Drawing and painting have always been among the most important things to Elizabeth Zunon. Growing up in the Ivory Coast, West Africa, one of her earliest memories is of the proud feeling she had when she first learned to write the letter "E" for her name. Surrounded by the bright, vibrant colors of everyday West African fabrics and tropical vegetation, Elizabeth's love of color and pattern only grew. After returning to the United States, Elizabeth attended the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated with a B.F.A. in Illustration in 2006. She now lives in Albany, NY, where she explores a multicultural world through painting, beading, sewing, and collage. Elizabeth's first two picture books will be published in Fall 2011.
Media
mixed media
Reviews
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon...
This book will appeal to adults eager to impart an uplifting Third World human-interest story, but it is also sure to resonate with children who will simply love the curiosity, resilience and resourcefulness of this doughty African youth.
—Wall Street Journal
The co-authors have collaberated with artist Elizabeth Zunon on a powerful, gorgeously illustrated children's book, published by Penguin, with the same title.
—The Boston Globe
Zunon's oil paint and cut-paper collages amplify the entwined themes of science and magic in this adaption of the author's 2009 adult book.
—Publisher's Weekly
Lala Salama: A Tanzanian Lullaby, written by Patricia Maclachlan, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon...
In all of Zunon's warm, intimate oil paintings, the baby is
shown held close...[while] the mother's voice lulls, reassures, and soothes...
—Publisher's Weekly
My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden's Childhood Journey, written by Jeanne Walker Harvey, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon...
Newcomer Zunon's illustrations combine folk-style portraits of Bearden's family with flat collage elements as Harvey recounts the Bearden's family movie north during the Great Migration.
