Dr Tamara Jordan is a German born multimedia artist, university lecturer,  and wildlife advocate.

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Since graduating from the University of Applied Sciences in Dortmund (Germany) with a Bachelor Degree in Visual Communication,Tamara has worked as a concept designer and video artist for various record companies and has applied her creative skills across a wide range of projects, from art direction, book illustration and conceptual design to animated film and music video production (Inflames, Kreator, Tiamat, Moonspell, Morgoth and more)

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Tamara’s design practice is driven by her passion for visual storytelling combining experimental-, stop motion- and hand-drawn animation with digital compositing tools. Her distinctive and illustrative imagery is often inspired by ancient stories, such as myths, legends and folktales.

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Tamara holds a PhD in the field of Design (Monash University, Melbourne). Her research examines the nature of traditional narratives, their socio-cultural and historical values and explores new strategies of adaptation and appropriation in film, animation and modern media.

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Currently she lives in Melbourne, Australia and besides lecturing and doing her artistic work she is a passionate advocate for the protection of wildlife. She works as a volunteer wildlife carer and her new children's book ( "Lulu the Lucky Possum") was deeply inspired by her experiences with orphaned ringtail possums. She hopes it will encourage children to respect and care for precious native wildlife.

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