Nate Christenson is a painter and illustrator with an interest in visual storytelling. He spent the first 18 years of his life in China with his parents, brothers, and various family cats, which accounts for much of the inspiration behind his art. He graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a degree in Drawing and Painting, and now lives in Saint Paul with his wife, Britta and two cats, Bagheera and Baloo.