Gabhor Utomo

Gabhor Utomo was born in Indonesia. He moved to California in 1997 to become an artist. He received his degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in spring 2003. Today, he works as a freelance illustrator and has illustrated numerous children’s books. His first children’s book, Kai’s Journey to Gold Mountain, is a story about a young Chinese immigrant on Angel Island. Gabhor’s work has won awards and recognitions from local and national art organizations. His painting of Senator Milton Marks is part of a permanent collection at the California State Building in downtown San Francisco. He also created posters for the Mountain Play, an outdoor theater in Marin County, California. He lives with his wife Dina and his twin daughters in Portland, Oregon.