Sonia Kretschmar is an illustrative artist with over 25 years experience. Her work is primarily figurative, with a strong use of narrative and symbolism. Her painterly style utilises both traditional and digital media, and her background in Graphic Design influences her work both compositionally and communicatively. She has won numerous Illustrators Australia Awards, has been an Archibald finalist, and has worked on picture books for Walker Books, and Harper Collins, as well as commissions for Penguin Books, Australia Post, the ABC, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post and Fortune Magazine amongst others.