Giada Maestra is a London-based illustrator and cartoonist from Pordenone, Italy. She studied Fashion Design and Multimedia Arts in Venice before further refining her drawing and design skills with an MA in Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London (UAL).

Passionate about storytelling, Giada enjoys capturing scenes and details from everyday life through both digital and traditional media, with a particular love for ink and watercolours. Her work draws inspiration from life and disciplines that form part of her background, such as street and fashion photography, design, and fine art. She often focuses on female characters and favours simple shapes and colours, using clear, synthesised lines to emphasise direct and often humorous messages.

Since completing her MA, Giada has worked across various areas of visual communication, including commercial projects, editorial illustration, and private commissions.

When not drawing, she enjoys collecting stationery, cacti, and books.

Ask me anything!

Email: giadamaestra@gmail.com
Instagram: @giadamaestra
Facebook: @GiadaMaestraIllustrator
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Clients:

Dwell Magazine, University of the Arts London (UAL), Not Just a Shop, Citizenlive, softandwet, Elephant CC, Menelique Magazine, Senza Rossetto, Qui Virgola.


Press and Awards:

Artribune - Twitch, In conversation with: Giada Maestra & Melissa Vizza
Creative Boom, Giada Maestra on why she's passionate about body positivity 
Creative Boom, A guide to 2021 Christmas cards by independent artists, designers and illustrators
Curated by GIRLS, Periods
Curated by GIRLS, Shame
not just a shop, UAL, Our new Christmas Window Display by Giada Maestra
not just a shop, UAL, Meet the 2021 UAL x Tate Christmas Card Designers
Garance & Marion Gallery, 5 minuti con Giada Maestra!
Walkingartistsnetwork, Windows by the street by Giada Maestra
Walkcreate, Windows by the street - Giada Maestra

  • 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

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