Joanna Szachowska - Tarkowska
Illustrator

Born in 1970, lives near Warsaw next to the forest, with the husband Arthur (computer games addict) and fourteen year old daughter Diana (already an artist). Started off career in the beginning of 1997 with the first of many individual exhibitions of acrylic paintings. Published in editorial illustrations for magazines both Polish and international (The New York Times USA, The Patent Office UK, BC Business Magazine Canada, Style Magazine USA, American Lawyer USA, Element Magazine Canada, Pressley Jacobs Canada etc; for illustrations represented by www.threeinabox.com). Since then working for both advertising and editorial clients, creating many visuals for magazines, promo materials, calendars and books.

I’m the luckiest person in the world - I love my work and I am what I do – She says.

Currently involved in many book covers projects (WAB Publisher House, Znak Publisher House, Muza Publisher House, Proszynski i Sp-ka), illustrating for magazines (CXO, Kaleidoscope, Media&Marketing Polska, Przekrój, Wysokie Obcasy, Zwierciadlo) also sharing work time for food styling (Wysokie Obcasy, Magazyn Kuchnia, Wydawnictwo Proszynski) i Sp-ka and projects for interior decorations (Beckers, Wysokie Obcasy, Elle Decorations, Cztery Katy and private clients).