Cardinal
is a Chicago-based freelance illustrator who loves creating all things cute, colorful, and fun! Her work often celebrates animals and nature, comforting aesthetics, and queer joy.
Cardinal graduated in 2020 from Columbia College Chicago with an Illustration BA and a fiction writing minor.
When she's not selling her work at conventions or online, Cardinal can be found exploring the city, petting cats, and playing one of her many Pokemon games.
Cardinal has sold her work at:
Andersonville Galleria - Chicago, IL (2023-present)
Metropolis Coffee Company - Chicago, IL (2023-present)
Anime Magic - Rosemont, IL (2024)
Rose City Comic Con - Portland, OR (2024)
Rivers & Roads Cafe - Chicago, IL (2024, 2023)
Chicago Entertainment & Comics Expo (C2E2) - Chicago, IL (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) - Seattle, WA (2022)
New York Comic Con (NYCC) - New York, NY (2021)
Anime NYC - New York, NY (2019)
Wizard World/ Fan Expo - Rosemont, IL (2019, 2018)
INK Fest - Chicago, IL (2019)
Michigan Comic Con - Detroit, MI (2019)
Comicopolis - Lockport, IL (2019)
Challenger's Comics - Chicago, IL (2019)
Sultzer Library Comic Fest - Chicago, IL (2019)
Art Harvest - Chicago, IL (2018)
ColumCon - Chicago, IL (2018)
C2E2 2023
C2E2 2023