Yayo (illustrator)

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Life

Born in Mesitas del colegio, [2] he studied advertising art and fine arts, and came to Quebec in 1987. Yayo writes and illustrates children's books and also produces cartoons for Canadian and American newspapers and magazines. [1] He has provided editorial cartoons for the magazine L'Actualité for a number of years. [3] Yayo received the Charles Biddle Award in 2011, the prize from the 2012 Concours Lux for his illustrations for the book À bord de la grande roue and the Golden Smile from the First International Biennial of Caricature in Belgrade. [4]

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Selected works [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Renowned French Illustrator to visit the province". Government of Prince Edward Island. October 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Yayo". L'abécédaire des créateurs (in French). Communication-Jeunesse.
  3. ↑ "Children's author Diego Herrerra (Yayo) Selected for a new creative residency in the Hochelaga-Maissonneuve district". Conseil des arts de Montréal. April 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ "(Diego Herrera) Yayo" (in French). Les éditions de la Pleine lune.
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