Cameron Mukwa

Cameron Mukwa is an illustrator primarily working in graphic novels. His work shares his Anishinaabe heritage through storytelling and pattern design, as well as his lived experience as a nonbinary transgender person. He loves bright colors and bold designs that represent people of all backgrounds, and his passion is making art about being trans and happy, showing kids of all ages that it’s good to be different.

His debut graphic novel The Ribbon Skirt will be published by Scholastic’s Graphix imprint in November 2024. He is also a sought-after artist for educational publishers, such as Curriculum Associates.

Cameron uses gouache, markers, and digital media. His inspiration comes from the resilience of his family and his own lived experience as a Two Spirit person. Common themes in his work are transgender life, gender euphoria, urban fantasy, and Indigenous narrative. His ideal projects would include illustrations that illuminate the LGBTQ and BIPOC experience, symbolic works of fantasy of science fiction, or explorations of established properties from a non-white, non-straight perspective. He also would love to tackle a picture book project.

More from Cameron can be found at cameronmukwa.com.