Joe Cepeda

Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Joe's serpentine road through college began studying engineering at Cornell and finished with a BFA in Illustration from Long Beach State. Only months from leaving school, Joe took his wares to New York and secured a book contract with a publisher after his first meeting. He's been illustrating books ever since. Joe is the award-winning illustrator of more than twenty books for children while continuing to create image for magazines and other publications, as we ll as keeping an eager eye to the over-evolving landscape of illustration. A sought-after public speaker to schools and conferences, Joe relishes ever new opportunity to share his experience and advocate for his craft. Joe is the president of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. He works and lives in Southern California with this wife and son.

For more about Joe and his works, go to http://www.joecepeda.com/index.htm

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