About my illustrator . . . 

Hello! My name is Gabriela, and I am a children’s book illustrator from Southern California. Looking up to some of my favorite artists growing up such as Eric Carle, Mary Blair, and Quentin Blake led me to study and pursue a career in illustration. I graduated from Cal State University of Fullerton in 2021, where I received my BFA in Illustration. Soon after graduating, I had the opportunity to illustrate my very first book, Cactus Dance written by April Lesher. I mainly work digitally using the Procreate app on my iPad, and enjoy incorporating simple shapes, different textures, and bright colors in my illustrations. As a Latina artist, I have felt encouraged to create work that explores a sense of my culture and have made it my goal to continue representing underrepresented voices in my work.