María J. Guarda

I am María Jesús, a Chilean illustrator living in Santiago. I studied graphic design at the Catholic University of Chile, a Master's in Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts (University of the Arts in London) and a Master's in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Arts (Anglia Ruskin University). I currently work as a freelance in illustration and design and I also teach illustration classes in the Art Diploma course at the Catholic University of Chile.

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