“After shooting I could spend weeks or
months putting the pieces together, along
with colouring, toning, and painting digitally,”
Zilberberg explains. At last, when the piece
is finalized, she enters the printing process to
ensure that her artwork is enhanced by the
most flattering paper and framing options.
Living as a professional photographer,
Zilberberg’s journey began with drawing and
painting at a young age. Her interest in digital
illustration and image manipulation developed
before she discovered photography, preparing
Zilberberg for her career as a digital artist.
After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts
from Toronto’s Ryerson University in 2011,
Zilberberg slowly made a name for herself. She
began by working as a retouching freelancer,
but also kept a foot in the door with other
artists. “I worked with other photographers and
tried to immerse myself in the art community
as much as possible while giving my art the
time it needed to grow,” she recalls.
Today Zilberberg has created a business
from her art, successfully blending traditional
photography with digital illustration to achieve
elements of surrealism. Having expanded on
her reputation with awards, gallery exhibitions,
auction houses, publications and international
collections, Zilberberg continues to explore the
globe for creative inspiration and is currently
exploring themes of mortality and existentialism
in her next artistic endeavour.
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