Bio:

Marcela was born in Argentina where she earned her Diploma in Architecture from the National University of Tucuman. In 1997, she moved to Connecticut to join the practice of architect Cesar Pelli, collaborating with him for over twelve years in the design of a wide range of buildings in the United States of America and around the world.

Marcela has always loved to write and draw. As a little girl, she was amazed by picture books and dreamt to make her own books someday.

In 2010, she enrolled in the Children's Book Illustration Certificate Program at the Rhode Island School of Design and joined the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

AWARDS 2012

Children's Book Illustrator's Portfolio Winner
Tassy Walden Award: New Voices in Children's Literature
Shoreline Arts Alliance, CT

Illustrated Picture Book Finalist
Tassy Walden Award: New Voices in Children's Literature
Shoreline Arts Alliance, CT

Ann Barrow Illustrators Scholarship Winner
New England SCBWI

Merit Winner
3 x 3 Magazine of Contemporary Illustration: Children's Illustration Show No.9

Picture This! Annual juried exhibition Third Prize Winner
Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA

Poster Showcase and Juried Contest, Third Place
Unpublished Category
New England SCBWI Conference
Springfield, MA

Selected for Illustration West 51
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles

James Jafferis Prize
New Haven Paint and Clay Club 112th Annual Juried Art Exhibition

Writer/Illustrator
Associate
Member since 2011
Region: New England: South (Connecticut/Rhode Island)

Contact Information

Current Location:   CT
Website:  http://www.marcelastaudenmaier.com

Published In Children's Market: No