{"id":36,"date":"2025-07-30T14:25:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielafrongia.art\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:24:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/danielafrongia.art\/?page_id=36","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/danielafrongia.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Frongia-698x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielafrongia.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Frongia-698x1024.jpg 698w, https:\/\/danielafrongia.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Frongia-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/danielafrongia.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Frongia-768x1127.jpg 768w, https:\/\/danielafrongia.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Frongia-100x147.jpg 100w, https:\/\/danielafrongia.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Frongia-1046x1536.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/danielafrongia.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Daniela-Frongia.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m Daniela Frongia, an award-winning children&#8217;s book illustrator with over 14 years of professional experience creating expressive, story-driven illustrations for publishers and authors worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">With over 14 years of professional experience, I work across children\u2019s publishing, character-driven illustration and fine-art imagery, with a strong focus on emotion, composition and visual storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">My children\u2019s illustration work has been recognised by the <em>Hiii Illustration Awards<\/em> and published in <em>Be Artist<\/em> (Oracom Editions) and <em>Dessin d\u2019Anatomie<\/em>, with upcoming publication in <em>Character Design Quarterly (CDQ)<\/em> in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">My children\u2019s illustration work has been recognised by the Hiii Illustration Awards and published in Be Artist (Oracom Editions) and Dessin d\u2019Anatomie, with upcoming publication in Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside my illustration work, I also create hyperrealistic airbrush fine art. My work has been selected by international juries and published in Infected by Art \u2013 Volume 14 (2026) and Airbrush Step by Step, and exhibited at the FIIN Nature Drawing Exhibition in Portugal. My work was also selected for the Highly Commended Collection at Sketch for Survival.<br>      <br>I work with authors, publishers and art directors worldwide on children&#8217;s book illustration projects, picture books and educational imagery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Available for commissions and currently open to new children\u2019s book illustration projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">If you are looking for a children\u2019s book illustrator, feel free to get in touch to discuss your project: <br>\ud83d\udce9 <strong>caisarts.uk@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div 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November\/December 2023<br>Issue n.17 \u2014 October\/November\/December 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u2b50 <strong>Dessin d\u2019Anatomie \u2014 Oracom \u00c9ditions<\/strong><br>Feature \u2014 September 2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3845f855959ce69a8fb3b8f612956357 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Awards &amp; Recognitions <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>FIIN&#8217;25 &#8211; VILA REAL BIODIVERSITY-2025<\/strong><br>Finalist <br><br>\ud83c\udfc6 i<strong>Sketch for Survival<\/strong> \u2014 2024<br>Highly Commended Collection<br><br>\ud83c\udfc6 i<strong>Hiii Illustration Awards<\/strong><br>Shortlisted \u2014 2024<br>Finalist \u2014 2022<br><br>\ud83c\udfc6 i<strong>Digital Art Contest \u2014 Computer Idea 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