Meet 16 Pacific Islander Book Illustrators
- Pacific Islanders in Publishing
- May 27
- 2 min read
This week, we are celebraring the beautiful work of Pacific Islander book illustrators. Check out their linked books as well as their websites, portfolios, and social media accounts.
Ciara Sana is the Chamoru illustrator of Notable Native People.
Darcy Solia is the Samoan illustrator of Mataali’i, My Gagana series, and My Aganu’u series, and more.
Emilie Tavaearii is the Polynesian illustrator of Animal Opposites at the Zoo and Koko the Coconut.
Harnani Orme is the Native Hawaiian illustrator of Kaho’olawe: The True Story of an Island and her People.
Isobel Joy Te Aho-White is the Māori illustrator of Te Kōkōrangi: te Aranga o Matariki | The Astromancer: The Rising of Matariki, the Pipi and Pou series, Matariki Around the World, and more.
Jerilyn Guerrero is the CHamoru illustrator of I Mambiha na Tiempo.
Josh Morgan is the Māori illustrator of A Guide to Rocks | He Taonga te Toka, Dazzlehands | Ringakōreko, Cannonball, and more.
Lucyola Langi is the Tongan illustrator of the forthcoming book The Vastness of Us.
Malia Pila is a Hawaiian illustrator and is represented by James McGowan at Bookends Literary.
Michel Mulipola is the Samoan illustrator of O Le Aiga Samoa comics and more.
Moanaroa Te Whata is the Māori/Niuean illustrator of I Love My Island.
Rehua Wilson is the Māori illustrator of Whānau: Reo Māori Phrases to Share With the People You Love and Hineraukatauri me te Ara Pūoro.
Shar Tuiasoa is the Tongan illustrator of Punky Aloha, Already All the Love, and the forthcoming book Our Sacred Mountain: An Ode to Mauna Kea.
Story Hemi-Morehouse is the Māori illustrator of How My Koro Became a Star | Kua Whetūrangitia a Koro, the forthcoming book Mother of the Nation: Whina Cooper and the Long Walk for Justice | Te Whaea o te Motu: Whina Cooper me te Hīkoi Roa mō te Manatika, and more.
Terewai Tiave is the Māori/Tongan illustrator of The Lost Words.
Tori-Jay Mordey is the Torres Strait Islander illustrator of Our Flag, Our Story, A Blue Kind of Day, and In The City I See. She is represented by Jacky Winters at Solid Lines.
