Valeria Docampo

Valeria began to draw driven by the desire to capture the poetry of everyday things: the children and dogs' glance, the shape of the plants, the sound of the autumn dry leaves and the aroma of breakfast.

Born in Buenos Aires city, Argentina, her academic background focus initially in Fine Arts and then graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with a degree in Graphic Design & Visual Communication, where she practiced as a teacher.

Since 2006 she has been dedicated to children illustration. She illustrate for publishers from 5 continents.

In her work she uses both manual and digital techniques and investigates the use of new methods and materials in a constant pursuit of new expressive forms.

One of her books " La Grande Fabrique de Mots" has sold more than 150,000 copies in 20 languages. She currently lives in Lyon, France.