Betania Zacarias

herself fully to illustration. Today, she lives between the sea and the mountains, in Barcelona, with her partner and two curious and imaginative boys who are her infinite source of inspiration. She works between many papers, acrylic paints, pencils and scissors, always accompanied by music. She loves the sea and walking in the woods. She also enjoys taking pictures and she is always up for sharing a nice and warm cup of tea with friends. In her illustrations, she uses a lot of colours, textures and different patterns, varying with both manual and digital techniques. Her artwork has been published in different fields including educational books, fiction books and children's products; and shown at the Bologna Children´s Book Fair, Biennial Bratislava, Sharjah International Book Fair, amongst others. She actually works as an illustrator and as a teacher, running her own workshops. Awards/ selections: ● Premio Fundación Cuatrogatos 2015 for "Cielo de agua" (Fondo de cultura Económica). EEUU, 2015. ● Selected at exhibition of illustrators in Cow Design festival. Ukranie, 2014. ● Best children's book for "Majd's Box" (Kalimat) from the Arab Publishers Forum. UAE, 2014. ● Selected at exhibition of illustrators in Sharjah International Book Fair. UAE, 2012/ 2014/ 2015. ● Selected finalist in the Junceda Awards (category: best book published abroad). Spain, 2013. ● Selected in the 7th Int. Exhibition of Illustration The colors of the sacred (Diocesan Museum). Italy, 2013. ● Selected for exhibition of illustrators in the Biennial Bratislava (BIB). Slovak Republic, 2013. ● Selected for the III and IV Ibero-American catalog of illustration. Iberoamérica Ilustra. Mexico, 2013/ 2014. ● Selected at exhibition of illustrators in Bologna Children´s Book Fair. Italy, 2012. ● Selected for the 4th Edition of the CJ Picture Book Awards. Korea, 2011