This is most likely the artist who's painting was used in the Sample Cover for the AX magazine collection.  She's been painting the same character repeatedly since the age of eighteen.  The character's name is Eiko and is the heroin in a fantasy akin to a darker version of Alice in Wonderland.  Kondoh has a career branching into animation, fine art, and comics.  She's even exhibited with Suehiro Mauro.   Her animation was linked to through Boing Boing and is pretty damn enjoyable.