Nice to meet you ✶

I’m a graphic designer and visual artist living in Charlotte, NC.  

I earned my B.F.A in Graphic Design at UNC Charlotte. Currently, I'm a designer at Wray Ward, where I bring ingenuity to creative ad campaigns and craft visual identities and packaging for various brands. Alongside this, I design music posters and album covers, which you can check out here. My interest in crate-digging for funky album artwork at record stores drives me to create visually compelling narratives that infuse bold typography and vibrant colors.

Outside of the visual arts, I spend my time trying locally roasted coffee, going mountain biking, and practicing Spanish.

If you are interested in freelance or future project collaboration, reach out!
email: kelly.lizgilbert@gmail.com

Exhibitions
2024 Generations: 60 Years - 21 Conversations
2024 Summer Crush Art Exhibition | Petra's
2024 CPCC Flash Art Exhibition
2023 Queen City Zine Fest | McColl Center
2023 Nova Literary-Arts Magazine Exhibition
2022 Mode Graphic Design BFA Exhibition
2022 UNCC Juried Art Exhibition
2021 Novant Health Student Show 
2021 UNCC Juried Art Exhibition
2021 Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine Exhibition
2021 Student Art Show | Popp Martin Gallery


Accolades
American Advertising Federation Charlotte 2023
“Ecofuge” - Integrated Brand Identity Campaign

American Advertising Federation Charlotte 2023
“Ecofuge” - Integrated Brand Identity Campaign

Phi Beta Kappa — Member/Recipient
Phi Beta Kappa Society 2022
Nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society, recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.

Best of Show — Literary Arts Magazine
Associated College Press 2021
Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine Volume 52

Best of Show — Literary Magazine
North Carolina College Media Association 2021
Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine Volume 52


Publications
2023 Nova Literary-Arts Magazine Volume 54
2021 30 North Literary Magazine Volume 17
2021 Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine Volume 52
2020 Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine Volume 51

Interviews/Speaking Engagements
2024 We Rock Charlotte — Logo Design Workshop — Lead Instructor
2024 Wray Ward - Nourish Up Rebrand — Interviewee
2024 Niner Times — Nova Rebrand — Interviewee
2023 UNCC Designer Alumni Panel — Speaker
2022 UNCC Designer Alumni Panel — Speaker