About

Artist/Illustrator Farida Zaman

Farida Zaman has a passion for art and design and in her 20 years as a freelance illustrator. She has worked in many countries across the world, bringing style, colour, and joy to many.  Trained in fine art and illustration and now a seasoned freelance professional, displaying a wide versatility of applications of her style, which has been used in: posters, book covers, children’s book illustrations, clothing, packaging, and giftware.  The look is unmistakable: lively, colourful, whimsical, executed with flair and drama – designs that always enhance and enliven.  Farida enjoys travel and loves food, music, and people from around the world – her trips in recent years have included Morocco, Thailand, Turkey, and Iran, Italy and Spain.  These travel influences come through strongly in her work. A cosmopolitan, and a global citizen Farida also blend culture and multiculturalism in her work when required.  All of this translates into a passion, which makes her unique art enriching and inspiring.  Farida went to boarding school in England and went on to a foundation course at the Chelsea School of Art in London.  Graduating at the top of her class with honors from the Wimbledon School of Art, she built an international career as a freelance illustrator in Geneva, London, New York, and Toronto.  Her work has been exhibited at private shows and galleries in New York City, New Jersey, and Toronto. Farida is   a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York, SCBWI (Society for Children’s Book writers and Illustrators), and CAPIC (Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communication).  Farida has received recognition and has won awards in Europe and North America.  She lives with her husband, daughter and son in Toronto and work from her home studio.  Her favorite medium for assignments and Fine art work are watercolour, gouache, acrylic, and mixed and digital medium.