EDUCATION

MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART AND DESIGN // Milwaukee, WI

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) - Class of 2016

Illustration major, Communication Design minor

EXPERIENCE

READERLINK // San Diego, CA

Senior Designer - Children’s Imprints // 2024 - present

Designer/Mock-Up Maker - Children’s Imprints // 2019 - 2024

KOHL’S CORPORATE // Menomonee Falls, WI

Textile Artist - Jumping Beans Boys & Girls // 2016 - 2019

Freelance Textile Artist - Jumping Beans Boys // 2015 - 2016

Textile Artist (Product Design) Internship - Jumping Beans Boys // Summer 2015

GALLERY, EXHIBITION, AND PUBLISHED WORKS

2025

San Diego Book Crawl 2025 - Featured Artist

Created artwork used in the promotion and theming of the 2025 book crawl event

Taylor’s World Activity Book with Stackable Markers (Silver Dolphin Books)

Sparkle With Taylor! A Glitter Coloring Kit (Silver Dolphin Books)

2024

Uni the Unicorn: Mermaid Helper (Penguin/Random House)

Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Welcome to Halloween Town! (Lift-the-Flap) (Studio Fun International)

Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: You're My Little Nightmare (Studio Fun International)

Recognized as a best-selling title of 2024 by Publisher’s Weekly and USA Today

Halloween Town 250 Piece Puzzle (Wentworth Puzzles)

Wild Manes: Dreamer’s Slumber Party (Jakks Pacific Toys) - illustrated artwork on packaging

Wild Manes: Bridget’s Ballet (Jakks Pacific Toys) - illustrated artwork on packaging

Wild Manes: Tilly’s Tennis Match (Jakks Pacific Toys) - illustrated artwork on packaging

The Reading Bug (Maverick Chapter Reader)

2020

Began Advocate Art Representation

Link to Advocate portfolio

2019

Star Wars Saga Exhibition // La Bodega Gallery, San Diego CA

Exhibited ‘Star Wars Characters’ piece as part of gallery exhibition

DON’T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale // Video game (PC), released on PC in 2019, and Nintendo Switch port released in 2021

Illustrated in-game portraits of all characters and expressions

Innuendo Art Gallery / Art Swap - Light Grey Art Gallery, Minneapolis

Created embroidered patches shown at Light Grey Gallery, and sold after the show

2018

Dearly Beloved Collaborative Charity Zine

Created artwork featured in Kingdom Hearts charity zine, proceeds going toward The Australian Childhood Foundation

Animated Artists Charity Zine

Created artwork featured in charity zine, proceeds going toward The Art Therapy Project

2017

Charmers of Halloween Collaborative Charity Zine

Created artwork featured in charity zine, proceeds going toward Puerto Rico hurricane relief

Night in the Woods Fanzine

Fanart of video game 'Night in the Woods' was featured as part of the 'NITW Fanzine'

Pokemon Go Fanzine (Team Mystic)

Chosen to illustrate a page for the 'Pokemon Go' zine

2016

Milwaukee Film Festival

Created sticker to accompany short film 'Pickle', which was given out to filmgoers after the show

'The Dream Cluster' Illustrated Anthology

Chosen to illustrate a page for the 'Dream Cluster' anthology

Book was funded through Kickstarter, and was released in Fall 2016

Juried Senior Thesis Exhibition - Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

'Sophie's Sleepover' book was chosen to be displayed over the summer at MIAD

Senior Thesis Exhibition 2016 - Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

Illustrated children's book 'Sophie's Sleepover'

Book and gallery of illustrations was on display at MIAD throughout April and May of 2016

Colectivo Cup Design Collaboration Winner

Cup design was chosen to be mass-produced and used in all Colectivo locations during the month of March

Work was featured in announcement on Colectivo's website

Country Magazine

Spot illustration was chosen to be published in Fall 2016 issue of magazine

Tales From Mt. Ebott: Vol. 1 - Undertale Album Project

Artwork was commissioned and used for Track 15 of the album, 'Out of the Ground Into the Stars'

2015

20 More Amazing Redraws From Your Favorite Cartoons

Online Gallery - Dorkly (link to view online gallery)

1st Place - 'It's a Major Deal!' Juried Exhibition - Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

Received first place award in the Illustration division

Awarded 'People's Choice Award' for the Illustration division

2014

'The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage' iPad App

Retold, illustrated, and programmed by Kaley Hamilton, was to be published by Little Bahalia Publishing

1st Place - 'It's a Major Deal!' Juried Exhibition - Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

Received first place award in the Illustration division

Work featured in online news article about the show, and featured on front page of school's website

2013

25 More Awesome Pieces of Lil' BUB Fan Art - Online Gallery - Complex Art + Design (link to view online gallery)

Foundations Juried Art Show - Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

2012

Lovejoy High School AP Art Show - Lovejoy High School

Teen Ink Magazine, June 2012 Edition - "Charles Chickens" work published as part of 'Art' section of magazine - (link to view online version of magazine)