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