I’m an award-winning Colombian illustrator and muralist with a background in art direction, currently based in Hamburg. I graduated from the illustration program at HAW Hamburg. My work draws inspiration from the vibrant colors and rich energy of my Latin heritage, combining dynamic analog painting with optimistic and playful digital shapes and characters.
I am passionate about cultural identity and everyday life, and my practice spans editorial illustration, mural painting, advertising, and book illustration.
My work has been recognized with several awards, including the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the Unpublished Picture Book Showcase Award, the 3x3 Illustration Award, and the Add Art Audience Prize in Germany.
Hi, I’m Andrés.
Contact
andresmclaros@gmail.com
+49 179 5057874 Instagram LinkedIn
Photo by Andres Oyuela
Clients Include
DIE ZEIT, Eurowings, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Psychologie Heute, dpa-Deutsche Presse-Agentur, mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Apotheken Umschau, Eltern Magazine, Clausen Simon Stiftung, Körber Stiftung, Colombian Youth Philharmonic, Anders Handeln Magazine, Zwölf Magazine.
Awards & Recognitions
2025 – Artistic Residency, Maison Heinrich Heine, Paris -FR
2023 – City Art Preis, Carolina D’ Amico Foundation, Hamburg -DE
2022 – Winner Bologna Children’s Book fair Annual Exhibition & Catalogue
2021 – 2022 stART.up Scholarship Claussen-Simon Stiftung – DE
2021 – Audience award, Add Art Hamburg – DE
2020 – Honorable Mention at 3×3 Illustration Annual No.17 – USA
2019 – Scholarship for highly committed students, DAAD – DE
2019 – Honorable Mention at 3×3 Illustration Annual No.16 – USA
2019 – Selected illustrator, the Cheltenham Illustration Awards – UK
2019 – Selected illustrator, Latin American Illustration 8 – USA
2018 – Excellence Scholarship, HAW Hamburg – DE
Exhibitions
2025 – Aproximaciones, Solo Exhibition, Maison Heinrich Heine, Paris – FR
2025 – Aproximaciones, Solo Exhibition, Giraffentoast gallery, Hamburg-DE
2022 – Bologna Children’s Book Fair exhibition, Italy, Japan, China, South Korea.
2021 – Add Art, Hamburg 2021 – Kunst in der Börse , Chamber of Commerce, Hamburg
2020 – Art in the Church, St. Peter-Ording, Germany.
2019 – Hamburg Picture Book Prize, Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg
2019 – The Cheltenham Illustration Awards, Museum in the Park, Stroud-England
2019 – Heimat, Fabrik der Künste, Hamburg
2019 – Heimat, Casatinta, Bogotá
2019 – Multiples, Alliance française. Bologna
2019 – HAW Rundgang 2019, Hamburg
2018 – Alphabets, Alliance française. Bologna
2018 – neue Märchen, Fabrik der Kunst, Hamburg