Hello!

My name is Sirin (SEER-in), last name Thada (TA-da), and I am a Thai-American artist based in NYC. I’ve been drawing ever since I could hold a pencil; professionally, though, I’ve been an artist for over a decade, and I’ve been at this full time for the past seven years.

I currently focus on picture books, and most recently had the honor of doing the art for The Purple One: A Story of Prince, by Matthew Burgess, published by Enchanted Lion Books. Before this, I cut my teeth doing lots of editorial work for clients like The Washington Post, TIME magazine, The Guardian, and many other publications and institutions.

In addition to my illustration practice, I am a fine artist for the hospitality industry, and since 2016, I have been collaborating regularly with the fabulous team at Faulkner + Locke to create custom paintings and other mixed-media artwork, for hotels and offices all over the country.

Personal and career highlights include: collaborating with HBO’s Girls, and an art show/ concert with Tegan + Sara (both thanks to Tumblr!); learning to lead climb in the Gunks; midnight swimming in a bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico; being shortlisted for Communication Arts (twice); getting caught in a herd of cows on a remote Swiss mountainside; hiking through a bat-filled cave in Krabi; and spending a month in a sleepy Wyoming town, participating in a real paleontology dig.

In my free time, you can find me birdwatching and hiking with my husband, Jason, and cutie-patootie rescue pup, Indie. I also run a little online print shop, Sirina Ruby, inspired by our time outdoors.

Creating art that is mindful, vibrant, and engaging, is my passion. For book projects, please contact my agent, Stephanie Fretwell-Hill, at stephanie@redfoxliterary.com. All other art directors may reach me directly at sirin@sirinthada.com.

Select Clients

Brittanica Home Fashions, Enchanted Lion Books, Futuro Media Group, The Guardian, Harvard University, HBO’s Girls, Hilton Hotels, Kimpton Hotels, Marriott, Mind & Life Institute, Omni Hotels & Resorts, Penguin Books, Poetry Foundation, Sierra Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, Stanford University, Tegan and Sara, TIME, Tumblr, The Washington Post, WeTransfer.

Awards

• Communication Arts 2023, shortlist

• American Illustration 40, Chosen Winner

• Communication Arts 2021, shortlist

Press

• Enchanted Lion, “Sirin Thada on illustrating the life of the iconic, mysterious Prince in THE PURPLE ONE”

• The AOI, “Print, Paint and Pencil Illustrations”

• Life Happens, “Meet Sirin Thada, Artist in Residence for Life Happens”

• Creative Review, “Creative Inspiration: Illustrator Sirin Thada Creates Layered Images Inspired by Nature”

• Yes! Magazine, “9 Artists Explore the Pride and Joys of Being Asian American and Pacific Islander”

• Catapult, “‘Every Moment in Life Becomes a Treasure Hunt for Inspiration’: Sirin Thada, Catapult Artist for January 2020”

• Catapult, “Stirring Ideas to Life: Sirin Thada, Catapult Artist for May 2019”

• Artnet, “First Lady Chirlane McCray Teams Up With Tumblr for Mental Health Art Quilt”

• SFGate, "Tegan And Sara Fans Love Them To Death At Hot SF Show"

• Cablefax, "HBO's 'Girls' GIFS On Tumblr Get A Revamp For Season 3"

• Design For Mankind, "Bookmark It"

• Boooooooom, "Drawings By Sirin Thada"