I am Carla Tabora, a visual artist, photographer, illustrator, and graphic designer. I co-founded Tiliabooks Publishing and I illustrate and edit books that blend storytelling with bold, playful images. My practice spans editorial illustration, branding, and teaching, with projects published in multiple languages and exhibitions at major fairs like Bologna Children's Book Fair. I love collaborating with writers and artists to create colors and textures that invite readers into new worlds.…

Carla Tabora

I am Carla Tabora, a visual artist, photographer, illustrator, and graphic designer. I co-founded Tiliabooks Publishing and I illustrate and edit books that blend storytelling with bold, playful images. My practice spans editorial illustration, branding, and teaching, with projects published in multiple languages and exhibitions at major fairs like Bologna Children's Book Fair. I love collaborating with writers and artists to create colors and textures that invite readers into new worlds.…

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I am Carla Tabora, a visual artist, photographer, illustrator, and graphic designer. I co-founded Tiliabooks Publishing and I illustrate and edit books that blend storytelling with bold, playful images.

My practice spans editorial illustration, branding, and teaching, with projects published in multiple languages and exhibitions at major fairs like Bologna Children’s Book Fair. I love collaborating with writers and artists to create colors and textures that invite readers into new worlds.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
French
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent
English
Advanced
Catalan; Valencian
Advanced

Work Experience

Co-founder, Illustrator & Editor at Tiliabooks Publishing
January 1, 2019 - Present
Co-founder; illustrator and editor for Tiliabooks. Projects include El mar por dentro (2025) by Carla Tabora (author illustration and design); Poesía a fuego lento (2024) by Carla Tabora; ¿A qué más se atreverá? by Verónica Faría, illustrated with Rosana Faría and Carla Tabora; graphic design for Carla Tabora collection.
Freelance Graphic Designer at Self-employed / Freelance
January 1, 1987 - Present
Corporate identity & packaging for various brands; Children picture book graphic design.
Co-founder at Godel Tabora Design S.L
January 1, 2005 - Present
Corporate identity & packaging for various brands.
Art Instructor at Institut Français de Barcelona
January 1, 2012 - October 20, 2025
Contemporary Art & Trencadís workshops.
Por trait Workshop Facilitator at Benjamin Franklin International School, Barcelona
January 1, 2010 - October 20, 2025
Por trait Workshop.
Co-founder at Godel Tabora Design S.L
January 1, 2005 - Present
Corporate identity & packaging for various brands; Children's picture book graphic design.
Freelance Graphic Designer at Self-employed
January 1, 1987 - Present
Freelance graphic design; corporate identity & packaging; children's book graphics; editorial design.
Art Instructor at Institut Français de Barcelona
December 31, 2012 - October 20, 2025
Contemporary art & Trencadís workshops.
Por trait Workshop Instructor at Benjamin Franklin International School, Barcelona
December 31, 2010 - October 20, 2025
Por trait Workshop (art).
Co-founder, Illustrator & Editor at Tiliabooks Publishing
December 31, 2025 - October 20, 2025
Co-founded publishing company; illustrated and edited titles including El mar por dentro (2025) and Poesía a fuego lento (2024).

Education

Baccalauréat at Lycée Français de Caracas, Venezuela
January 1, 1983 - January 1, 1983
Graphic Design at Instituto de Diseño Fundación Neumann, Caracas
January 1, 1983 - January 1, 1987
Drawing at Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas – Prof. Mietek Ditiniecky
January 1, 1988 - January 1, 1988
Printmaking at Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas – Prof. Ina Bainova
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1989
Creative Painting Workshops at Barcelona – Josep Maria Cabané & Joan Pallarès
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1993
Photography – Photography as a Vector of Experience at Escola Massana, Barcelona
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2010
Baccalauréat at Lycée Français de Caracas, Venezuela
January 1, 1983 - January 1, 1983
Graphic Design at Instituto de Diseño Fundación Neumann, Caracas
January 1, 1983 - December 31, 1987
Drawing at Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas – Prof. Mietek Ditiniecky
January 1, 1988 - January 1, 1988
Printmaking at Prof. Ina Bainova
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1989
Creative Painting Workshops at Barcelona – Josep Maria Cabané & Joan Pallarès
January 1, 1992 - December 31, 1993
Photography as a Vector of Experience at Escola Massana, Barcelona
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other
    uniE621 Los lunes de colores
    Chlidren picture book about a mobile library in Honduras. Chosen for "The original art" in 2023 at the Society of illustrators, New york. Also for the same exhibition at BCBF.…
    uniE621 Gaudí un été inoubliable
    Children Picture book illustration. Author, illustrator. Carla Tabora and Rosana Faría for Editorial Juventud, Barcelona 2023 illustrator author…