Katarína Rybnická
- City
- Košice
- Country
- Slovakia
Katarína Rybnická (1993) is a graphic designer based in Košice. Her work focuses mainly on publication design, branding, campaigns, as well as independent graphic and illustration projects. She teaches graphic design courses at Šopa Gallery. Since 2018, she has been running her own graphic design studio, Katkat. She studied graphic design at the Technical University of Košice (2011—2017). In 2014, she completed an Erasmus study program in Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, and later earned her master’s degree in Graphic Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice (2015—2017).
Katarína Rybnická is a laureate of the Most Beautiful Book of Slovakia award in 2017 and 2024. With the Katkat Studio team, she was nominated for the National Design Award in 2022 for the campaign “Scenario for Košice.” In 2024, her book design for Baba z lesa was selected for the exhibition “The Vienna Exhibition of Most Beautiful Book” organized by the Typographic Society Austria. In 2016, 2018, 2022, and 2024, she was included with various projects in the final exhibition of the National Design Award. Her selected graphic works are part of the collections of the Slovak National Gallery and the East Slovak Gallery.
During my university studies (since 2014), I gained experience working in various printmaking studios – linocut, lithography, and serigraphy. Within the Šopa Gallery (Contemporary art gallery in Košice), I run a screen-printing workshop, where I teach screen-printing courses as well as other printmaking classes. My favorite technique is lithography, mainly because of the freedom it offers.
Artworks
A three-color lithograph titled Ottavia was inspired by the book Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino and the short story of the same name.
A three-color lithograph titled Armilla was inspired by the book Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino and the short story of the same name.
A two-color screen print, printed in silver and contrasting red, depicting clouds and knots. Untitled, 2024.
A graphic design on a silk scarf with the lettering “Vietor” (Wind), symbolizing the relentless wind in Košice. The silk scarf “Vietor” is an official souvenir for the city organization Visit Košice.