Mali Cayetano

Mali was born in 1984 in Dangriga, Belize, and grew up in the home of Pen Cayetano, MBE, Garifuna artist and musician, and German artist Ingrid Cayetano. In February 2013, Malí completed her Master’s degree in Germany at the University of Applied Sciences Trier, where she studied Communication Design with a focus on book illustration. An illustrator, musician, artist, and educator, she has taught children in both Belize and Germany. She has designed and published two children’s books: We Are Free, a story about the origin of the Garifuna people, and Wanaragua, a unique traditional mask dance. Her art combines acrylic painting, ink, fabric, paper, and other materials.