Roger Olmos


Roger Olmos Pastor is a Spanish illustrator.

Education and career

Born in Barcelona on December 23, 1975, Roger Olmos became interested in the world of illustration from a very young age, when he started spending time in his father’s studio at home where he watched him drawing and painting. There he got fascinated by authors such as Brad Holland, Caza and Brian Froud.
After attending the Llotja Avinyò School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona, he started an apprenticeship as a scientific illustrator at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona, during which he learned a lot about textures and anatomy.
With time, however, he decided to turn to children’s books. In 1999 he met his first publisher, Kalandraka, at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, with which he would publish his first book the following year.
Since then he has illustrated more than fifty books for many Spanish and international publishers such as: Edelvives, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Kalandraka, Oqo Editora, Ediciones B, La Galera, Teide, Anaya, Edebé, Planeta, Baula, #logosedizioni, Melhoramentos, Bromera, Editions 62, Pirouette etc.
He is a vegan and an animal-rights activist, and he actively collaborates with FAADA. This collaboration led to the publication of two books, both published by #logosedizioni : Sinpalabras / Senzaparole in 2014, praised by the like of Jane Goodall and J.M. Coetzee, and which Roger has described as “one of the most important and personal books of my career”, and Amigos in 2017.
He also collaborates with various advertising agencies, illustration schools and TV channels.

Prizes and awards