Karlene Harvey (she/they) is an illustrator and writer, who lives on the unceded and ancestral home territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh people. Karlene is Tsilhqot’in and Syilx and grew up on territories of the Semiahmoo and Kwantlen Nations. They have illustrated several children’s book, including Drum From The Heart, Every Child Matters, Maggie Lou, Firefox and Kaiah’s Garden (forthcoming).
Karlene studied at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, earning a BFA in Visual Arts. She earned a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of British Columbia in 2022. Professionally, she has developed a career that centers on community building and developing leadership capacity amongst women and youth. They work at UBC as an Academic Advisor for Indigenous students. Karlene is happy to share they are currently working on several children’s books that will have release dates in 2024-2025.
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In terms of children’s book projects, I am fully booked up for 2024 but please feel free reach out for projects beginning in 2025. You are always welcome to contact me if you wish to discuss a project. I am very passionate about children’s book publishing and love to discuss any potential opportunity.
For single image illustration projects or unique opportunities, please get in touch to see whether our timelines can align. I’m currently not able to take on smaller projects until Summer 2024.
karlene.harvey(at)gmail.com
With full transparency, I work a full time job and am a parent to a toddler so my capacity to work on creative projects varies throughout the year. I do my best to see what’s possible and am very appreciative of any inquiry about my work.
Visit my Red Bubble page to purchase select works. If there’s a particular print you wish to order that is not available on this site, please email me and I’ll see whether I can add it for purchase.