Natasha Donovan is a

Métis The Métis ( , , , ) are a mixed-race Indigenous people whose historical homelands include Canada's three Prairie Provinces extending into parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the northwest United States. They ha ...

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," 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 cit ...

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

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

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

from the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...

. 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 339 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...

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) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay, British Columbia, Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1903 as Victoria College, British Columbia, Victoria Col ...

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 (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 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 Métis Nation British Columbia people Canadian children's book illustrators Canadian women illustrators Academic staff of the University of Victoria Canadian comics artists