A Chicago native, Ilene Winn-Lederer attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Based in Pittsburgh, she creates original imagery that navigates the delicate bridge between the mundane and mystical theaters of human experience. Winn-Lederer’s clients include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Hadassah, NY., The Progressive Magazine, Lilith Magazine, Children’s Television Workshop, Scholastic, Pomegranate, Charlesbridge Publishers, Simon & Schuster and Cricket Magazine. Her works are in collections throughout the United States and Europe. Winn-Lederer is represented by The ArtWorks/HeflinReps, the international illustration agency with offices in New York, Chicago, London & Tokyo.