Aditi Anand is an illustrator, author and printmaker. She graduated in 2024 with an MA in Children’s Book Illustration. Her work reflects her Indian origins and focuses on stories with strong emotions, often exploring difficult subjects. Aditi won the 2024 V&A Illustration Award in the Emerging Illustrator category. She has worked with Penguin Random House India, Pratham Books and Walker Books UK.
About the artwork
Home
2D printmaking : 2023 – 2024
Set in India, Home is a children’s picture book about cherishing memories of people and places we’ve lost or left behind. It follows an elderly woman in a busy city who tends a small kitchen garden that reminds her of her childhood. She reflects on all that she misses from her past — her papa’s kitchen garden, the front lawn which became a pond during the rains, evening rides to the lake, and dreaming under the open, clear skies. The artwork is created using monoprint.