vanessa montano
about
vanessa montano (she/her) is a metro-detroit based illustrator who focuses on quirky and fun work that consists of traditional inked lines and digital finishes. she has a bfa in illustration from the college for creative studies in detroit.
vanessa has worked for many clients, including henry ford health system, anton art center, make macomb your home, michigan united x aiga detroit, lear corporation, the grosse pointe chamber of commerce, the great ya podcast, and for the children’s book, “for those about to rock: a kid’s guide to 50 music legends.”
when not working on pieces, she enjoys petting her dog daisy, thinking about food 24/7, watching hilariously bad movies, and trying to collect all of the power moons in mario odyssey.
feel free to reach out to her by any of the methods below:
hellovmontano@gmail.com
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vanessa has worked for many clients, including henry ford health system, anton art center, make macomb your home, michigan united x aiga detroit, lear corporation, the grosse pointe chamber of commerce, the great ya podcast, and for the children’s book, “for those about to rock: a kid’s guide to 50 music legends.”
when not working on pieces, she enjoys petting her dog daisy, thinking about food 24/7, watching hilariously bad movies, and trying to collect all of the power moons in mario odyssey.
feel free to reach out to her by any of the methods below:
hellovmontano@gmail.com
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honors & exhibitions
aiga post | aiga detroit x aiga toledo | 2020
member | illustrators for hire | 2020
member | gurl museum day | 2020
online exhibition | director’s pick | anton art center | 2020
member | aiga detroit chapter | 2020
fall fantasy | black box gallery | 2019
member | women who draw | 2019
members exhibition | whitdel arts | 2019
ICON10 group show | red bull house of art | 2018
drinks x design | design core detroit | 2018
emerging artist award | the guild of artists and artisans | 2018
the bitters 2 | whitdel arts | 2018
detroit design festival | eastern market after dark | 2017
aiga post | aiga detroit x aiga toledo | 2020
member | illustrators for hire | 2020
member | gurl museum day | 2020
online exhibition | director’s pick | anton art center | 2020
member | aiga detroit chapter | 2020
fall fantasy | black box gallery | 2019
member | women who draw | 2019
members exhibition | whitdel arts | 2019
ICON10 group show | red bull house of art | 2018
drinks x design | design core detroit | 2018
emerging artist award | the guild of artists and artisans | 2018
the bitters 2 | whitdel arts | 2018
detroit design festival | eastern market after dark | 2017