Born and educated in Philadelphia, Lisa Zador hasmade her home in Manhattan's West Village where she has worked as a freelance illustrator and textile designer for the past 20 years. Her versatility as an artist has resulted in collaborations with a wide variety of clients.

Retro

Lisa is nothing if not nostalgic and her fondness for days gone by shines through in her retro textile designs for clients such as Nick & Nora, Town & Country Living, and Springs Industries. In 2002 Stewart, Tabori & Chang issued two series of note cards, the tropically themed, 1950s set Babalu and the 60's-centric Swingin". In 2004 she began working with Graphique de France , which published a series of vintage-inspired greeting cards and a 2006 calendar, Momisms: Mom's words of Wisdom.

Painterly

An avid painter of pet portraits, Lisa takes an uncommon approach to depicting her four-legged subjucts by painting them in the style of the Old Masters. In 2002 Stewart, Tabori & Chang published two books of her pet portraits, The Well-Bred Dog , Lisa Zador's Cabinet of Curious Canines and The Well-Bred Cat, Lisa Zador's Folio of Fabulous Felines. In 2004 she exhibited her dog portraits at the Artis Group Ltd. Gallery in Palm Beach, Florida. She is currently working on a children's book entitled I Remember Toby, which she is co-authoring with her 5 -year old maltese, Bingo.

Conceptual

Lisa's illustrations can be either retro or painterly, but they are just as often conceptual. In 1999, Artville/Getty published Moods and Metaphors a CD of her background illustrations. Her work has also appeared in Harper's Magazine, Bloomberg Publications and The Sun-Sentinal in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as well as in numerous annual reports and trade publications.