My mom painted the exterior of my childhood home when she was pregnant with me. Apparently, that’s why I have the birthmark that runs down the back of my neck. I didn’t have a single clue about it until someone pointed it out, 13 years later. Is being an artist my true calling? I don’t know. Yet, I’d like to think of it as my ‘brushmark’.

VANCAI

2017 I The Cheltenham Illustration Awards 

           Emerging and Established Category

2017 I Adobe Design Achievement Awards

           Fine Art - Illustration Student Semifinalist

2017 I 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 14

           Student Honorable Mention ; 2 artworks

2017 I AAU Juried Spring Show ; 12 artworks + app

           Intermediate Illustration Best of Show ; 1st Place

2017 I Society of Illustrators Student Finalist ; 2 artworks

2017 I Creative Quarterly 47 Student Winner

2017 I Creative Quarterly 47 Student Runner-Up

2016 I AAU Juried Spring Show ; 6 artworks

2015 I AAU Juried Spring Show ; 1 artwork

           Mural Award

2014 I AAU Juried Spring Show ; 1 artwork