Shane Tolentino (they/she) is a Filipino-American illustrator and graphic designer based in Chicago. They graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in Illustration and a minor in Environmental Studies from Columbia College Chicago. They are the author/illustrator of You Are Going, a book for young readers about NASA’s Artemis missions and they currently work as a Junior Designer for Lincoln Park Zoo. Shane loves working on projects about science (especially space!), the natural world, and stories of human resilience.

For project inquiries, please reach out to Tina Doffing at Astound Illustration Agency.

For all other inquiries or to just say hello, please send an email to contact@shanetolentino.com.

Selected Clients

American Libraries Magazine, Block Club Chicago, The Chicago Reader, The Happy Newspaper (UK), The Los Angeles Times, NASA Johnson Space Center, National Public Radio, South Side Weekly Newspaper

Press

"Orion Interns Model Futuristic Careers in Communications," by Catherine Ragin Williams for JSC Roundup Reads.

"Illustration Major and Environmental Studies Minor Shane Tolentino Combines Passions to Follow Her Dreams," for Columbia College Chicago.