Micha Archer

Micha Archer is an artist, illustrator and educator living in Western Massachusetts. As a world traveler, her sense of color and pattern is influenced by the folk art, crafts, and architecture of the world. Working with gouache, watercolors, pen and ink, and collage, she creates layered pieces from various materials on paper and digitally.

With a B.A. in Multicultural Education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst she taught for 15 years in a Kindergarten classroom, and consults with teachers on incorporating art into their classrooms.

Micha has received many awards for her work, including Ezra Jack Keats Book Award for Daniel Finds a Poem, and a Caldecott Honor for Wonder Walkers.