About
My name is Kaitlyn! I am a Milwaukee and Atlanta based mixed media illustrator, graphic designer, and textile artist whose work draws inspiration from travel, folk art, and dance. My practice blends traditional media such as watercolor, ink, cut paper, and printmaking, with a particular passion for fiber arts and leather working.
With a BFA in illustration from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, I am always looking to expand my practice to multiple disciplines. I currently work as an Assistant Artist at Carter’s where I strive to share a sense of joy and wonder through my work. Outside the studio, you can find me curating my collection of vintage denim and leather jackets, playing piano, or practicing yoga.
For business inquiries: kaitlynpowersart@gmail.com
Freelance & In House Design Experience:
Carter’s, Fashion Angels, Milwaukee Ballet, Ebb & Flow Design Co, Milwaukee Art Museum, 414 Flea ,The Well Red Damsel, and Shelf Love DSM
Gallery Participation:
2025, Richeson Gallery. Create!, Appleton, WI (2nd Place Student Category)
2025, MIAD Frederick Layton Gallery. Don’t Call Me Junior, Milwaukee, WI
2025, MIAD Brooks Stevens Gallery. Women’s Rights are Human Rights, Milwaukee, WI
2024, Richeson Gallery. Create!, Appleton, WI
2023, Marian Gallery Student Exhibition. Milwaukee, WI
2022, Marian Gallery Student Exhibition. Milwaukee, WI
Awards:
AAF Fox River Gold Addy 2026(Out of home ambient media student category)
MIAD Alumni Thesis Award 2026
Pallas Textiles KI Student Textile Design Competition(2nd place 2026)
MIAD Claire Hackmann Service Award 2025
American Association of University Women Scholarship 2023 & 2024
Debbie Callahan Arts Fund Award 2023 & 2024
Joseph Myrtle Graphic Arts Scholarship 2022
Girl Scouts USA National Gold Award Scholarship 2022
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