Maira Kalman was born in Tel Aviv and moved to New
York with her family at the age of four. She has worked as a designer, author,
illustrator and artist for more than thirty years without formal training.
Her work is a narrative journal of her life and all its absurdities. She has
written and illustrated twelve children's books including Ooh-la-la- Max
in Love, What Pete Ate, and Swami on Rye . She often illustrates
for The New Yorker magazine, and is well known for her collaboration
with Rick Meyerowitz on the NewYorkistan cover in 2001. Recent projects
include The Elements of Style (illustrated), and a monthly on-line
column entitled Principles of Uncertainty (2006-07) and The Pursuit
of Happiness (2008-09) for The New York Times.
She has had four exhibitions at the Julie Saul Gallery since 2003.
She lives in New York and walks a lot.
She has had four exhibitions at the Julie Saul Gallery since 2003.
She lives in New York and walks a lot.
Selections from And the Pursuit of Happiness [view
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Survey 1998-2008 [view
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Multiples [view
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Object multiples 1999-2009 [view
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Principles- May-October 2006 [view
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Principles- November 2006-April 2007 [view
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