Giada Maestra is a London-based illustrator and cartoonist originally from Italy.
Her work captures the magic of everyday life through clean lines, simple shapes, and a touch of humour. Drawing inspiration from fashion photography, design, and fine art, Giada loves building stories around expressive female characters. She works across both digital and traditional media, with a real love for ink and watercolours.
Since graduating in Illustration from University of the Arts London (UAL), she brings her distinct style to commercial work, editorial illustration, and private commissions.
When not drawing, you can find her browsing local bookstores, popping into flower shops, hunting for new pens, or starting the day with a comic book and a warm cup of coffee - always alongside her dog, Lino.
Clients include: Selfridges London, Edizioni Gribaudo Feltrinelli Group, University of the Arts London (UAL), Dwell magazine, Palazzetto Bru Zane Venezia, and Senza Rossetto.
Press and Awards:
Highlights:
- London by Urban Sketchers collective exhibition, The Art Pavilion, London 2025
- Skira and Garance&Marion Show, Palazzo Reale, Milan 2024
- cARTElloni Rock! - l'arte si fa (per) strada, Piacenza 2023
- TINALS illustrated cassette presented at the Turin International Book Fair, Turin 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, London 2022
- Overall winner of the Not Just a Shop x TATE Christmas Card Competition, London 2021
- The Iridescent Collection exhibition at TM Lighting gallery, London 2021
- Special Mention for the Rigenerazione contest, Cose belle festival, Calabria 2021
- Text me when you get home, online exhibition, Artsteps, London 2021