Gaia is an illustrator and character designer.

He graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BFA in illustration, developing a focus on narrative and character art.

“My work centers around characters and their stories, queer themes, the beauty of nature, and a sort of ‘fantastical mundanity’, a perhaps contradictory, but aptly fitting term”

Achievements + Publications

• Somewhere to Belong: A Romance Dawn Trio Zine 2025

• Winter in Zozah: A Witch Hat Atelier Zine 2025

• ILLO Award Nomination: Best Character/Concept Artist 2024

• ILLO Award Nomination: Best Digital Illustrator 2023

• ILLO Award Nomination: Best Social Media 2023

• ILLO Award Nomination: Best Character/Concept Artist 2022

• ILLO Award: First Year Future Star 2021