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BIO

Chiara Dattola lives in Milan but works everywhere.

She has been working in the field of editorial illustration, design and artistry since 2000.

During her creative career, she has gained vast international recognition, and has worked for newspapers, magazines, and advertising agencies worldwide.

She creates original artworks and books for children, both as author and illustrator, as well as related art and illustration projects for global markets.

Her illustrations appear in collective art and illustration exhibitions in Italy and abroad.
Among her most important projects, she designed all the illustrations for Internazionale magazine’s 2016 calendar.

He has taught drawing and illustration since 2009 for public and private institutions, academies and drawing schools. Conducts personal training.

She was one of the official teachers at the Institute of European Design (IED) in Milan, for 10 years and in Turin in 2017 – 2018.

In 2021 she tooks part in the activity of the french collective Contributive, participating as a member as the official illustrator. The project is still ongoing and aims to propose a new economic model focused on contribution and not on competition.

She is always improving her skills in art and design as well as motion design.

SELECTED CLIENTS

TIME, Le Monde, Internazionale, Télérama, Libération, Campus magazine, Les Echos, Enjeux les Echos, Panorama Spiritualité, Bastille magazine, Causette magazine, Corriere della Sera, Sole 24Ore, Régal, Pèlerin,  Plansponsor, Alternative Economique, Monocle, Le Bon marché, Les Editions du Rouergue, Les Editions du Ricochet, Yeowon media publisher, Kyowon publisher, De Agostini, Zanichelli, Messaggerie libri, Montessori Korea, Franco Cosimo Panini publisher, Nobili Rubinetterie, Contributive, Antinori Cantine, Grohe, Ambientha, Leo Burnett.

AWARDS

2018 Creative Quarterly n.54

2016 Two Honorable Mentions on n.13 3X3 Annual International Illustration Show

2015 Creative Quarterly n.41

2009 Italian illustration annual

2008 Italian illustration annual

2007 Italian illustration annual

2006 Italian illustration annual

INTERVIEWS

on Contributive.org by Carole Lipsyc

on Ambientha by Alessandra Nazzari

on The Heroine’s Journey by Peter de Kuster

on Picame mag by Andrea Berretta

on JustBaked by Massimiliano De Ritis

on DesignPlayground by Elena Chiocchia

on Artwort by Laura Massaroli

on Milano.Corriere.it by Lorenzo Viganò

on Organiconcrete by Marta Latini

on Artonweb by Ferruccio Giromini

BIBLIOGRAFIA

La danza immobile

2021 edition

written by M.Scorza
cover by Chiara Dattola

Feltrinelli publisher

Milan, Italy

Storia di Garabombo l’invisibile

2020 edition

written by M.Scorza
cover by Chiara Dattola

Feltrinelli publisher

Milan, Italy

Rulli di tamburo per Rancas

2020 edition

written by M.Scorza
cover by Chiara Dattola

Feltrinelli publisher

Milan, Italy

Le Livre des Animaux magiques

2019

Written by F.Daugey

From an idea of Chiara Dattola Illustrations by Chiara Dattola 

Les editions du Ricochet 

Nice, France

Les p’tits singes

2018

Written by F.Daugey

Les editions du Ricochet

Nice, France

Les p’tits volcans

2017

written by F. Laurent

Les editions du Ricochet 

Nice, France

Les p’tites planètes

2016

Written by F.Daugey

Les editions du Ricochet 

Nice, France

Les p’tits jardin

2015

Written by B. Vaultier

Les editions du Ricochet

Nice, France

Sangre y Arena

2013

written by B. Ibanez

by Miguel Pinto Fuentes

ELI pub.

Recanati, Italy

Les p’tits engins 

2019 

Written by F. Laurent

Les editions du Ricochet

Nice, France

Cerca Cerca

2017 

Written by E.Mazzoli

Panini pub.

