Yayo (illustrator) explained

Diego Herrera, known as Yayo, (born 1961) is a Colombian-born Canadian writer and illustrator living in Montreal.^[1]

Life

Born in Mesitas del colegio,^[2] he studied advertising art and fine arts, and came to Quebec in 1987. Yayo writes and illustrates children's books and also produces cartoons for Canadian and American newspapers and magazines.^[1] He has provided editorial cartoons for the magazine L'Actualité for a number of years.^[3] Yayo received the Charles Biddle Award in 2011, the prize from the 2012 Concours Lux for his illustrations for the book À bord de la grande roue and the Golden Smile from the First International Biennial of Caricature in Belgrade.^[4]

Selected works^[1]

Books

• Au lit, au lit, princesse Émilie, text by Pierrette Dubé, received a Mr. Christie's Book Award in 1996
• Le chasseur d'arc-en-ciel, finalist for the Governor General's Literary Awards in 1998

Cartoon collections

• Le carton de Yayo
• Zoo-illogique
• Rêveries

Notes and References

1. Web site: Renowned French Illustrator to visit the province . October 31, 2014 . Government of Prince Edward Island.
2. Web site: Yayo . Communication-Jeunesse . L'abécédaire des créateurs . fr.
3. Web site: Children's author Diego Herrerra (Yayo) Selected for a new creative residency in the Hochelaga-Maissonneuve district . Conseil des arts de Montréal . April 3, 2013.
4. Web site: (Diego Herrera) Yayo . Les éditions de la Pleine lune . fr.