's books, such as works by brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen Fučíková was also nominated three times for the Magnesia Litera awards.

In 2016, Fučíková became the head of the Studio of Didactic Illustration at the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art of the University of West Bohemia. Prague in the Heart; 189 Stories from the City and its People, written and illustrated by Fučíková, 2015 Franz Kafka – A Man of His Time and Our Own, written by Radek Malý and illustrated by Fučíková, 2017