Nicola Heindl is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 artist

Artist

An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...

 best known for her work on Putumayo World Music

Putumayo World Music

Putumayo World Music is a New York City based record label, now specialising in compilations of music from various nations, regions or musical styles which may be classified as world music.-Etymology:...

 album covers.

Heindl grew up outside London before studying illustration at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design. After college, she worked as a commercial artist, working as an illustrator and occasional designer. Later Heindl stopped taking freelance commissions to work almost exclusively for Putumayo World Music

Putumayo World Music

Putumayo World Music is a New York City based record label, now specialising in compilations of music from various nations, regions or musical styles which may be classified as world music.-Etymology:...

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