ABOUT

My name is Nadya Bonten-Slenders. I live and work in The Netherlands, where I have my art studio in Kerkrade. I live together with my husband Björn, our son Luke, 2 bunnies, my snail Timothy and lots of plants! I launched my illustration business in 2012. I have been drawing ever since I was a little girl and enjoy it a tremendous amount (and more) until this day! I adore creating whimsical worlds in which the cute, friendly and adventurous creatures, critters and characters of my imagination come to life.

Internationally my work is represented by Claire Easton at Painted Words.
For picture book, licensing and other commercial inquiries, you can contact her at info@painted-words.com. Within The Netherlands I represent my own work. Therefore Dutch publishers can contact me directly at: info@nadyart.nl.

Current projects • On the drawing board
• Story and illustrations for my own picture book Held in Noot (Timber Tiger) for publisher
Lemniscaat

Published work

• 2023 Illustrations for Picture book Jonathan, written by Mathilde Stein and published by Lemniscaat
• 2022 Illustrations for picture book If I were a tiger, written by Caroline Coleman and published by Penguin Random House

• 2020 Picture Book Oliver finds a friend

• 2018, Picture book Wanderlust, my adventures to where you are

Prices
• 2021 Winner of Picture This - International illustration contest, hosted by Lemniscaat