Josephine Tomarchio
artista
Josephine Tomarchio is an illustrator and comic book artist based between Rome and Catania. Active in the international market, she works as a cover artist and sequential artist for major American publishers such as Dynamite Entertainment and Zenescope Entertainment. Acknowledged for her distinct style, she was selected by MegaNerd as one of the "vibrant voices" of contemporary Italian comics.
Alongside her work in mainstream comics, Josephine uses her art to support social causes, publishing in independent magazines and projects such as ANTIfanzie and DWF donnawomanfemme. She works as a freelance illustrator in the publishing and commercial fields, having designed several artistic labels for various breweries and wineries, as well as designing and illustrating an animated short film for Scandura Production.
In 2025, she won the "Radici e Futuro" Call4Artist, and her illustration was featured in the traveling exhibition of the renowned comic and illustration festival Bande de Femmes.
Formazione
Josephine has been drawing since childhood, nurtured in the atelier of her grandfather, a renowned painter from Catania.
With a classical education and a degree in Literature, she never stopped creating. Over time, her passion for illustration blossomed into a professional career, blending tradition, storytelling, and a lifelong love of art.
Tematiche
Josephine’s illustrations are guided by storytelling and emotion, capturing moments that resonate with the human experience. Her work often explores relationships, intimacy, and the quiet strength of women, celebrating resilience and empowerment. Through her illustrations, Josephine seeks to evoke emotion, provoke thought, and create connections between the viewer and the story, making each image both personal and universally relatable.
Tecniche
Techniques & Tools
Digital: Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Traditional: Watercolor, Ink, Pencil, Markers
Premi
Josephine’s illustration "Anima Informe" was selected and awarded in the special 50th-anniversary issue of the feminist magazine DWF – DonnaWomanFemme. The work was subsequently exhibited during the Bande de Femmes event in Pigneto, Rome.
Bibliografia
Josephine Tomarchio, born on July 13, 1989, in Catania, Italy, is an illustrator based between Rome and Catania. She has been drawing since childhood, nurtured in the atelier of her grandfather, a renowned Catanese painter, where her love for art first took root. With a classical education and a degree in Literature, Josephine never stopped creating. Over time, her passion for illustration blossomed into a professional career, spanning editorial illustration, book covers, wine labels, event posters, illustrated calendars, and comic book covers. Her work combines narrative depth, emotion, and a distinctive visual language, blending traditional techniques—watercolor, ink, pencil, markers—with digital tools such as Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, and Photoshop. Josephine’s illustrations aim to tell stories, evoke emotions, and build a quiet, poetic connection between the viewer and the world she creates.