OKSANA BADRAK was born in Moscow, Russia. She received a B.F.A. in Illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Using a combination of digital and traditional media, Oksana’s work presents an intricate and often fantastical visual experience, ranging from conceptual to portraits and landscapes.

Oksana has received multiple awards and recognition from the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Society of Publication Designers, and other prestigious organizations. She’s had numerous group and solo exhibitions in the United States, Germany, France, Holland, Russia, China, Japan, and Australia with publications in Oprah, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Playboy, Esquire, Nickelodeon, Wired, and The New York Times to name a few. The list of Badrak’s diverse clientele includes Nike, Coca-Cola, Nokia, Warner Brothers, Bourjois Cosmetics, and Au Bon Marche.

Favorite stints include teaching illustration at Art Center College of Design, serving on a jury panel for the Society of Publication Designers and Society of Illustrators, and being a guest lecturer.

Presently, Oksana lives and works in Los Angeles.