Aya Ghanameh
Aya Ghanameh is a Palestinian illustrator, writer, and designer from Amman, Jordan based in New York City.
About
Aya Ghanameh is a Palestinian illustrator, writer, and designer from Amman, Jordan based in New York City. Her work moves away from state-centric ways of thinking to center the voices of ordinary people in historical and political narratives. Her debut children’s picture book, THESE OLIVE TREES (Viking Books, 2023), is inspired by the experiences of her family who cultivated her love of the earth throughout her upbringing in exile. She is also the illustrator of DEAR MUSLIM CHILD by Rahma Roodah (Balzer + Bray, 2024), and EVERYTHING GROWS IN JIDDO’S GARDEN by Jenan A. Matari (Interlink Publishing, 2025).
Aya graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration and a minor in Literary Arts & Studies. Previously a Children’s Books & Gifts Design Fellow at Chronicle Books, she is now a Designer at Penguin Workshop (Penguin Random House).
Clients Include: Penguin Random House, HarperCollinsPublishers, Interlink Publishing, Awesome Socks, Good Store, Radish House Boutique Agency, Huwa Olive Oil, Vestal Review, Khoreo Magazine, Strange Horizons.
- 5 years' experience
- Joined September 2025
Skills· 18
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- ArabicFluent
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
- Education
- Professional Services
- Non-Profit Organization
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Work experience· 10 roles
Illustrated Good Store’s first-ever large and small puzzles featuring their brand character, Dot, for publication and launch in 2024; contributed branding and design elements.
Freelance book design and art direction for a small independent publisher; led branding identity and publisher templates; first project Maya Loves the Sun received a Foreword starred review; designed covers, jackets, endpapers, interiors, and instructed illustrators.
Illustrated Good Store’s first ever large and small puzzles featuring their iconic brand character, Dot, for publication and launch in 2024.
Education
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