Alyssa Solitario is a Toronto based Filipino artist. She studied Drawing and Painting with a specialization in Digital Painting and Expanded Animation. Alyssa focuses on illustration as well as the visual development of live-action and animated films like character design and concept art. Her art practice is driven by storytelling, her Filipino culture, as well as her personal experiences. She mostly works with the digital medium for her illustrations, but also enjoys working with analogue media. Her illustrated children’s book "Shoot" was a yearlong project and her major work to date that encompasses her practice as an artist and a storyteller.