Candii is the founder and CEO of CandiiKismet, an illustration everywhere brand that infuses her colorful optimism and beautiful perspective of the world with added magic. Her brand is a combination of her name and the cosmic balance known as "kismet", a word meaning unerring destiny. She has completed over 400 commissioned pieces to date spanning character design, editorial art, portraiture, larger-than-life gallery exhibition pieces, medical illustration, and commercial brand design. Candii has been praised for her depiction of people of color ni new and exciting ways. One of the strong central themes in Candii’s work is "finding the magic in the mundane" through visual storytelling. She specializes in translating human experiences, common or otherwise, into joy-inducing visuals that all share a strong voice, perspective, and stylization.

Candii is the founder and CEO of CandiiKismet, an illustration everywhere brand that infuses her colorful optimism and beautiful perspective of the world with added magic. Her brand is a combination of her name and the cosmic balance known as "kismet", a word meaning unerring destiny. She has completed over 400 commissioned pieces to date spanning character design, editorial art, portraiture, larger-than-life gallery exhibition pieces, medical illustration, and commercial brand design. Candii has been praised for her depiction of people of color ni new and exciting ways. One of the strong central themes in Candii’s work is "finding the magic in the mundane" through visual storytelling. She specializes in translating human experiences, common or otherwise, into joy-inducing visuals that all share a strong voice, perspective, and stylization.

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Candii is the founder and CEO of CandiiKismet, an illustration everywhere brand that infuses her colorful optimism and beautiful perspective of the world with added magic.
Her brand is a combination of her name and
the cosmic balance known as “kismet”, a word meaning unerring destiny. She has completed over 400 commissioned pieces to date spanning character design, editorial art, portraiture, larger-than-life gallery exhibition pieces, medical illustration, and commercial brand design. Candii has been praised for her depiction of people of color ni new and exciting ways.
One of the strong central themes in Candii’s work is “finding the magic in the mundane” through visual storytelling. She specializes in translating human experiences, common or otherwise, into joy-inducing visuals that all share a strong voice, perspective, and stylization.

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Character Design
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Childrens Book Illustration
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Illustration
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Book Illustration
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Medical Illustration
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Experience Level

Character Design
Expert
Childrens Book Illustration
Expert
Illustration
Expert
Book Illustration
Expert
Medical Illustration
Expert
Fashion Illustration
Expert

Language

Education

Bachelors of Fine Arts at Florida A&M University
December 31, 2008 - October 8, 2013
Focus in Illustration and Character Design

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Industry Experience

Education, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications
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