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Contact Information

Country

Canada

personal web address

http://www.thaolam.com

type of art work

Thao pieces are collages of decorative handmade and patterned papers. She is passionate about paper, especially beautifully coloured Japanese paper, which she use throughout her work.

Published Works

Cricket Magazine (October 2006), page 19: "Oatmeal Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits", Cricket Magazine (August 2007), page 12 and 13: "Snake Poem", Highlights Magazine (February 2008), page 04: You’re the One Baby Mouse, Storytelling Magazine (March/April 2008), cover: Stone Soup, Highlights Magazine (February 2009), page 04: Shadow Rabbits, Cricket Magazine (April 2009), page 05: Spring Shower, Cricket Magazine (September 2009), page 06: Wet September

other email

thao@thaolam.com

Bio

Thao Lam has been making pictures for as long as she can remember. For her, drawing has always felt as natural as breathing. She has an insatiable love for coloured and textured papers, which she uses to create her exuberant collages. 

Passionate about children’s books, Thao is especially interested in visual storytelling. She draws inspiration from the stories she hears, from the beauty in everyday things, and from the work of the many illustrators she admires. As an art buyer for an educational publishing company, she has the opportunity to work with thousands of different artists from all around the world.

Since studying illustration for three years at Sheridan College in Toronto, Thao has developed her dual careers of illustrating and art buying. Her art works have appeared in publications such as Cricket and Highlight magazines. In 2008, she won the Highlights Five Pewter Plate award for verse illustration of the year. She has twice been chosen for the American Illustration Awards.