Nadzeya Makeyeva

Teacher

San Francisco studio

Nadzeya is an artist & illustrator a focus on hand-drawn graphics from Minsk, Belarus, who lives and works in San Francisco, CA. She's a member of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles & the Belarusian Union of Designers. Also she's the founder at Chrysalis Mag — award winning Belarusian contemporary art magazine.

Nadzeya is graduated from Belarusian National Academy of Arts with BFA on Graphic Arts & Teaching in 2011.

She works with design-focused organizations & publishers and specializes in long-term intricate hand-drawn illustrations with a large number of fine details. Nadzeya has created art for Adobe, Forbes, Entertainment Weekly, Quanta Magazine, Simons Foundation, Tatler, Fast Company Magazine, L’Oréal, Volkswagen, Big Picture Press, Bonnier Books UK, Pureology, Salle Privée, etc.

https://nadzeya-makeyeva.com/

Students' reviews:

Ellie S.

I attended the academic drawing class, taught by Nadia and learned so much! Every lesson felt like a step up in terms of learning new techniques and having the ability to practice applying them on appropriately and increasing difficult subject matter. There was also a lot of time for one on one instruction, which I was not expecting but was so incredibly helpful. I will definitely be taking another class here again!

E.N., parent

My 13 year old just wanted a place where she could learn more, practice art, and get some feedback. We wanted a supportive environment for her to have fun with her creativity. She took Teacher Nadzeya's Beginner Teen class Fall 2025 and really enjoyed it. So much so, that she wants to take her class again. Thank you Art School of SF Bay.