I was born in south Germany to a Hungarian mother and a father of East Prussian descent. When I was thirteen years old, my mother brought me and my twin sister to Canada and we settled in Toronto where I attended high school and later studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design (now OCADU). After graduating with a bachelors in design, I worked many different jobs to make ends meet: as a body-double in film and television, as a waitress in restaurants, as an intern at the Walrus magazine and Fashion magazine. During this time, I never gave up on my passion for art. I painted murals and also worked with the Toronto artist Jose Ortega.
In 2013, I decided to focus on illustration full-time. I quit all my previous jobs and started travelling between New York City and Toronto to begin an internship with Edel Rodriguez. I built up a portfolio of artwork, attended illustration events in New York City where I met art directors, and eventually started receiving commissions for editorial work. Two years later, I met my agent Ella Lupo at the Society of Illustrators and have been represented by Purple Rain Illustrators ever since. I am currently based in Brooklyn, NY.
I’m inspired by the art of my heritage: Hungarian folk drawings and vintage matchbooks, twentieth-century Polish film posters, and the paintings of the German expressionists. I also take inspiration from music, culture, and contemporary art.
My approach is to unite emotion with bold, graphic elements to solve creative problems. My work often reflects critical social issues like diversity, immigration, war, and women’s movements. My ambition is to reflect the human condition in all its variety and beauty in my art and communicate truth.
