Private: Ella Verner

Ella Verner is an illustrator based in Peterborough, Ontario, and a recent graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design. She also graduated from Sir Sanford Fleming College in the Pre-Service Firefighting program and was an Emergency Medical Responder, serving her community as a volunteer firefighter from 2018-2023. Much of her artwork reflects her firsthand experiences as a first responder, and her graduating thesis project at OCADU focused on celebrating female first responders around the world and throughout history. With a fondness for mixed media illustration, she creates her work with a unique perspective and a love for combining analogue with traditional methods.