About:

 Born in Thailand, raised in Minnesota, and now making his home in Los Angeles, Youa Vang shares life’s adventures with his wife, three children, and a wandering cat. He works in the entertainment industry as a background painter, concept designer, and visual development artist, and also teaches part-time at his alma mater, ArtCenter College of Design.

By day, he designs for studios; by evening, he can be found chauffeuring his kids to soccer or basketball practice; and by night, he turns to the quiet craft of shaping stories and illustrations for picture books and graphic novels.

And in the rarest of spare moments, Youa delights in tinkering with music boxes and creating whimsical automaton inventions.