Angela Vives was born in Colombia. She became a video editor in London. In 2020 she graduated with an MA in Children's book illustration from Anglia Ruskin Cambridge School of Art - Angela Vives Children's Book Illustration

Angela Vives is a Colombian artist and former video editor with a Master's in Fine Arts and a Master's in Children's Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. Her work has been Highly Commended for The Macmillan Prize of Illustration and the Faber&Faber FAB Prize, shortlisted for the Cheltenham Illustration Awards, and long-listed for the World Illustration Awards 2020. Additionally, she received the SCBWI's Don Freeman Grant for a pre-published illustrator. Angela was the overall winner of the Picture Hooks Winter 2021 competition. In 2025, her work was long-listed again for the World Illustration Awards in the Children's Book Professional category and the SLA School Library Association Awards.

Angela's debut book, Bright Stars of Black British History, published by Thames & Hudson in 2023, was shortlisted for the prestigious Klaus Flugge Prize for Illustration 2024.

Contact

For children's book email Neil Dunnicliffe at neil@springliterary.com

For other inquires at angela.vives@gmail.com