Hi, I’m Tanya (Tanja in German), a children’s book illustrator with 10 years of professional experience collaborating with authors and publishers. I design the book from the inside and the outside, to help the text and the images communicate with young readers.
Drawing is my passion and since childhood I have never stopped drawing. In between, there were a BA and an MA in linguistics. My another passion is the Yiddish language and culture, and I am happy to be a field fellow of the Wexler Oral History Project at the Yiddish Book Center and also to teach the language.
I was born in Moscow and live in a small town in Germany. I speak Russian, English, German and Yiddish.
As a nature lover, and enjoy it living just around the corner from a forest and hills to wander around.
Represented by Agentur 008.
Awards:
2025 “The Heaven is Amazing” by Lisa Stewart received the Moonbeam Children’s Book Silver Medal (USA)
2022 AOI “World Illustration Awards”, commercial publishing / professional category, longlist (“Marshallville stories”)
2022 “The image of the book” (Russia), non-fiction illustration, diploma (“The Book of Umbrellas”)