Gael Abary is a first generation Filipino-American artist living in Kailua, Hawaii with her partner, their daughter, a cat called Stella, and a retired racing greyhound called Storm. She has worked in creative fields for decades and made her debut as a children’s book illustrator with CROW SPIRIT (2019), written by Debra Bartsch. Her next illustration project, IF YOU WANT TO RIDE A HORSE, written by Amy Novesky, is forthcoming with Neal Porter Books in 2024.

When she’s not making art, Gael enjoys having coffee at the beach and tending to her lanai garden where she grows pineapples, calamansi, and Hawaiian chili peppers.