About Sydney

Illustrator, designer & storyteller

I am a New England-based visual artist with a background in illustration, cartooning, visual storytelling, and graphic design. My work explores themes of mental health advocacy, maritime history, and the supernatural.

I am drawn to creating art that encourages greater awareness and understanding of mental health while helping people feel seen and represented. Growing up in New England has also influenced my interest in maritime history, particularly the ways ships have contributed to the exchange of cultures, ideas, and innovation. My interest in the supernatural comes from my appreciation for myths and lore and the ways they have been used to tell parables, fables, and allegories.

I hope to create meaningful stories that connect with viewers and encourage curiosity about the subjects I explore. I especially enjoy visual storytelling because it can convey feelings, atmosphere, and scenes in ways that words alone cannot.

I primarily work in digital media and have experience as an assistant color flatter for
Disney Hyperion. I earned my Master of Fine Arts from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2025 and my Bachelor's degree in Studio Art from Salve Regina University in 2023. I continue to develop my creative practice while working toward completing my original graphic novel, November's Children.

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My Approach

Visual storytelling that combines
creativity, communication,
and thoughtful research.

Skills

Illustration • Graphic Design
• Visual Storytelling • Sequential Art
• Cartooning • Layout Design • Print Design

Tools & Software

Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign • Procreate • Pen & Ink
• Colored Pencils • Graphite • Acrylic
• Watercolor • Gouache

Selected Exhibitions

2025

Graduate Thesis Exhibition
The Center for Cartoon Studies | White River Junction, VT

2023

Emerging Artists 2023 Exhibition

Warwick Center for the Arts | Warwick, RI

Senior Show

Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery, Salve Regina University | Newport, RI

Vitruvian Women: Senior Honors Thesis Show

Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery, Salve Regina University | Newport, RI

2022

Best of Salve Students Show (BOSS)

Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery, Salve Regina University | Newport, RI

Emerging Artists 2022 Exhibition

Warwick Center for the Arts | Warwick, RI

All Women Artist Competition

Contemporary Art Gallery Online (CAGO) | Online

Selected Curatorial Experience

2024

Comics, Cartoons & Graphic Novels — Curator
Warwick Center for the Arts | Warwick, RI

Selected Publications

2022

Bridges Burned

The Willow Literary Magazine | Newport, RI