Yas Imamura is a Filipino-American illustrator

based in Portland, Oregon, working primarily in gouache and watercolor. She is best known for her work in children’s publishing,  including "Love in the Library" by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and a Yoko Ono biography titled "Can You Imagine?" by Lisa Tolin.

Yas is represented by Susan Penny of The Bright Agency and has worked with publishers such as Simon and Schuster, HarperCollins, and Penguin Books. In addition to freelance illustration, she occasionally teaches as an adjunct faculty member at Pacific Northwest College of Art.  Yas continues to contribute to the field of picture books and visual storytelling.

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