About
My name is Kaitlyn! I am a Milwaukee 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.
Graduating with a BFA in illustration from Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and am always looking to expand my practice to multiple disciplines. 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 freelance inquiries: kaitlynpowersart@gmail.com
Freelance & In House Design Experience:
Carter’s, Fashion Angels, Milwaukee Ballet, Elkay Interior Systems, Edgeless Beauty Group, Ebb & Flow Design Co, Milwaukee Art Museum, The Well Read Damsel, 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
MIAD Claire Hackmann Service Award 2025
Granular Marketing Scholarship 2024
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