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I consider myself not only as an illustrator but also an illustrator-entrepreneur who works to make an impact on his surroundings using the illustration’s embedded ability to communicate, convey a message, tell a story, and be a significant tool in a healing process. ‘Wrapping Memory’ illustration project commemorates the beauty of the Gaza strip area before October 7th, a project that raised over 1 million NIS for the rehabilitation of victims. Alongside the collaborations and entrepreneurship, illustrating children's books brings me a huge sense of mission. Children are the best possible audience. For some, the encounter with the illustrations in a book may be the first or only encounter with the world of art, and as such I see the act of illustration as a mission. Simple actions - cutting, pasting, drawing a line has enormous importance in the development of the child's visual and creative imagination.״

Amit Trainin is a leading illustrator and head of Illustration studies in the Visual Communication department at Bezalel. Trainin has developed a diverse career in illustration including children's books, illustration in public spaces, textile illustration, and entrepreneurship. Trainin continues to promote illustration entrepreneurship in Israel and is about to publish the first children's book he has written and illustrated.

Amit Trainin was nominated for the 2024 Edmond de Rothschild Design Award for Established Visual Communication Designers.