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About
Azalea Afendi
rhododendrawn@gmail.com
Azalea Afendi (pronounced uh-zaah-lee-ah) is an illustrator and designer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Having grown up in Singapore, and studied in the US, Azalea often reflects on her third culture kid experiences through her picture books and narratives.
From illustrating children’s picture books and album covers, to designing brand identities and card games, her interdisciplinary practice focuses on shaping ideas with narratives (even if it’s with cake!). Rather than having a specific style, Azalea focuses on developing an art direction for each project, that caters towards its narrative and intentions.
Azalea has a B.F.A from Pratt Institute, with minors in Entrepreneurship and History of Art, and is based in Brooklyn, NY. She currently freelances for Abrams, designing cool picture books and graphic novels.
In her free time, you can probably find her baking a batch of brown-butter white coffee blondies, or writing a song.
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