Greta-Jane is an illustrator currently based in Toronto. She uses visual art as a way of recording thoughts and experiences, with a strong belief in illustration as a storytelling tool. Her work is driven by a desire to capture moments of quiet magic and emotional resonance found in everyday life. Having moved between Europe and North America since childhood, JJ draws inspiration from contrast—between places, cultures, and moods. She works primarily with mixed media, combining drawing, painting, and collage to create narrative-driven images. Greta-Jane holds a BDes in Illustration from OCAD University. She focuses mainly on book and editorial illustration, while also maintaining an active painting and gallery-show practice.

Greta Jane Proulx

Greta-Jane is an illustrator currently based in Toronto. She uses visual art as a way of recording thoughts and experiences, with a strong belief in illustration as a storytelling tool. Her work is driven by a desire to capture moments of quiet magic and emotional resonance found in everyday life. Having moved between Europe and North America since childhood, JJ draws inspiration from contrast—between places, cultures, and moods. She works primarily with mixed media, combining drawing, painting, and collage to create narrative-driven images. Greta-Jane holds a BDes in Illustration from OCAD University. She focuses mainly on book and editorial illustration, while also maintaining an active painting and gallery-show practice.

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Greta-Jane is an illustrator currently based in Toronto. She uses visual art as a way of recording thoughts and experiences, with a strong belief in illustration as a storytelling tool. Her work is driven by a desire to capture moments of quiet magic and emotional resonance found in everyday life.

Having moved between Europe and North America since childhood, JJ draws inspiration from contrast—between places, cultures, and moods. She works primarily with mixed media, combining drawing, painting, and collage to create narrative-driven images.

Greta-Jane holds a BDes in Illustration from OCAD University. She focuses mainly on book and editorial illustration, while also maintaining an active painting and gallery-show practice.

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Work Experience

Children's Book Illustrator at StoryBee
June 1, 2025 - Present
Create full-colour illustrations for educational children’s books; complete full book projects under tight production deadlines; interpret client briefs while contributing original visual solutions.
Book Illustrator at The Unspeakables
September 1, 2025 - Present
Develop narrative-driven illustrations for an original book project; collaborating directly with client on visual direction, tone, and storytelling.
Client Relations / Appointment Setting / Freelance Makeup Artistry at Freelance
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2020
Client-facing creative consultation and service-based work; experience managing expectations, timelines, and long-term relationships.

Education

Bachelor of Design (Honours) at OCAD University
September 11, 2020 - September 29, 2025

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services
    uniE621 The Night Came In Through My Window (2025)
    Gallery painting. Acrylic on masonite. 24 x 36. painting illustration gallerypainting
    uniE621 Mother of Pearl
    Children's illustration, done using mixed media tools: gouache, acrylic paint, coloured pencils, and digital collage. childrensbookillustrator illustration fantasyart
    uniE621 Victoria
    Mixed media illustration. illustration bookillustration gothicart horrorart
    uniE621 Eleanor
    Illustration inspired by The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. bookillustration gothic illustration darkfantasy
    uniE621 THE MARRIAGE
    Mixed media illustration. Personal project. Acrylic paint, coloured pencil, and digital collage. bookillustration editorialillustration
    uniE621 Insomnia in Love (2025)
    Gallery painting. Acrylic on canvas. 6 x 6 inches. illustrator acrylicpaint mixedmedia contemporaryart painting gallerywork
    uniE621 Nosferatu
    Mixed media illustration. Acrylic paint; ink; pencil; collage. illustration bookillustration gothicillustration gothicart