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Catherine Huerta was born in Tucson, Arizona and grew up in Window Rock on the Navajo Indian Reservation. She is a member of the Pasqua Yaqui Tribe. After graduating from Arizona State University, she attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Huerta worked in New York as a freelance illustrator for 15 years. She developed a realistic painting style for traditional paintings and digital images of nature, adventure, and sci-fi/fantasy, for young adults and adults. In 1995 Huerta moved to France, and has been working as a freelance illustrator for clients in Europe and the USA. More recently she worked with the French Postal Service creating postage stamps and collectibles including the french postal stamps for eth 2008 Beijing Olympics. |