ABOUT THE ARTIST //
Teo Hernandez DuVall (he/they) is an award-winning Chicane comic artist, illustrator and graphic designer based in Seattle, Washington. They graduated in 2015 with a BFA in Cartooning from the School of Visual Arts, and have done work for Star Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender, DC Comics, and other esteemed publishers. He is the illustrator for Levine Querido’s BROOMS (2023), which has received starred reviews from the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Booklist and Publisher’s Weekly.
Teo was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2017 for Stela’s DEJA BREW (2016), and illustrated their first full-length graphic novel, Abrams’ THE BRIDGE (written by Peter Tomasi) soon after. His work can be found in award-winning anthologies such as ELECTRUM (2019), NOISEMAKERS (2020), YOUNG MEN IN LOVE (2022) and DRAWN TO CHANGE THE WORLD (2023). He was the illustrator for the Webtoon adaptation of AMERICAN ROAD TRIP, and has been the cover artist for various queer YA novels. On top of their work as a freelance artist, Teo is also a merchandise designer and barista for a woman-owned coffee shop. He lives in Seattle with his spouse, their two pets — a giant, cuddly pit-bull, and a tiny, ferocious cat — and a small horde of houseplants and crystals.
Teo is represented by Alli Hellegers at Stimola Literary Agency.
Clients //
Levine Querido, Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, Dark Horse, Chronicle Books, Lion Forge, Abrams, GQ, Knopf, Scholastic, PNW Noiseworks and more.
Awards //
GLAAD COMICS WINNER 2023 Outstanding Graphic Novel or Anthology | YOUNG MEN IN LOVE, published by A Wave Blue World
EISNER WINNER 2019 Best Anthology | PUERTO RICO STRONG, published by Lion Forge
IGNATZ NOMINEE 2019 Best Anthology | ELECTRUM, published by Alloy & edited by Der-shing Helmer
RINGO NOMINEE 2019 Best Non-fiction Comic Work | THE BRIDGE: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York, published by Abrams
EISNER NOMINEE 2017 Best Webcomic | DEJA BREW, published by Stela