Kathleen Rietz

Freelance Artist

I have freelanced in the field of commercial art for nearly 2 decades as a designer, product developer and illustrator. Now I do a lot of illustration work for chidren's publications and have illustrated several books as well as greeting cards, and I create designs for stationary and apparel.

Resume

Resume available upon request.
Clients include:
Abbey Press
Artmark Chicago, Ltd.
Bonne Bell
Cadbury Europe
Chicago Place
Demdaco/DD Traders
Diamond Toy
Enesco Corporation
Fantas Paper Products
Harcourt Children's Books
Hershey's
Inspirit Press
JCPenney
Jetmax Int'l. Ltd.
Joe Boxer
Kohl's
Lillian Vernon Corp.
M&M Mars
McGraw-Hill
New Readers Press
Publications Int'l, Ltd.
Regina Press
Roman, Inc.
RTC Industries
Sears
Target
The Art Istitute of Chicago
The Bradford Exchange
The Museum of Science & Industry

Location

Chicago, IL

Specialties

  • Illustration
  • Fashion/Apparel
  • Packaging

Experience

15+ years

Education

American Academy of Art

Awards

several children's books, designs in major department stores and catalogues, teaching art at the Community School of the Arts at Wheaton College.