Julie Fortenberry

Julie Fortenberry is an author-illustrator who began her career as an abstract painter and holds an MFA from Hunter College. She has authored and illustrated several children's books, including The Artist and the King (2014), Lily's Cat Mask (2017), Darcy's First Sleepover, and Pearl Goes to Preschool. Her abstract paintings were exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and she has spent the last 16 years creating art for preschoolers.