Spotlight on 2022 Biennial Grant Recipient Show artist Chloe Lewis
Chloe Lewis is a freelance illustrator and designer who grew up in Fort Myers, Florida and is currently based in New York City. She graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and majored in Studio Arts. She currently pursues her love of illustration and graphic design. Her focus as an illustrator and graphic designer is to solve visual problems. Her creations are striking in their use of color and line.
Her work is predominately digitally created and she is fond of keeping a sketchbook to work ideas in. She pulls inspiration 
from a variety of things such as architecture, her daily life, modern art, history and combines them in a way to maximize the expression of joy in her work. Her graphic design is bright and utilizes flat, whimsical vector shapes to create compositions that make the eye bounce. Her illustration work is detailed, color filled and full of texture with elaborate scenes that each convey a story. She was chosen to be a part of the Society of Illustrators 64 Exhibition and Book in 2022. She is a dynamic creator that embraces her varied array of 
interests to create captivating work that tells a story and elicits joy for her clients.
For more information, please visit https://chloelewis.dog/ and https://www.instagram.com/chloeillu/.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.