Alea was born in the UK, and her family roots are from Barbados.

She loves creating whimsical scenes that are filled with plant life, texture, and bursts of colour! Her favorite mediums to work with are mechanical pencils, watercolor crayons, and digital brushes. Alea’s publishing clients are Macmillan, Tundra, Abrams, Little Bee, Harper Collins and Walker Books.

Alea Marley is represented by Anne Moore Armstrong — to work with Alea please email Anne