Natasha Donovan is a

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

Canadian illustrator who focuses on comics and children's illustration. She is a member of the Métis Nation of British Columbia.

Life and education

Though Donovan's "Métis family are the Delarondes and the Morins from

Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Meadow Lake is a city in the boreal forest of northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is about northeast of Lloydminster and north of North Battleford. Founded as a trading post in 1799, it became a village in 1931 and a town in 1936 ...

," she spent the majority of her life in

Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

. She is a member of the Métis Nation of British Columbia. Donovan received a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of behavi ...

from the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

. Donovan currently lives in

Deming, Washington Deming is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington, United States, along the Nooksack River. It is named for its first postmaster, George Deming. The community population was 353 at the 2010 census. Located about 16.3 miles f ...

with her partner, Sky, and their dog, Luna.

Career

Donovan taught herself how to draw, and before beginning her career in illustration, she worked in academia and magazine publishing at the

University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary instit ...

Awards and honors

Publications

* ''Surviving the City'', written by Tasha Spillett (2019) * ''Go Dance!'', written by Cinnamon Spear (2020) * ''Borders'', written by Thomas King (2021) * ''Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer'', written by

Traci Sorell Traci Sorell is an American author of fiction and nonfiction works for teens and an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. Personal lifestyle Sorell has spent her life with her family living on the Cherokee Nation tribe's reservation in northeas ...

(2021) * ''The Global Ocean'', written by Rochelle Strauss (2022) * ''A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn'' by Patricia Newman (2022)

Mothers of Xsan series

* ''The Sockeye Mother'', written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) (2018) * ''The Grizzly Mother'', written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) (2019) * ''The Eagle Mother'', written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) (2020) * ''The Frog Mother'', written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) (2021) * ''The Raven Mother'', written by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) (2022)

Surviving the City series

* ''Surviving the City'', written by Tasha Spillett (2019) * ''From the Roots Up'', written by Tasha Spillett (2020)

Anthology contributions

* ''The Other Side: An Anthology of Queer Paranormal Romance'', edited by

Melanie Gillman Melanie Gillman is an American queer Genderqueer, non-binary cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer, specializing in LGBT comics, LGBTQ comics for Young Adult fiction, Young Adult readers, including the webcomic ''As the Crow Flies.'' Their comics ...

and Kori Michele Handwerker (2016) * ''This Place: 150 Years Retold'' (2019) * ''Marvel's Voices: Heritage'' (2022)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Donovan, Natasha Living people Métis artists Métis women artists 21st-century Canadian artists Canadian illustrators Marvel Comics people DC Comics people Year of birth missing (living people) University of British Columbia alumni Canadian Métis women