Marija Lucija Stupica

Marija Lucija Stupica (13 December 1950 – 28 May 2002) was a Slovene children's book illustrator.

She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana.

She won the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1989 for her achievements in children's book illustration.

[2] She also won the Levstik Award for her illustrations three times, in 1973, 1983 and 1985.

[3] In 2000 she was one of the four finalists for the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Award.