Nicole Bustamante is an illustrator and visual artist based in São Paulo, Brazil. She works across a range of manual techniques, often combining them with digital processes to create detailed and cohesive illustrations. Her practice is informed by pop surrealism, art nouveau, vintage aesthetics, and themes drawn from nature, animals, literature, and fantasy. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally, including in the United States, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Belgrade, Japan, China, and South Korea. Nicole’s illustrations have received recognition from the Brazil Design Award, Latin American Design Award, Hiii Illustration Awards, World Illustration Award, and Lürzer’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide.