Gaia is an illustrator, cartoonist, and character designer.

He graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BFA in illustration, developing a focus on narrative and character art.

“My work centers around characters and their stories, queer themes, the beauty of nature, and a sort of ‘fantastical mundanity’, a perhaps contradictory, but aptly fitting term”

Achievements

  • ILLO Award Nomination: Best Character/Concept Artist 2024

  • ILLO Award Nomination: Best Digital Illustrator 2023

  • ILLO Award Nomination: Best Social Media 2023

  • ILLO Award Nomination: Best Character/Concept Artist 2022

  • ILLO Award: First Year Future Star 2021

Clients

  • Shop Columbia: Dark Market Promotional Illustration 2021