Bio:

Maria is an illustrator and author with an animation background specialising in the children's market. After graduating 2007 from the University of Media in Stuttgart in Audiovisual Media, she started working as a freelance animation artist. Maria worked on award winning projects such as „Angel afoot“, „The Gruffalo“ or „Princess' Painting“.

Soon she wanted to create her own environments and characters and tell stories with them, be it her own or the ones of others. This led to going after her dream of being a children's book illustrator with the start of 2011. Shortly after leaping into her illustration career she authored her first book „Schlafplatz gesucht!“, which was pulished beginning 2012 by Bohem press AG.

Maria loves creating illustrations with a strong narrative, colourful and beautifully composed, to entertain children and adults alike and let their imagination take them places, they might not have been before. She has worked for a number of clients across the globe including Big Cat HarperCollins,Picture Kelpies an imprint of Floris Books , Kerle/Herder Verlag, Magination Press, American Greetings, Bohem press AG, Simon & Schuster US, Clavis Books, Weldon Owen Publishing.

Maria lives with her two daughters and spouse in a tiny town in Germany.

Writer/Illustrator
PAL
Member since 2012
Region: Germany

Contact Information

Email:  maria@mariabogade.com
Website:  http://www.mariabogade.com

Published In Children's Market: Yes
Available for Speaking Engagements? Yes