ABOUT

Hey! I'm Katie, a recent graduate from Iowa State University with a BFA in Graphic Design. Creating work that shares knowledge and stories through beautiful craft is central to my work. I have a passion for working with experimental and physical practices in my work for both printed and digital formats.

With my internship and contract work I have had the opportunity to work with brands such as Cloudflare, Hilton Canopy, Salesfore Heroku, and Intuit. Throughout my time in college, I have explored my strengths and curiosities through an artist focus grant, local and international exhibitions, and leadership roles in campus organizations and clubs. I was nominated for the GDUSA Student to Watch 2026 and the JPA Senior in Design Award, and have earned multiple Art Directors Association of Iowa Awards including best of show.

My surroundings and the natural world deeply influence my work. Many of my projects in graphic design and fine arts focus on representing natural landscapes or designing for causes and companies that align with these interests. Outside of Graphic Design, I pursue creative works through printmaking, sketching, and painting.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2026

Best of Show and Best of Category in Poster for
"Let's Be Better" in 68th Annual ADAI Exhibition.
Awards of Excellence in 68th Annual ADAI Exhibition for "Let's Be Better", "Bound", "Iowa Bicycle Coalition Rebrand", and "Made In Minnesota Music Festival"
"Scrunched" accepted into Oripeau Open Call Fall 2025. Displayed in Nantes, France. Competing against professionals only 27 works selected out of 120.
"Midwestern Beauty" print series purchased into the Iowa State University Memorial Union permanent collection.
Judge's Choice Runner Up in Design Shift design-a-thon
Nominee for the 2026 Janice Peterson Anderson Senior Award in Design.

2025

Nominee for GDUSA Student to Watch
Owl Poster accepted into Perceptions V exhibition in Rzeszów, Poland. Only eight of the class were accepted and only four of the poster category.
67th Annual ADAI Exhibition Awards of Excellence for Chaco Messaging Campaign and Water Made It Wet Poster Zine ,
67th Annual ADAI Exhibition Best of Category for Advertising Campaigns, Chaco Messaging Campaign
Cuties Sustainability Packaging Redesign voted into ISU Graphic Design Week Exhibition 2025 by ISU faculty
Awarded a grant through Iowa State University Focus Funded Projects for "Midwestern Beauty" print series.

2024

66th Annual ADAI Exhibition Award of Excellence for Guerrilla Gardening Zine
Harry Watts Scholarship Nominee. Received one of ten nominations by the faculty of the Graphic Design Department.

EXHIBITIONS

2026

Oripeau Open Call displayed in Nantes, France.
Solo Exhibition at Morning Bell Coffee Roasters, Ames, IA.
Focus Grant Exhibition, Iowa State University Memorial Union for "Midwestern Beauty" print series.

2025

Owl Poster in Perceptions V exhibition in Rzeszów, Poland.
Painting "Response to Elaine de Kooning's Self Portrait" accepted into the Spring Juried Exhibition at the Memorial Union at ISU.
"Carving Lady Slipper" linoleum relief print displayed in the ISU Memorial Union Exhibition Space in Iowa State Juried Exhibition, Studies in Creativity.