Jana Jakimovska was born 1981 in Skopje. She graduated with a painting degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Skopje where she also received her Masters degree. She had eight solo exhibitions in Skopje, Belgrade, Kumanovo and Gevgelija, and has taken part in many group exhibitions in Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, Greece, Lithuania, Germany, and USA. Besides painting, she engages in illustrations, photography, and public space installations. At the moment, she works as a docent at the Academy of Fine Arts at the Goce Delchev University in Shtip.