About

Leo Quiles is an author, illustrator, and educator. His work in the commercial film industry, producing feature film visual effects, television spots, and computer generated visualizations, honed his interest in visual storytelling and continues to inspire his interest in developing original content for animation as well as informing his editorial illustration, comics work, and children’s literature. 

Leo studied Illustration at Parsons School of Design and holds an MFA in Illustration from the University of Hartford. He is the Visual Arts teacher at a public elementary school in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts where he lives with his wife, their two children, and their puppy Roxy.

Leo is currently writing and illustrating his debut graphic novel for Macmillan Children’s Publishing, publication date Fall 2024. 

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