Maria is an illustrator, artist and fashion designer from Rome. She lived in NYC for a few years and worked as a footwear and accessories designer, while also continuing to paint and take part to art exhibits around the world including the Biennale of Modern Art. She eventually transitioned into commercial illustration and moved back to Europe.
Maria now lives in the Netherlands where she continues to design, paint and illustrate. She also recently created a collection of women’s footwear and fashion accessories under her own label.

Maria’s clients include: Vogue, Cosmopolitan, The Times, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Time Out NY, Architectural Digest, Penguin Group, Marcel Schurman Design, Bio, Telecom, Wellfit magazine, Ritzenhoff and many others.
Her work has been published on 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide by Luerzer’s Archive, Illustration Now! published by Taschen, International Contemporary Masters vol. V and various Fashion Illustration books.

See her full portfolio on:
https://www.illustrationzone.com/maria-cardelli