Author Biography

Mariana Ruiz Johnson is an Argentinian illustrator and author. Her main interests are the narrative power of the image, the anthropomorphic characters, the use of colour as a compositional element, night scenes, childhood, the force of nature, humour and magic. She studied Fine Arts and children’s book illustration. She has published books as an author and illustrator on all continents. In 2013 she received the Compostela Illustrated Album Award for her book Mamá, published by Kalandraka and translated into ten languages. In 2015 she was the winner of the Silent Book Contest (international contest of silent books) with Mientras duermes, published in Italy by Carthusia Edizioni. She is the illustrator of La gallina y el monstruo by Triunfo Arciniegas published by this publishing house. She currently lives in the outskirts of Buenos Aires with her family.