about the artist!

Kalen Meeks is a multimedia artist from the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a degree in Art from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and currently resides in Chicago, IL. Kalen’s inspiration comes from the macabre junction between children’s book illustrations and wartime propaganda. She finds joy in the absurd and likes to daydream. Her favorite artists include Tove Jansson, Richard Scarry, Edward Gorey, and Yuko Higuchi.