Agent: Claire Easton

Elisa Chavarri is a freelance illustrator originally from Lima, Peru. She did much of her growing up in Northern Michigan, where her family kept their Peruvian culture and latin roots alive. After studying Classical Animation and Comics at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Elisa made her way back to Alpena, Michigan, where she now resides with her husband, three year old girl, baby boy, cat, and dog. Living in rural northern Michigan offers plenty of inspiration for this nature/animal lover, even when the front door is covered in an inch of fish flies.

Her love of storytelling and illustration began in Peru, with the magical stories her grandfather, a surgeon, would write for her in his spare time. He encouraged her love of drawing by providing her a spot in his garage with her own chalkboard to color on and a pile of vintage Mickey Mouse comics. Her love of Disney cartoons & animation started around then. After learning that these worlds were created by artists, she was hooked on trying to create things herself. With her work she hopes to inspire that same sense of magic, happiness, & wonder in children, while helping more kids feel represented as the protagonists of these stories.

Outside of illustration Elisa enjoys being lazy with her family most of all, but also likes travel, cooking, reading, movies, running, and dancing (mainly with her 3 year old).