Laura Stagno

Born in the Venezuelan Andes, Laura Stagno graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Caracas and began a career as a freelance illustrator for children's books. She received a Monbukagakusho Scholarship from the Japanese government to study a master course in animation at Musashino Art University, Tokyo, and worked for ten years in Japan as the exclusive Illustrator for the Design Studio OPON. She has published several children's books internationally. Currently, she resides in her hometown...See more

Born in the Venezuelan Andes, Laura Stagno graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Caracas and began a career as a freelance illustrator for children's books. She received a Monbukagakusho Scholarship from the Japanese government to study a master course in animation at Musashino Art University, Tokyo, and worked for ten years in Japan as the exclusive Illustrator for the Design Studio OPON. She has published several children's books internationally. Currently, she resides in her hometown, Merida, Venezuela, where she works at home and is expecting her first child. See less