Shivana Sookdeo

Shivana Sookdeo is a multidisciplinary self-taught artist with extensive experience in illustration, animation, and design, operating as a freelance illustrator, character designer, and concept artist since 2004. From April 2018 to September 2023, Shivana served as a Senior Designer and Designer at Scholastic, focusing on cover and interior book design for the Graphix imprint. Prior to this, freelance editorial and sensitivity reading services were provided from February 2012 to April 2018, with work on various media types. Additional roles include social media manager and designer at Revolution Doughnuts, quality control for audiobooks at Listen Up! Production, section manager at Outwrite Bookstore, and assistant visiting services manager at Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Shivana holds a degree from the University of Maine, completed in 2006. A portfolio is available at http://shivanasookdeo.