Born in 1960, Damien Chavanat grew up to become one of the most unique illustrators of his generation. After studying communications and a stint in advertising, he devoted himself fully to drawing and quickly made a name for himself in the press, advertising, and publishing.

As an illustrator for Le Monde, Le Point, Le Nouvel Observateur, Le Pèlerin, and many other publications, he developed a keen, offbeat eye, often tinged with humor. Although he was more of a homebody, the vagaries of life and the democratization of travel took him to the four corners of the world: He published several travel journals, including Afrique du Sud et Égypte (Jalan Publications), and became one of the “Trois Moustiquaires” (Three Mosquito Nets) with Elsie Herberstein and Justin Creedy-Smith.

Damien Chavanat is the illustrator, for Éditions du Pacifique, of Paris with hundred faces.