Represented by
Painted Words, Inc
310 W 97TH STREET
Suite 24
NEW YORK, NY 10025
United States
Profile
Shadra Strickland studied design, writing, and illustration at Syracuse University, and completed her M.F.A. at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She won the Ezra Jack Keats Award and Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent in 2009 for her work in her first picture book, Bird, written by Zetta Elliott. Shadra is passionate about promoting positivity through her work, and her ultimate goal as a picture book author and illustrator is to teach children how to live their dreams. Her style is a whimsical blend of reality and imagination, and she loves to create stories that children can see themselves in. Shadra travels the country conducting workshops and sharing her work with children, teachers, and librarians. She currently teaches illustration at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.
Style/Techniques
Abstract, Acrylic, Digital, Impressionistic, Line with Color, Painterly, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Stylized
Subject/Specialties
Character Development, Children, Children's Books, Editorial, Health, Historical, Icons, Landscape, Music, People, Political, Portrait, Romance, Vintage / Retro, Feminine, Ethnic, Edgy, Urban