Hector Curriel was born in Lima, Peru. His passion for the arts started when he was very little, a habit that he expressed with keen enthusiasm. In 1983, after finished high school, he studied architecture at Engineering National University in Lima, Peru, where he continued perfecting his drawing and painting skills for the next eight years while working in fields as varied as architect designer, cartoonist and illustrator. In 2001 he moved to the United States, and he studied art at Art Instruction Schools in Minneapolis, MN. In 2005, he moved to Sioux Falls, SD where he started to work as a freelance artist, working initially as a political cartoonist for some newspapers located in South Dakota, New Mexico, California, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and the Hispanic Link in Washington, DC. He has held several positions and as an illustrator and muralist as well.
He is a member of the SCBWI (Society of Children' s Book Writers & Illustrators) since 2008. He has illustrated three books, in 2010 a biographical book called "The Umpire in a Skirt" published by the South Dakota Historical Society, and two books in 2012, "Saving Up Smiles for a Rainy Day" published by Beavers' Ponds Press, and " 150 Urban Legends", published by ABC- CLIO Publishing.
He is also an accomplished school performer and holds frequent art workshops around of the country.
He lives with his wife Ruth Ann in Sioux Falls, SD.
He is a member of the SCBWI (Society of Children' s Book Writers & Illustrators) since 2008. He has illustrated three books, in 2010 a biographical book called "The Umpire in a Skirt" published by the South Dakota Historical Society, and two books in 2012, "Saving Up Smiles for a Rainy Day" published by Beavers' Ponds Press, and " 150 Urban Legends", published by ABC- CLIO Publishing.
He is also an accomplished school performer and holds frequent art workshops around of the country.
He lives with his wife Ruth Ann in Sioux Falls, SD.