Cleonique Hilsaca is a multi-disciplinary artist based in St. Louis, MO. Her work as a visual and narrative storyteller uses design, illustration, cartooning, and animation to bring whimsical ideas to life. 
EDUCATION
Washington University in St. Louis
MFA Illustration & Visual Culture

Savannah College of Art & Design
BFA Illustration | Minor Graphic Design

RESUME | CV​​​​​​​
Select Client List
Adobe · Twitter · Penguin Random House · Candlewick Press · Pow! Kids Books · Callisto Publishing · Storytime Magazine · Sesame Workshop · MTA Arts & Design · American Red Cross · Plansponsor · Scientific American · Il Corriere della Sera · Lake Coloring · Renegade Game Studios · Meitu
Awards and honors
Sam Fox Ambassador Fellow
SCBWI Portfolio Showcase | Silver Award
Bienal de Ilustración de Mexico | Winner
3X3 Professional Show | Merit and Honorable Mention
Spectrum Fantastic Art Volume 25, 26
Society of Illustrators of N.Y. 61, 64
SILA Illustration West 57 | Honorable Mention
Applied Arts Magazine | Young Blood Nominee
RECENT GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
MFA IVC Thesis Show · Intersect Arts · St. Louis, MO
Chaos & Tranquility · WOWxWOW Gallery · Online
Multimatter · Giant Robot Gallery · Los Angeles, CA
Parabola · Des Lee Gallery · St. Louis, MO
P.S. 8 Show · Gallery Nucleus · Portland, OR
Off the Press Show · ABV Gallery · Atlanta, GA

Books & Games
Artisans of Splendent Vale by Nikki Valens | Renegade Games
Rat Fair by Leah Rose Kessler | Pow! Kids Books
Warm Blood by Josh Tierney | Buño Books
Thriving with Autism by Katie Cook | Rockridge Press
Inspired: Modern Art Designs | Temescal Press
RECENTLY RELEASED
Home is a Dream by Cleonique Hilsaca | Self-Published
Dream Submarine by Charlotte Gunnufson | Candlewick Press
Sleep, Little Dozer by Diana Murray | Penguin Random House
Memberships 
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators 
Kansas Missouri Chapter