Farida Zaman is a Toronto
based illustrator, author and educator known for her upbeat, bright, friendly
yet sophisticated and whimsical style. Her work is often female-focused with style, colour and culture. She specializes in lifestyle
publishing, children’s picture books, maps, food art, wall art and art
licensing. She has worked with clients like Latin Grammy Awards, The New
York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Out London, Swatch, WHO, Unicef,
Random House, London Underground, Toronto Transit Commission and many
more. Farida’s first authored picture book that she also illustrated, I Want
to Be: A Gutsy Girl’s ABC was published in 2020. She is busy
working on other picture book projects.