Zara Alfonso is an award-winning Canadian illustrator and fine artist with a passion for fantasy, sci-fi, and the surreal. For inquiries regarding work, licensing or partnerships please contact us at artofzara@gmail.com
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Clients
Wizards of the Coast – Magic: The Gathering
Lucasfilm
Games Workshop
Creative Assembly
Clip Studio Paint
ImagineFX
Wraithmarked Creative
Atomic Mass Games
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Langara College
Awards & Publications
Frank R. Paul Award for Best Magazine Cover Art – 2025
Uncanny Magazine Cover – 2024
Infected by Art Volume 13 – 2024
ImagineFX – 2022
Infected by Art Volume 11 – 2022
Smarter Art School Art Prize – 2022
Infected by Art Volume 10 – 2021
Infected by Art Volume 9 – 2020
Muddy Colors Rising Star – 2020
Infected by Art Volume 8 – 2019
Writers and Illustrators of the Future – 2019
Selected Exhibitions
Magic: The Gathering in Miniature III, Gallery Nucleus – 2026
GenCon Art Show (Juried Exhibition) – 2025
Carded, Hot Art Wet City – 2018
Cabinet of Curiosities, James Black Gallery – 2017
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration – Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Mentorship with Winona Nelson