Oksana Kemarskaya was born and raised in the Ukraine (formerly of the Soviet Union). Her education and drawing skills have deep roots from The Academic School of Russian Fine Art. Her passion to draw began when she was three years old. By the age of 24 Oksana had a desperate need to explore the world and to experience new visions and life styles, so she moved to North America. These days you can find her working in Montreal as a freelance illustrator for different publishers, such as: Scholastic Canada Ltd., La Montagne Secrete, Bayard Presse Canada Inc., Les Edition Quebec Amerique, Tormont Publication Inc., The Quarasan Groupe Inc., Les Edition Graphicor, Group Educalivre Inc., Les Editions Transcontinental.