alex kolano grew up on a hobby farm in Iona Station, Ontario, and now lives in London, ON. She studied illustration at OCAD and completed her degree in animation at Sheridan College. Running the Goat published her first illustrated picture book, Ralph, Flying Hound, written by Dave Paddon and designed by Veselina Tomova, in 2016.
When she's not drawing, alex is reading up on her number one passion: Canadian art. She works in the animation industry and dreams of illustrating many more children's books.