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Mexican graphic designer and illustrator, specialized in children's books area.
Valeria Cervantes, was born at Mexico City in 1972, graduated in Graphic Communication Design in 1997 and master degree graduated in Visual Communication in 2005.
Has fourteen years of professional experience. Specialized as designer and illustrator in the publishing area, since 1997 until 1999 she worked in several advertising agencies and publisher houses in Mexico City. Since 2000 at now she manages "Liblew" her own design bureau, developing a such of graphic projects, but first focused in the publishing area, working for houses in México and abroad as:

USA: Arte Público Press/University of Houston, The Wright Group, McGraw-Hill, Green Tales, Wilkinson Studios, Pearson Education, Editorial Santillana, Solibros Publishing, etc.

Mexico: Cengage Learning Iberoamérica/Thompson, McGraw-Hill Interamericana, Editorial Patria, Ediciones Castillo, Norma Ediciones, Ediciones Larousse, Editorial Trillas, Editorial Noriega-Limusa, etc.

Awards:
• WINNER of the "Tejas Star Book Award 2010-2011", TX, USA. For the book "No Time for Monsters" APP, University of Houston, 2010.
• Selected by Bayer laboratories for heading the jury of first competition of illustration “Vive, dibuja y juega: Profilaxis y Hemofilia”, México, 2010.
• “The DeArt Moscow 2005 Catalogue”, Moscow, Russia, 2005. Art catalogue realized by The Moscow State Art Teaching College and De Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten. Taken part in the Graphic Design section.
• “VII Catálogo de Ilustradores de Publicaciones Infantiles y Juveniles”, DF, México, 1997. Illustration catalogue convened by CNCA - Dirección General de Publicaciones. Getting one illustration published.
• “Segundo concurso de cartel: Los Derechos de las Niñas y los Niños”, DF, México, 1997. Collective exhibition of poster organized by the Instituto Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia . Getting recognition.
• “MECYF ’ 97”, DF, México, 1997. Second competition of illustration and collective exhibition organized by Grupo Editorial VID. Getting recognition.
• “Primer concurso de cartel para la Prevención del Delito”, DF, México, 1996. Competition of poster and collective travelling exhibition organized by the Secretaría de Gobernación. Getting recognition.
• “MECYF ’ 96”, DF, México, 1996. First competition of illustration and collective exhibition organized by Grupo Editorial VID. Getting a first place and three honorific mentions.

Exhibitions:
• “Destinario” at “The Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2009”, Bologna, Italy, 2009. Collective exhibition of art organized by El ilustradero.
• “Destinario” at “FIL 2009 (Feria Internacional del Libro)”, Guadalajara, México, 2009. Collective exhibition of art organized by El ilustradero.
• “Second Moscow Design and Interactive Art Festival DeArt 2005”, Moscow, Russia, 2005. Collective exhibition of art organized by The Moscow State Art Teaching College and De Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten. Taken part in the Graphic Design section.
• “Los ilustradores: Nómadas de Oficio”, DF, México, 2004. Collective exhibition of illustration organized by IlustraciónMéxico.
• ”Feria anual del libro”, Campeche, México, 1999.
• “VIII Feria Internacional del Libro”, La Habana, Cuba, 1998.
• “IX Feria Nacional del Libro”, Guanajuato, México, 1998.
• “Papirolas”, Guadalajara, México, 1998.
• “IX Feria Nacional del Libro Infantil”, Veracruz, México, 1998.
• "XVII Feria Internacional del libro Infantil y Juvenil”, DF, México, 1997. Collective exhibition organized by CNCA (Dirección General de Publicaciones).
• “Segundo concurso de cartel: Los Derechos de las Niñas y los Niños”, DF, México, 1997. Collective exhibition of poster organized by Instituto Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia.
• “MECYF ’ 97”, DF, México, 1997. Collective exhibition organized by Grupo Editorial VID.
• “Primer concurso de cartel para la Prevención del Delito”, DF, México, 1996. Collective exhibition of poster organized by Secretaría de Gobernación.
• “MECYF ’ 96”, DF, México, 1996. Collective exhibition organized by Grupo Editorial VID.

References of her work:
• “Destinario”, DF, México, 2009, La Cabra Ediciones. Illustration catalogue realized by El ilustradero.
• “a! Diseño Magazine” No. 84, Galería Section, México, 2007.
• “The DeArt Moscow 2005 Catalogue”, Moscow, Russia, 2005. Art catalogue realized by The Moscow State Art Teaching College and De Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten. Taken part in the Graphic Design section.
• “VII Catálogo de Ilustradores de Publicaciones Infantiles y Juveniles”, DF, México, 1997. Illustration catalogue convened by CNCA - Dirección General de Publicaciones. Getting one illustration published.

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Web Page:
http://valeriacervantes.com

Blog:
http://valeriacervantes.blogspot.com

Other Web Samples:
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http://www.cruisecreative.com/book/cervantes/index.html
http://guiadeilustradores.com/portafolio/portafolio.php?opc=galeria&inicio=3&idper=151&idima=17065

Social Media Profiles:
http://facebook.com/Valery.Cervantes
http://twitter.com/valerycervantes
http://scribd.com/valerycervantes
http://valerycervantes.hi5.com
http://myspace.com/valerycervantes
http://blogger.com/profile/03729066721946204701
http://google.com/profiles/cervantes.valeria
http://www.unyk.com/es/id/valeria-cervantes-3
http://unyk.com/es/id/13169183

Also visit:
http://liblew.com
http://galeroz.com
http://cozatonty.com

E-mail:
valery.cervantes@prodigy.net.mx
cervantes.valeria@gmail.com

MSN:
valeriacervantes@hotmail.com
valeriacervantes@yahoo.com.mx
Skype: valerycervantes

Mexican graphic designer and illustrator, specialized in children's books area. Valeria Cervantes, was born at Mexico City in 1972, graduated in Graphic Communication Design in 1997 and master degree graduated in Visual Communication in 2005. Has fourteen years of professional experience. Specialized as designer and illustrator in the publishing area, since 1997 until 1999 she worked in several ... More