caption movement birth_place field birth_date works article_title name
joanne gair 's promotional photo trompe-l'œil auckland , new zealand body painting , make-up artist 1958 '' -rrb- sports illustrated swimsuit issues -lrb- 1999 -- -rrb- '' demi disappearing model '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- 's birthday suit '' -lrb- august 1992 joanne gair
 joanne gair
joanne gair

joanne `` kiwi jo '' or `` kiwi joe '' gair -lrb- born c. 1958 -rrb- is a new zealand-born and raised make-up artist and body painter whose body paintings have been featured in the sports illustrated swimsuit issue from 1999 to the most recent edition .
she is considered the world 's leading trompe-l'œil body painter and make-up artist , and she became famous with a `` vanity fair '' `` demi 's birthday suit '' cover of demi moore in a body painting in 1992 .
her `` disappearing model '' was featured on the highest rated episode of `` ripley 's believe it or not . ''
she is the daughter of george gair .
in addition to achieving pop culture prominence and respect in the fashion and art worlds starting with her body painting of demi moore , she is an award-winning make-up artist in the rock and roll world who has helped several of her music clients win fashion and style awards .
she is also considered a fashion and art trendsetter , and for a long time she was associated with madonna .
in 2001 , she had her first retrospective and in 2005 , she published her first book on body painting .
at the peak of her pop culture fame after the `` vanity fair '' cover , she was seriously considered for an absolut vodka absolute gair ad campaign .
she has done magazine editorial work , and in 2005 , she became a photographer of her own body paintings in both books and magazines .
