Lali Ruggeri

Lali Ruggeri is an illustrator from Argentina whose passion for drawing and storytelling has led her to develop a personal visual language. She creates richly detailed worlds that blend fantasy with everyday life, inviting both children and adults to connect emotionally with her characters and experience a sense of wonder.

Deeply rooted in her Argentine identity and inspired by the melancholic beauty of tango, Lali’s work reflects a tender nostalgia. She finds profound meaning in the idea that what is lost or forgotten, like old places, fleeting moments, distant memories, can still be beautiful. Her art carries a gentle sadness, wrapped in warmth and emotion, inviting the viewer to pause, explore, and feel.

She works primarily in digital media but strives to evoke the charm and organic feel of traditional techniques. Her illustrations echo the qualities of watercolor, gouache, and colored pencils, conveying a sense of fluidity through layered textures, subtle transparencies, and expressive marks that reveal the traces of her creative process.