Susan Guevara

This article is about the artist. For the basketball coach, see Sue Guevara.

Susan Marie Guevara is an American sculptor and illustrator, who is best known for her illustrations in picture books.[1][2][3] She was born in Walnut Creek, California and now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1][4] Susan received a BFA in illustration from Academy of Art College in San Francisco. She took time off between her first and second years and moved to Belgium where she was able to study with Remy Van Sluys and take painting and drawing classes at Royal Academy of Fine Art.[5][6] She was the first recipient of the Pura Belpré Medal Award in 1996 for Gary Soto's Chat's Kitchen. She won again in 2002 for Gary Soto's Chato and the Party Animals, and was a recipient of a Pura Belpré Honor Award for Susan Elya Middleton's Little Roja Riding Hood.[7]

  1. ^ a b Something About the Author. Gale. 2016. pp. 59–62.
  2. ^ "About". Susan Guevara. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  3. ^ "TeachingBooks | Author & Book Resources to Support Reading Education". www.teachingbooks.net. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  4. ^ "Susan Guevara". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  5. ^ Susan, Guevara. "CV 2016" (PDF). Susan Guevara.
  6. ^ "Susan Guevara: About Susan". 2003-08-10. Archived from the original on 2003-08-10. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
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