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HANNAH NISHAT BOTERO
ILLUSTRATION            EDITORIAL            PHOTOGRAPHY            ART DIRECTION & DESIGN            ABOUT






Hannah (she/they) is a Colombian-Pakistani Art Director, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, and writer, amongst other things, born and raised in the United Arab Emirates, currently based in Barcelona. They graduated from The New School in New York City with a BFA in Illustration (Parsons) and a BA in Culture & Media Studies (Eugene Lang) and the following year completed a Master’s in Editorial Design at Elisava.

Their portfolio includes Brand Identities, Web and Editorial Design, Photography, and Video work for clients in music, art, fashion, and beyond. Combining their theoretical interests with their creative practice, the majority of Hannah’s personal visual and written work touches on sociopolitical themes, specifically chronic illness and disability, cultural and gender identity, and the bodymind.

Hannah is also a part Agitació Diska, a collective of disabled artists with a Crip, Queer, Decolonial, and Anti-speciesist perspective.



Contact︎︎︎

Message me for commissions and collabs.
CV and Portfolio available upon request.

Say hello ︎︎︎ by.hannahnb[at]gmail.com
Or find me here ︎︎︎ Instagram   Twitter    Linkedin


Education︎︎︎

  • 2021 - Master in Editorial Design from Elisava, Barcelona
  • 2020 - BA Culture and Media Studies, from Eugene Lang College,
    The New School
    , New York City
  • 2020 - BFA Illustration, from Parsons School of Design,
    The New School
    , New York City
  • 2018 - Certificate in Fashion Photography, IED, Barcelona

Awards︎︎︎

  • LAUS Oro for Fury (Proyectos de estudiantes de Máster y Postgrado en Diseño Gráfico), 2022
  • LAUS Plata for I’m Home, I’m Working (Proyectos de estudiantes de Máster y Postgrado en Diseño Gráfico), 2022
  • LAUS Bronce for Panot (Proyectos de estudiantes de Máster y Postgrado en Diseño Gráfico), 2022
  • American Illustration Archive Collection, 2020
  • Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition, 2020

Languages︎︎︎

  • English            Native
  • Spanish           Native
  • French            Conversational
  • Catalan          Conversational
  • Urdu                Beginner
  • Italian              Beginner

Exhibitions︎︎︎

  • Secrets, Yui Gallery + HAW Hamburg, 2019
  • Daftar Asfar x Halo Zine, Art Dubai, 2018
  • Eclectic Youth, Blended Mag, 2018
  • Portraits, Brick Lane Gallery, 2018

Skills︎︎︎

  • Illustration
  • Fashion and Lifestyle Photography
  • Editorial Design
  • Branding & Visual Identities
  • 2D Animation
  • Merchandise Design
  • Art Direction
  • Photo and Video Editing 
  • Content Creation