‍ ‍She / They • Pisces • 22

Aaliyah Lachel’e is a 22 year old black, queer illustrator from the south suburbs of Chicago. She works within the genres of magical realism and fantasy, while also covering the very real experience of growing up as an internet obsessed, nerdy kid-of-color. She wants her readers to see themselves in the stories she tells,  and wants everything to feel familiar to you.

Aaliyah is an alumni of The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. She received a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Studio with Distinction with a focus on Illustration and Narrative Work in May 2026