Illustration Portfolio

Emilie Kelly is a writer, illustrator, and filmmaker currently based in Portland, OR. Her background in anthropology and media theory influences her work by encouraging her to explore mixed-media, audience perspective, and the power of the story. Her current project is Things Are Afoot! (2024-present), a mystery/horror graphic novel about the ‘Most Isolated Town in America’. Her feature-length student documentary, The Grand Trans-American Cornhole Quest (2022), explores what it means to be an American, and received an honorable mention at the Student Independent World Film Festival (SWIFF).

As a character design and concept artist, she has completed over 250 pieces for a variety of clients, including tattoo design, murals, and children’s book illustration. Her work includes the album covers and merchandise design for musician Everybody’s Worried About Owen, and has been published in the Spaceships & Starwyrms tabletop game.

Comments, questions, and commission inquiries can be sent to emilie@viewfindercomics.com.