Nadia Di Fiore is a Montreal-based illustrator whose work explores popular traditions, domestic rituals, and the visual folklore of northern cultures, often featuring Nordic wildlife alongside human and domestic scenes. These images are shaped by growing up in a family that worked in small village restaurants, an ongoing fascination with dated photographs of tables and gatherings, and living in places where wildlife was an everyday presence. Her contemporary folk style draws on cultural memory, vernacular design, and everyday objects, combining muted colour palettes, hand-drawn lettering, and a quiet, observational tone. Her images often evoke mid-20th-century interiors, Nordic textiles, boreal landscapes, and familiar animal figures, translating the past into a contemporary visual language.

Before becoming an illustrator, Nadia studied film and visual culture with a strong focus on research. Alongside her studies, she made short films that screened at international festivals and contributed to both local and Hollywood productions. She later began a PhD in experimental cinema, which further shaped her analytical approach to images and visual structure. Her background in cinema continues to inform her sense of storytelling, and each illustration she creates feels like a still frame from a broader story.

Nadia often collaborates with grassroots groups, ethical businesses, and independent publishers on projects focused on sustainability and community, and she previously managed an Etsy shop. When she is not drawing, she can usually be found knitting or crocheting, collecting visual references from vintage grocery ads and handwritten signs, or cooking for her family of five.