About me
Based in Montreal, I am an illustrator and author working at the crossroads of visual storytelling and print art. My work explores illustration as a tool for introspective and emotional storytelling, where I address themes of nostalgia, identity, and transformation.
I studied Fine Arts at Concordia University in Montreal and Paul-Valéry University in Montpellier. My studies and practice allowed me to bring together strong draftsmanship and a keen sense of narrative. Today, I collaborate with video production, advertising, and immersive digital studios, creating storyboards, animatics, and visual concepts for films, shows, commercials, and interactive experiences.
Alongside my commissioned work, I develop a personal illustration practice through Karima Designs, my online shop featuring art prints and original works inspired by Montreal and my travels, often infused with a retro aesthetic.
My love for storytelling has also brought me to write and illustrate comics over the years. In 2025, I self-published my first debut graphic novel in french “Les pieds d’Isadora” and won the Bédélys award of best self published comic in Quebec.
Artist statement
I am an illustrator and graphic novelist based in Montreal. From a young age, I have been drawn to illustration and the art of graphic storytelling. Born in Algeria and raised in Quebec, my work is shaped by both my Arab and Canadian identities.
My practice explores illustration as a sensitive and introspective tool for storytelling, often at the intersection of immigrant identity, our relationship to creativity and nature, and nostalgia. There is an almost ritualistic attention to detail in my creative process, through which I explore a visual language influenced by vintage illustration, medieval manuscripts, and historical decorative arts.
While much of my work is created digitally, I often incorporate different mediums into my process to enrich the visual and narrative qualities of my work.
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Whether guiding a film crew through a storyboard or creating an illustration meant to be framed, I approach every project with the same intention: to tell a story—one image at a time.