Ben Zhu—founder of Gallery Nucleus, illustrator, and author—talks to Giuseppe Castellano about COVID19’s affect on Gallery Nucleus; the ups and downs of creating, selling, debuting, and marketing a picture book; and more.

To learn more about Ben, visit benzhudraws.com.

To learn more about Gallery Nucleus, visit gallerynucleus.com.

Ben was a guest in Episode 7 of the podcast. To listen that interview, visit illustrationdept.com/podcast/benzhu.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Babs Tarr, Jon Klassen, LeUyen Pham, and Chris Sasaki

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