I've been drawing for as long as I can remember. In 1996 I attended the High School of Art & Design where I concentrated in Commercial Arts minored in cheerleading, film, and boys. In 2004 I switched from Fine Arts and majored in Illustration at The Fashion Institute of Technology.

Since then I have been freelancing full-time in illustration and graphic design working with a variety of cliente. I am currently 2D concept artist for a social gaming company. I love and truly enjoy what I do! I specialize in character development, illustrating for the children's market, editorial illustrations, children's books illustration.

I have been a member of SCBWI since 2010. My favorite picture books are "The Monster at the End of This Book", and all the Ladybird Classic Books.

If you have any questions or just want to say a quick hello (I love those!), feel free to contact me at n.mata[at]beautifique [dot]org. I'd love to hear from you.