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