Yayo (illustrator)

Diego Herrera, known as Yayo, (born 1961) is a Colombian-born Canadian writer and illustrator living in Montreal.[1]

Life

Born in Mesitas del colegio,[2] he studied advertising art and fine arts, and came to Quebec in 1987. Yayo writes and illustrates children's books and also produces cartoons for Canadian and American newspapers and magazines.[1] He has provided editorial cartoons for the magazine L'Actualité for a number of years.[3] Yayo received the Charles Biddle Award in 2011, the prize from the 2012 Concours Lux for his illustrations for the book À bord de la grande roue and the Golden Smile from the First International Biennial of Caricature in Belgrade.[4]

Selected works[1]

Books

Cartoon collections

  • Le carton de Yayo
  • Zoo-illogique
  • Rêveries

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Renowned French Illustrator to visit the province". Government of Prince Edward Island. October 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Yayo". L'abécédaire des créateurs (in French). Communication-Jeunesse.
  3. ↑ "Children's author Diego Herrerra (Yayo) Selected for a new creative residency in the Hochelaga-Maissonneuve district". Conseil des arts de Montréal. April 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ "(Diego Herrera) Yayo" (in French). Les éditions de la Pleine lune.
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