DIANA SUDYKA (soo-dee-kah) is a Chicago based illustrator. Early in her career she created screen-printed posters for musicians including Andrew Bird, St. Vincent, and The Black Keys. She moved into the publishing world by illustrating several volumes of the best-selling series The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. Working mainly in gouache, watercolor, and ink, subject matter and aesthetic choices for her paintings are inspired by a passion for nature and science, as well as various folk-art traditions. Her children’s picture book work includes Sometimes Rain by Meg Fleming (Beach Lane Books/Simon and Schuster), When Sue Found Sue by Toni Buzzeo (Abrams), What Miss Mitchell Saw by Hayley Barrett ( Beach Lane Books), and the upcoming How to Find a Bird by Jennifer Ward (Beach Lane Books), and Dear Treefrog by Joyce Sidman (Houghton Mifflin). Upcoming illustration projects include Fungi Grow by Maria Giaferrarai (Oct. 2023 Beach Lane Books), and Angela’s Glacier by Jordon Scott (Fall 2024, Neal Porter Books/Holiday House). Her author illustrator debut Little Land (Little Brown for Young Readers) is out April 11, 2023. Her instagram feed has her most current work, but a disproportionate number of pictures of lichens and moss as well. When not working in her studio, she gets outdoors as much as possible with her family.
Recent Interviews:
2023 Interview by Betsy Bird about Little Land here.
Video Interview with Victoria Staplton about Little Land here
Select Client List:
Abrams, Beach Lane Books, The Chicago Field Museum of Natural History, HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Random House, Simon and Schuster, Neal Porter Books/Holiday House.
CONTACT:
For book related inquiries please contact Andrea Morrison at Writers House Ltd.
For all other illustration inquiries please contact Diana directly.
INSTAGRAM: @tinyaviary
All works on this site are copyright Diana Sudyka ©2023