Giada Maestra is a London-based illustrator and visual artist. She studied fashion design and multimedia arts in Venice and further honed her skills in illustration in London.
She has a strong passion for storytelling through scenes of everyday life, using both digital and traditional media. Her work is deeply influenced by a variety of disciplines, including photography, design, art, and fashion, with a particular focus on women and body positivity.
Since earning her MA in Illustration from Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London (UAL), Giada has been working in commercial and editorial illustration.
When she’s not drawing, Giada enjoys collecting stationery, cacti, and books.
🎨 I am now accepting commissions for November and December 2024. For enquiries please email giadamaestra@gmail.com
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Clients:
Dwell Magazine, University of the Arts London (UAL), Not Just a Shop, softandwet, Elephant CC, Menelique Magazine, Senza Rossetto, Qui Virgola.
Press and Awards:
- Art collaboration with Skira and Garance&Marion Gallery for Palazzo Reale Milano, 2024
- cARTElloni - l'arte si fa (per) strada, Piacenza, 2023
- Illustrated music tape cassette for TINALS presented at the Turin International Book Fair, 2022
- seXY period collective exhibition at The Student Hotel, Florence, 2022
- Contributor to Colouring In Issue 2, The City, a project with UAL tutor Luise Vormittag and senior lecturer at Kingston University, Stephanie Black, 2022
- Overall winner of the not just a shop x Tate Christmas card competition, 2021
- The Iridescent Collection exhibition at TM Lighting gallery, London, 2021
- Cose belle festival, Regeneration contest - special mention, 2021
- Text me when you get home online exhibition, Artsteps, 2021