Rosemary Valero-O'Connell is an American illustrator and cartoonist.[1][2][3] She is known for her work with DC Comics and BOOM! Studios.
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell | |
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Born | October 28, 1994 |
Occupation | Illustrator, Cartoonist |
Language | English |
Education | Minneapolis College of Art and Design (BFA) |
Period | 2010s |
Notable works | Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me |
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Zaragoza, Spain. She graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a BFA in Comic Art in 2016.[4] Valero began a working relationship with First Second Comics after her editor purchased a copy of a 22-page minicomic she had written over a summer from the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art's festival.
On June 15, 2015, the cover art was revealed for the first graphic novel edition of Steven Universe, which Valero-O'Connell illustrated. The comic was released in December of that same year under the title "Steven Universe: Too Cool for School".[5]
In 2016, Valero worked with DC Comics and BOOM! Studios on a crossover comic issue of Gotham Academy and Lumberjanes as primary illustrator.[6]
In 2016, it was announced that she had begun illustrating a graphic novel with Mariko Tamaki for First Second, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me.[7]
The cover of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me was revealed September 24, 2018.[8]
In 2018, Valero-O'Connell was nominated for two Eisner Awards, Best Coloring and Best Single Issue / One-Shot, for her comic What is Left.[22][23] In 2019 Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel[24] as well as the Best Children's or Young Adult Book Award from the Harvey Awards.[25] In 2020, Valero-O'Connell won an Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker for her work on Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, which also won an Eisner Award in the Best Publication for Teens category.[26] Valero-O'Connell won the 2020 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist.[27]