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Guest Artist: Carlotta Notaro

Illustrator + Animator

Carlotta is an illustrator and animator based in Rome. She works with a combination of pencil and digital techniques to create artwork with a distinctive, handmade feel.

Her illustrations are dense with pattern, rich in crunchy textures, and often infused with a subtle sense of humour. She enjoys pushing visual detail to its limits while keeping the work playful and approachable.

Clients include:
Barilla, BBC, Cricket Magazine, Einaudi, Feltrinelli, Giphy, Giunti, HP, Mondadori, Rizzoli, Sogo, Stones Throw Records, Storytime Magazine

Exhibitions:
19th Tapirulan Illustrators Contest, January 2024
Premio Livio Sossi (Lucca Junior), October 2022
Neologia (Torino Graphic Days), September 2022

Interviews:
CreativeBloq, 2025
Inprnt Spotlight, 2022

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