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Natasha Donovan
Occupation Illustrator
Nationality Métis Canadian
Alma mater University of British Columbia

Natasha Donovan is a Métis Canadian illustrator who focuses on comics and children's illustration. She is a member of the Métis Nation of British Columbia.

Life and education

Though Donovan's "Métis family are the Delarondes and the Morins from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan," she spent the majority of her life in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a member of the Métis Nation of British Columbia.

Donovan received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia.

Donovan currently lives in Deming, Washington with her partner, Sky, and their dog, Luna.

Career

Donovan taught herself how to draw, and before beginning her career in illustration, she worked in academia and magazine publishing at the University of Victoria.

Awards and honors

Awards and honors for books Donovan illustrated
Year Title Award/Honor Result Ref.
2019 Surviving the City Indigenous Voices Award for Works in an Alternative Format Winner
2020 The Grizzly Mother American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book Honor
Surviving the City American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Young Adult Book Honor
Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award for Northern Lights Nominee
2021 From the Roots Up Indigenous Voices Award for Published Graphic Novels, Comics, and Illustrated Books in any Language Finalist
2022 Borders Walter Dean Myers Award for Young Readers category Honor
Classified American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Picture Book Honor
From the Roots Up Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award for Northern Lights Nominee

Publications

  • Surviving the City, written by Tasha Spillett (2019)
  • Go Dance!, written by Cinnamon Spear (2020)
  • Borders, written by Thomas King (2021)
  • Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer, written by Traci Sorell (2021)
  • The Global Ocean, written by Rochelle Strauss (2022)
  • A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn by Patricia Newman (2022)

Mothers of Xsan series

  • The Sockeye Mother, written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) (2018)
  • The Grizzly Mother, written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) (2019)
  • The Eagle Mother, written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) (2020)
  • The Frog Mother, written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) (2021)
  • The Raven Mother, written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) (2022)

Surviving the City series

Anthology contributions

  • The Other Side: An Anthology of Queer Paranormal Romance, edited by Melanie Gillman and Kori Michele Handwerker (2016)
  • This Place: 150 Years Retold (2019)
  • Marvel's Voices: Heritage (2022)
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