KARLA-MARIA CAMPBELL IS AN ILLUSTRATOR BASED IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO, WHOSE ART IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN HER LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE. INSPIRED BY THE VIBRANT AND COLOURFUL CULTURE SHE WAS RAISED IN, KARLA-MARIA HAS CULTIVATED A DISTINCT STYLE THAT REFLECTS THE EXPERIENCES OF SECOND-GENERATION IMMIGRANTS NAVIGATING LIFE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS. HER BUSINESS JOURNEY BEGAN WHEN SHE DISCOVERED DIGITAL ART DURING HER FIRST MATERNITY LEAVE, LEADING TO THE CREATION OF “KARLA-MARIA CREATIVO”. THROUGH HER BUSINESS, SHE OFFERS ILLUSTRATED PORTRAITS, GRAPHIC DESIGN, LATIN-INSPIRED STATIONERY, AND MURAL ART, ALL DESIGNED TO TO EMPOWER OTHERS TO SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN HER WORK. KARLA-MARIA’S MISSION IS TO FILL A GAP IN REPRESENTATION, ADDING COLOUR, JOY, CULTURAL PRIDE, AND DIVERSITY TO THE WORLD WITH EVERY PIECE SHE CREATES.