Illustrators
Aaron Hamilton
Aaron. H. Hamilton is an artist, native to the island of Dominica.He uses a variety of media including pastel, pencil, acrylic and watercolor to illustrate the natural and material aspects of the landscape and culture of Dominica.
Anabel Alfonso
Anabel Alfonso Suarez was born in Santa Clara, Cuba (1986). She studied graphic design at the Superior Institute of Design (ISDI) in Havana.
Angel Velazco
Ángel Velazco Hernández (Havana, Cuba, 1971) is a designer, illustrator and cartoonist. He currently works as art director for Zunzún, a monthly children’s magazine.
Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams was born on St. Thomas, USVI on April 4, 1989 and raised in St. Andrew, Jamaica. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing, and has been drawing as far as he can remember.
Cherise Harris
Cherise Harris is an illustrator living in Barbados. After completing her associate degree in visual arts at the Barbados Community College, Cherise received her BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and her MA in illustration: authorial practice from Falmouth University in the UK.
Cynthia Hatfield
Cynthia Hatfield shows and sells fine art both locally and stateside. . Ms. Hatfield holds a B.A. in Fine Art from the University of Maryland with a minor in Zoology, as well as a Master’s of Art Education from Maryland Institute College of Art. She teaches art to (and learns from) children at St. Croix Country Day School.
Danica David
Danica M. David is a St. Croix-born artist, educator, author, graphic designer, and the mother of two sons, Alex and Kaylan. She earned a bachelor of fine arts in digital design at the American Intercontinental University and a master of arts in art education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Diane Greenseid
Diane Greenseid attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. She has illustrated many popular books for young people, including And Then It Rained…And Then the Sun Came Out and When Pigs Took Over.
Earleen Griswold
Earleen Griswold is a West Coast native who lived for five years in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, where the illustrations for A Caribbean Journey From A to Y (Read and Discover What Happened to the Z) were created.
Karen L. Samuel
Karen L. Samuel is an acclaimed artist who is native to the island of St. John, United States Virgin Islands. She is the recipient of the Governor’s Excellence in the Arts Award, the Territory’s highest award for artists.
Marcos Castillo
Marcos Castillo was born in the Dominican Republic, but raised in the Virgin Islands on St. Croix. He graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio with a BFA in illustration.
María Antonia Ordóñez
María Antonia Ordóñez is a Cuban Puerto Rican artist who lives in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. She studied art at the University of Puerto Rico, The Art Student’s League, The School of Fine Arts of Puerto Rico, and Casa Candina.
Moses Djeli
Moses Djeli is a photographer and teacher from Florida. He now lives between the U.S. Virgin Islands and Brooklyn, NY, and is a teacher with the New York City Department of Education.
Pablo Picayo
Pablo Picayo was born in the US Virgin Islands and is a freelance digital photo and web editor. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City and is presently working on a full-length graphic novel.
Stacey Byer
Stacey Byer is a Grenadian painter and illustrator with a BFA from the Ringling College of Art and Design. Stacey Byer is a Grenadian painter and illustrator. She earned her B.F.A. at Ringling College of Art and Design. Stacey's work can be found in various art collections worldwide. Her interests include exploring art’s wider links with education, art therapy and environment, specifically for vulnerable groups such as women and children.
Yolanda V. Fundora
Yolanda V. Fundora is a Cuban-American artist born in Havana and raised in New York City. She currently lives in Chatham, New Jersey. She lived in Puerto Rico for 10 years, where she was an active member of the art community and the organization Mujeres Artistas de Puerto Rico. Her work is part of many private and corporate collections, including the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico in San Juan.