Katty Huertas (b. 1993) is a multidisciplinary artist born in Colombia and based in the Washington DC/Baltimore area. She holds an MFA in Graphic Design from MICA.
Her work explores identity, folklore, and double standards, among other subjects. She combines analog and digital mediums such as painting, sculpture, fiber work, digital drawing, and animation.
Katty's work has been shown in galleries in multiple locations including New York City, San Francisco, Baltimore, Washington DC, Austin, and Bogota, Colombia. Her work has also been featured by Tumblr, VSCO, LEDBaltimore, Adobe Portfolio, Adobe Students, Adobe Latinoamerica, Behance, Society 6, 21Wallpaper, and Booooooom.
She's previously worked at Nickelodeon where she designed the key art for Henry Danger the Musical and the logo for It's Pony.
SELECTED CLIENTS
Nickelodeon · The Washington Post · Buzzfeed News · Red Bull Music Academy · Lenny Letter · El Malpensante · Playboy · WAMU · LAND Studio · The Pool · Zeit Wissen Magazine · DC Action Lab · DoSomething · Middle Seat · DCist · Johns Hopkins MA in Film & Media · Women's March 2019 & 2020.
Nickelodeon · The Washington Post · Buzzfeed News · Red Bull Music Academy · Lenny Letter · El Malpensante · Playboy · WAMU · LAND Studio · The Pool · Zeit Wissen Magazine · DC Action Lab · DoSomething · Middle Seat · DCist · Johns Hopkins MA in Film & Media · Women's March 2019 & 2020.
INTERVIEWS & FEATURES
AIGA NY Fresh Grad · Society 6 · Minus 37 ·Positive Magazine · Etsy · Blank Paper Project · Fonts in Use · Adobe Portfolio · LatinxDesignDirectory
RECOGNITION
2019 Adobe Design Achievement Awards Top Talent: Print/Graphic
2019 Adobe Design Achievement Awards Top Talent: Illustration
AIGA Flux 2019: Publication
Latin American Ilustración 8: Selected Winner
Communication Arts 2019: Illustration Shortlist
3x3 Student Show: Honorable Mention
Thank you!
