About me

Hello! My name is Carolina Parada and I am the human behind Carosurreal. I was born in the mountains of South America and now I am based in beautiful Paris. I am a scientific researcher who studies how shapes and patterns are established in nature. I have combined my scientific work with artistic projects for many years already.

I am a deep admirer of surrealist artists and when I started drawing and painting I thought that was the style I was going to follow, hence my nickname. However, I realized that besides depicting reality in an unconventional way, I also needed to illustrate cuteness and tell - not extremely serious -  stories. That's when I knew that I would invest most of my energy in drawing for kids. Children's illustration has it all! 

As of 2025, I have two children's books out: "Girl and Fish" written and illustrated by me and published by Red Paper Kite (Perth, Australia, 02/2023) and "Un monstruo se robó mis sueños" written by Florencia Falconi, illustrated by me and published by Quipu (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10/2024). 

In the past years I have also had the chance to collaborate with ONGs (TECHO, Cup of Color, Andean Carnivore), music bands (Terrenoire, Bajo Cielo), and Art supplies companies (Arteza, Huion tablet, Repaper tablet by iskn). These have been non-profit collaborations.​

 

So here I am ready to draw the next little animal.

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