Catia Chien

Catia Chien
Born
São Paulo, Brazil
EducationArt Center College of Design
Known forIllustrator
Websitewww.catiachien.com

Catia Chien (Chinese: 簡嘉慧; pinyin: Jiǎn Jiāhuì) is a children's book illustrator from São Paulo, Brazil.

She is currently working in New York City.

Biography

She graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 2004.

She has produced work for several publishing companies, including Random House, Penguin Books and Candlewick Press. She has won a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York for her work in The Bear and The Moon and she has also won a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators in Los Angeles for her work in Sea Serpent and Me, written by Dashka Slater. Chien has also received a Schneider Family Book Award for her ALA notable book, A Boy and a Jaguar, written by Alan Rabinowitz. Chien received the 2026 Caldecott Medal for her work on Fireworks, written by Matthew Burgess.

Chien also works in visual development for animation. She has worked on films such as The Little Prince and Wish Dragon.

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Contact". *. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. ↑ "The Original Art 2017 Jury | Society of Illustrators". www.societyillustrators.org. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Schneider Family Book Award | Awards & Grants". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  4. ↑ Yorio, Kara. "Illustrator Cátia Chien". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
  5. ↑ "FILM". *. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  6. ↑ Michelle, Cuevas. Town of Turtle. Chien, Catia. Boston. ISBN 9780544749825. OCLC 963797847.
  7. ↑ Flight. Volume one. Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978- (Villard books trade paperback ed.). New York. ISBN 9780345496362. OCLC 123170550.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)