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Who’s that pigeon?

Kamila Krol is a queer Polish illustrator and comics artist based in Wales. Her playful imagery is often inspired by dreams and folklore, with much of her work focused on reviving and re-imagining elements of her Slavic heritage.

Her debut comic “Rusalka” - a tale of a Slavic water nymph - was awarded as Best Debut of 2021 by the Polish Comics Association and received the Polish Indie Comics Award in two categories.

Her first graphic novel, “Rusalka: Whispers of the Forest” was published in November 2023 by Strangers Publishing. It received the Broken Frontier Award in the Breakout Talent category (2023) and nomination for the Best Polish Comic Award at MFKiG (2024).

Kamila’s comics and artwork were featured in publications such as Ignatz-nominated “Let Her Be Evil” anthology and “Boxes #2” magazine. She created work for Discord Comics, Afterlight Comics, Third Bear Press and Lucent Dreaming.

She worked with clients such as New York Comic Con, MCM London, Beer52, Dryad Bookshop and Beneficial Shock magazine.

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Represented by:

James Spackman | BKS Agency (Literary and Comics enquiries)

Accolades:

  • Nomination for Best Polish Comic Award at MFKiG for “Rusalka: Whispers of the Forest”, 2024

  • Broken Frontier Award for “Rusalka: Whispers of the Forest” in the Breakout Talent category, 2023

  • Polish Indie Comics Award for “Rusalka - part 1” in categories: Debut and Comic, 2021

  • Best Debut award for “Rusalka - part 1” | Polish Comics Association, 2021

  • Featured in the Six Artists to Watch program | Broken Frontier, 2020

Exhibitions and Events:

Guest and Panellist at the Stuttgarten Comictage | Stuttgart, March 2026

Tir Cwiar | Elysium, Swansea, February-March 2025

Cymru Cwiar | Umbrella, Cardiff, August 2024

New Traditions | Bristol, The Island, June 2024

Guest speaker at PrideCAF | Bristol, September 2023

Guest speaker at the LDComics event | Bristol, May 2023

My Body my Choice at the European Greens Congress | Copenhagen, December 2022

Empower Me | g39, Cardiff, July 2019

Surreal Evening | Three Doors Up, Cardiff, October 2017

Circus Show | Three Doors Up, Cardifff, December 2017

Newfangled! | Truman Brewery, 2017

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Let’s work together!

Work enquiries:

Please email pigeonmakesart@gmail.com

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