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Juana Medina

Juana Medina Rosas
Titles and Organizations

Assistant Professor,聽Editorial Design, Illustration, Latinx & LGBTQIA+ Representation in Publishing, Motion Design, Visual Narrative, School of Art, CVPA

Contact Information

Campus: Fairfax
叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳:听Art and Design Building; MSN: 1C3
Phone: 703-993-5501
贰尘补颈濒:听jrosas6@gmu.edu

Personal Websites

Biography

Juana Medina is the author and illustrator of multiple children鈥檚 books, including the chapter book series Juana & Lucas, winner of the prestigious Pura Belpr茅 Award and two International Latino Book Awards. The New York Times says of Juana & Lucas 鈥淢edina鈥檚 beautiful, vivid prose conjures the Colombian setting with tactile language鈥 the story itself is a giant hug.鈥

Juana鈥檚 passion for storytelling has led her to work on exciting projects鈥攔anging from illustration and animation to interactive design鈥攚ith numerous clients, among them the Library of Congress, Facebook, and PBS, as well as publishers such as Candlewick Press, Chronicle Books, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and HarperCollins.

A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Juana has taught at RISD, George Washington 麻豆国产, and the Corcoran College of Art + Design. She is proud to join George Mason 麻豆国产鈥檚 School of Art, to start new conversations and develop collaborations involving visual storytelling, inclusivity, and representation.

Degree:

Graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design

Specialist Areas:

  • Editorial Design
  • Illustration
  • Latinx & LGBTQIA+聽Representation in Publishing
  • Motion Design
  • Visual Narrative聽