Leo Espinosa

Leo Espinosa is an award-winning Illustrator and Designer from Bogotá, Colombia, whose work has been featured internationally in a variety of publications, products, animated series and gallery shows. His short list includes The New Yorker, The New York Times, the BBC, Random House, HarperCollins, Chronicle Books, Swatch, and Facebook.

Leo's work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration and Communication Arts. In 2019, he received the Pura Belpré Honor Book award for Islandborn. The New York Times bestselling children’s book was written by Pulitzer Prize winner, Junot Díaz.

Most days you’ll find Leo illustrating picture books, unless he’s out riding his bike in the mountains around Salt Lake City, where he lives with his wife.

Accolades

Society of Illustrators 54, Gold Medal. 51, 52, 55, Silver Medal

Communication Arts, Illustration, Design, and Typography Annuals

Pictoplasma Character Encyclopaedia and Character Compendium

3x3 Pro Show Gold in Editorial & Conceptual Illustration

Society of Illustrators Stevan Dohanos Award 2012

Society of Illustrators Dilys Evans Founder's Award for Picture Books 2015

Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration 2019

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@studioespinosaworks

www.studioespinosa.com