Welcome to the online gallery of artist, illustrator and book-maker Donya Todd. Donya makes weird & wonderful illustration inspired by the magical, mystical & macabre. She is a prophet-poet of the otherworld with visions of apocalyptic romance in a twisted glittery future.
In 2018 she illustrated four books of short-fiction published in collaboration with Guillemot Press, The Word Factory London and four acclaimed writers: Jessie Greengrass, Adam Marek, David Constantine and Carys Davies.
Also published were two projects: Taking Shape and VENUS – illustrated poetry books inspired by study trips to Iceland and New York respectively and undertaken during her two year masters degree.
Donya has storyboarded at Cartoon Network and Mercury Filmworks, had graphic novels published by Blankslatebooks and Avery Hill Publishing and illustrated fiction & poetry books with Guillemot Press.
Donya has illustrated for Image comics, Blackwater Studios, Society6, Foyles, House of Illustration, Ekidna, Thoughtbubble, Gosh! Comics, Cicada Magazine, Samsung, Broken frontier, Tatty Divine, the band Tuneyards and many more.
Donya is an awarded Illustrator having won an AOI newcomers prize, the Earl Richards narrative Prize in 2009 and an Outstanding Achievement in Illustration in 2018. She has also won scholarships to study in Japan, Iceland and New York.
Donya Is an associate Lecturer at The University of Plymouth and holds a First Class Masters Degree in Authorial Illustration from Falmouth University.
