Luda Pahl was born in Russia and educated at the Academy of Arts of Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia.  She is an illustrator, cartoonist, collagist, translator, fashion designer and art teacher.  While living in Europe, she worked as a costume designer for the Trier Ballet Theater.  Her art has been exhibited at Flushing Town Hall, in Queens, New York,  and she was awarded a Queens Council of the Arts grant for her collages. She has also exhibited at the Arsenal Gallery in Manhattan. Under the initials DLP, she and her husband collaborate on cartoons reflecting their cynical view of contemporary society. She has also illustrated a number of works by other authors. 

• Shall we go and ruin it? (2005), .8 ½” x 7”, 15 cartoons.
• Of Kites and Angels (2005), 8 ½” x 5 ½”, short story with cover by Luda Pahl.
• Prelude 15  (April 2007), 8 ½” x 5 ½”, short story with cover and illustrations by Luda Pahl
• The Yellow Elephant (2007) ) 8 ½” x 7” Children’s story with cover and 6 illustrations by Luda Pahl. 
• The Green-Eyed Lion (2007) 8 ½” x 7” Children’s story with cover and 8 illustrations by Luda Pahl.      
• Departure (Winter 2008) ), 8 ½” x 5 ½”, short story with cover and illustrations by Luda Pahl
• Couples  (spring 2009), 8 ½” x 5 ½”, short story with cover and 5 illustrations by Luda Pahl.                                                                                                       
• Memory Pieces (2008) 8 ½” x 5 ½”, essay with 3 illustrations is a catalog for an exhibition by the artist.
• A Stroll around the Giraffes in India (2007), 8 ½” x 5 ½”  short story  by John digby in Cockney rhyming slang and glossary with illustrations by Luda Pahl.   
• Interior (Summer 2008), 8 ½” x 5 ½” prose poem by André Sant’Anna with cover and 6 illustrations by Luda Pahl.
• Special Education  (Winter 2009), 8 ½” x 5 ½”  poem with 3 illustrations by Luda Pahl

Gallery of Work