Melanie Cataldo is an artist living in Worcester, Massachusetts. She enjoys using pencil, oil, acrylic, and digital paint to build her illustrations. She has illustrated picture books for Learning A-Z, Candlewick Press, and Flyaway Books and has also designed illustrations for packaging, clothing, signage, and educational materials. On April 21, 2021, Melanie demonstrated how to create paper marbling at home during the AAS virtual program Making Marbling: A Beginner's Guide to the History and Practice of the Art. Melanie is currently working on a picture book with Flyaway Books called Hiding Baby Moses, to be released on April 27, 2021.
Fellowships
- 2020: Hearst Foundations Fellowship