Erika De Pieri

Erika De Pieri, born in Motta di Livenza, is an illustrator and author who, after attending the art high school in Treviso and the School of Comics in Milan, began her career as a cartoonist for Becco Giallo. She then worked as an illustrator for major publishing houses such as Lavieri, Mondadori, Dami, Nuinui, and Gribaudo, also creating characters for the series Dinamici (DeAgostini), Melowy (Fabbri), and Billo e Billa (Fabbri), translated into several languages. She collaborated with Lavieri as art director from 2020 to 2022 and has published numerous children’s books, including La bambina Cioccolato (2009), Il principe azzurro ma proprio azzurro (2011), and Il gigante e il cavaliere (2022). For over twenty years, Erika has worked with schools and held illustration courses for children.