Leo Espinosa is an award-winning Illustrator and Designer from Bogotá, Colombia, whose work has been featured internationally in a variety of publications, products, animated series and gallery shows. His short list includes The New Yorker, The New York Times, the BBC, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Candlewick, Chronicle Books, Swatch, Los Angeles Public Library, Yo Gabba Gabba!, and Warby Parker.
Leo's work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Communication Arts, 3x3, and The American Library Association.
In 2019, he received the Pura Belpré Honor Book award for Islandborn, the New York Times bestselling children’s book written by Pulitzer Prize winner, Junot Díaz, and in 2022, his illustrations for Jacqueline Woodson's The World Belonged to Us, were awarded the Gold Medal at The Society of Illustrators' Original Art Show.
Most days you’ll find him drawing picture books, unless he’s out riding his bike in the mountains around Salt Lake City, where he lives with his wife.
Leo's work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Communication Arts, 3x3, and The American Library Association.
In 2019, he received the Pura Belpré Honor Book award for Islandborn, the New York Times bestselling children’s book written by Pulitzer Prize winner, Junot Díaz, and in 2022, his illustrations for Jacqueline Woodson's The World Belonged to Us, were awarded the Gold Medal at The Society of Illustrators' Original Art Show.
Most days you’ll find him drawing picture books, unless he’s out riding his bike in the mountains around Salt Lake City, where he lives with his wife.
ACCOLADES
Society of Illustrators 54 - Gold Medal.
Society of Illustrators 51, 52, 55 - Silver Medals.
Communication Arts - Illustration, Design, and Typography Annuals.
Pictoplasma Character Encyclopaedia and Character Compendium.
3x3 Pro Show 2013 - Gold in Editorial & Conceptual.
Society of Illustrators - Stevan Dohanos Award 2012.
Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2015 - Dilys Evans Founder's Award.
American Library Association - Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration 2019.
Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2022 - Gold Medal.
Society of Illustrators 54 - Gold Medal.
Society of Illustrators 51, 52, 55 - Silver Medals.
Communication Arts - Illustration, Design, and Typography Annuals.
Pictoplasma Character Encyclopaedia and Character Compendium.
3x3 Pro Show 2013 - Gold in Editorial & Conceptual.
Society of Illustrators - Stevan Dohanos Award 2012.
Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2015 - Dilys Evans Founder's Award.
American Library Association - Pura Belpré Honor Book for Illustration 2019.
Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2022 - Gold Medal.