Biographical note

Karina Dupuis studied graphic design at Cégep de Sherbrooke. She then worked in Montreal for nearly 12 years as an advertising graphic designer for an educational publisher. She has now been working as a freelancer for 5 years and illustration art accounts for the majority of her work. She enjoys creating quirky characters and marvelous worlds and loves the idea that illustration art is limitless.

Annie Sechao was born in Toulouse, France. She studied accounting and computer engineering before making a career shift towards graphic design and illustration art. After immigrating to Montreal in 2012, she started working as a graphic designer, then got her first project as an illustrator for the Salon du Livre de Montréal. Several projects followed, with various publishers. Annie’s artistic universe is colorful and dynamic; she enjoys creating characters and illustrating their exciting adventures.