I like to tell stories about my surroundings. I live in Mexico City where I work illustrating texts and books and writing my own stories. I work mainly with graphite, colored pencils and digital illustration.
Clients: Ediciones El Naranjo, Penguin Random House, Letras Libres, Planeta, Palíndroma, Macmillan Education, Tierra Adentro cultural program, etc. As well as independent and self-publishing projects.
I studied Design at the INBA School of Design, CASA Diploma in Narrative Illustration at the UNAM Faculty of Arts and Design, and the professionalization cycle in illustration La piedra en el estanque by Lapis.
My work has been featured in exhibitions such as Lumbre: Ilustradoras mexicanas at the Museo Universitario del Chopo in CDMX and the Ex Convento del Carmen in Gudalajara, the Pictoline 2024 Illustration Biennial and recently selected for the Bologna Portfolio Award at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.
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mail . maricarmenzapatero@gmail.com