Modena, Italy



Superfuretto

2019

written by Elisa Vix

by Biancoenero

Roma, Italy

2021 La danza immobile – written by Manuel Scorza – Feltrinelli p. – Milano, Italy • Amazon

2020 Storia di Garabombo l’Invisibile – written by Manuel Scorza – Feltrinelli p. – Milano, Italy • Amazon

2020 Rulli di Tamburo per Rancas – written by Menuel Scorza – Feltrinelli p. – Milano, Italy • Amazon

2019 Superfuretto – written by Elisa Vix – Biancoenero pub. – Roma, Italy • Amazon

2019 Fughe verticali – written by M.Chiodetti, illustrations by Chiara Dattola – Gaele publisher – Varese, Italy • My Bigcartel

2019 Le Livre des Animaux magiques – written by F.Daugey, from an idea of Chiara Dattola, illustrations by Chiara Dattola – Les editions du Ricochet – Nice, France • Amazon

2018 Les p’tits singes – written by F. Daugey – Les editions du Ricochet – Nice, France • Amazon

2017 Les p’tites saisons – written by F. Laurent – Les editions du Ricochet – Nice, France • Amazon

2017 Les p’tits volcans – written by F. Laurent – Les editions du Ricochet – Nice, France
 • Amazon eBook

2016 Colori – written by G. Clima – thai edition PLAN for KIDS publishing • Amazon

2016 Forme – written by G. Clima – thai edition PLAN for KIDS publishing • Amazon

2016 Les p’tites planètes – written by F. Daugey – Les editions du Ricochet – Nice, France • Amazon  eBook

2015 Le p’tit jardin – written by B. Vaultier – Les editions du Ricochet – Nice, France • Amazon

2014 La p’tite forêt- written by B. Vaultier – Les editions du Ricochet – Nice, France

2014 Cappuccetto Rosso e il sentiero nel bosco – chinease edition BeiJin 21th Century Publishing

2013 Colori – written by G. Clima – Coccinella pub. – Milan, Italy

2013 Forme – written by G. Clima – Coccinella pub. – Milan, Italy

2013 Une p’tite école – written by B. Vaultier – Les editions du Ricochet – Nice, France

2013 Sangre y Arena – written by B. Ibanez, by Miguel Pinto Fuentes – ELI pub. – Recanati, Italy • Amazon

2012 Une p’tite ruisseau – written by F. Laurent – Les editions du Ricochet – Nice, France

2012 Gira la giostra – written by R. Piumini – Panini pubublishing – Modena, Italy • Amazon

2012 Superfuret – written by Elisa Vix – Rouergue pub. – Paris, France

2012 Thank you, bugs! – written by Candacee White – Montessori Korea – Seoul, Korea

2012 Girogirotondo – by G. Clima – Coccinella pub. – Milan, Italy • Amazon 1Amazon 2

2012 Pisopisello – by G. Clima – Coccinella pub. – Milan, Italy • Amazon

2011 Ten little Santas – Yeowon media – Seoul, Korea

2011 Une p’tite graine – french edition Les editions du Ricochet • eBook

2011 Ocattaccati! – written by A. Roveda –  Lineadaria pub. – Biella, Italy

2010 Giovan Battista! –  by Chiara Dattola – Comune di Laveno pub. – Laveno, Italy

2010 Gedeone – written by C.Segre – Il gioco di leggere pub. – Milano, Italy

2010 Cappuccetto Rosso e il sentiero nel bosco – written by Pino Pace – EDT pub. – Torino, Italy

2010 Le paure fanno pace – written by A. Roveda – Lineadaria pub. – Biella, Italy • Amazon

2010 Vito’s Italy – Kyowon – Seoul, Korea

2010 Grr Grr il piccolo dinosauro – written by E. Dell’Oro – Piemme pub. – Milano, Italy

2010 One little bean – chinease edition Petrel Publishing

2009 One little bean – written by Cécile Kim – Yeowon media – Seoul, Korea

2009 Rosso Papavero – written by A. Roveda – Lapis pub. – Roma, Italy • Amazon

2008 Paese che vai – written by Guido Quarzo – NordSud pub. – Milano, Italy • Amazon

2007 Il cammello che sapeva leggere – written by A. Roveda – Terre di Mezzo pub. – Milano, Italy

2006 Qui con me – by Chiara Dattola – Sinnos pub. – Roma, Italy • Amazon

2006 Franco, è ora di alzarsi! – written by C. Scalabrini – Fabbri pub. – Milano, Italy

2006 Caccola e i mammuth – written by Dino Ticli – Giunti pub. – Firenze, Italy

2005 Inventiamoci un eroe – written by F. Giromini – Hablò pub. – Milano, Italy

2005 Tutti uguali, tutti diversi – by Chiara Dattola – Hablò pub. – Milano

2005 Rigoletto – greek edition MONTEPNOI KAIPOI

2002 Boris Godunov – Archinto pub. & Teatro La Scala di Milano  – Milano, Italy

2001 Rigoletto – Archinto pub. & Teatro La Scala di Milano  – Milano, Italy

2001 Turandot – Archinto pub. & Teatro La Scala di Milano  – Milano, Italy