About me

Hi there! I'm an illustrator and visual artist based in London, specialising in commercial and editorial illustration and private commissions, with a passion for storytelling. I work both digitally on an iPad Pro and by hand. You can see more of my work on my website below and Instagram @giadamaestra.

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Projects

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  How I met my best friendBlack and white strip comic made for a private commissioner, watercolour and pencil on digital, A4 format. The brief: the commissioner wanted me to represent a short story she wrote that is about how she met her best friend when they were kids at school.
• 5

  This is not a love songIllustrated music cassette for This Is Not a Love Song https://thisisnotalovesong.it/. Exhibited at Salone del Libro Torino in 2022.
• 8

  Feeling like a Child, overall winner of the not just a shop X Tate Christmas cards competition, 2021Overall winner of the not just a shop X Tate Christmas card competition, 2021. The cards have been sold both online and in-store at Tate and not just a shop.
• 4

  Careers Support, University of the Arts London (UAL)Illustrations for UAL Careers Support: Make money doing what you love and CV 1-1.
• 2

  PeriodsPeriods is a series of drawings about women dealing with their menstruation. Featured on Creative Boom, CuratedbyGIRLS and SORELLE FESTIVAL in 2021. seXYperiod exhibition at the Student Hotel Florence, Italy, from 26.03.2022 until 10.04.2022.
• 2

  softandwetIllustrations for the Italian luxury lingerie brand softandwet https://www.softandwetundies.com/ Illustrations and icons were used across multiple channels like the brand website, blog, social media and newsletter.

Projects credited in

• 2

  The naked mileAn article on nudes and self love by Courtney Mills illustrated by Giada Maestra. Full article: https://www.moonhoodmagazine.com/magazine/the-naked-mile

Work history

Alumni Relations OfficerUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Jan 2025London, United KingdomFull Time
Creative Talent, IllustratorInsane Media
Nov 2019London, United KingdomFreelance

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Skills

• Photography
• Illustration
• Fashion

Education

MA IllustrationUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Oct 2020 - Sep 2021London, United Kingdom
Online Course Drawing Skills with Ilga LeimanisUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Nov 2019 - Dec 2019London, United Kingdom

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Awards

Overall winner of the not just a shop X Tate competition, 2021TATE
Overall winner of the not just a shop X Tate Christmas cards competition, 2021. My greeting cards were sold both online and in-store at Tate and not just a shop.