About

Kristen Cella

I’m a freelance illustrator born and raised in Chicagoland. I’ve been creating comics professionally and recreationally for over 10 years, and drawing for more than twice that.

Art and storytelling have always been passions of mine, and making a career out of them in an age where entertainment is more diverse and accessible than ever before is a dream come true.

A colored pencil and ink styled digital portrait of the artist.

Published Works

Stick and Stone: On the Go (2023)
Clarion Books
Digital pencils, inks and color

Stick and Stone: Explore and More (2022)
Clarion Books
Digital pencils, inks and color

Viking Queen: The Sleepers in Shadow (2020)
Source Point Press
Digital pencils and inks

All About Amelia Earhart (2016)
2017 Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Young Reader: Nonfiction
Blue River Press
Interior Illustrations

Steam Train Dream Train 1-2-3 (2016)
Steam Train Dream Train Colors (2016)
Chronicle Books
Digital inks and colors

My Boyfriend is a Monster #7: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2013)
Lerner Graphic Universe
Digital pencils, inks, and color