For Google Chrome’s most recent Artist Series, we highlighted a global batch of up-and-coming artists that would resonate with the next generation of Chrome users.

Our team reviewed portfolios for nearly 300 illustrators across the world and eventually narrowed to six. Our final artists were each commissioned to create four Chrome Themes broadly inspired by the actions Chrome enables: Find, Create, Explore and Connect.

I managed the review, vetting, selection, and contract processes, and also owned communication with all of the artists throughout. This job was an absolute dream. “Go find talented artists and give them a platform?” Yes please. I’d love to.

Agency: VCCP US
Role: Senior Producer

Dirtypote (France)

Valentin Pujadas, aka Dirtypote, is an illustrator and art director based in Paris. Valentin likes to bring meaning and storytelling to each creation.

Kaitlin Brito (United States)

Kaitlin Brito is an illustrator and designer based in New Jersey who loves to create charming images with a sparkle that makes people smile.

Martha Olivia (UK)

Martha Olivia is a pattern designer and illustrator from the North of England. Her work consists of layering and shading lush florals to create immersive and bold designs, often expressing themes of nature, culture and dreamlike scenes.

Kanioko (Brazil)

Kanioko (he/they) is a Brazilian artist and illustrator. They are driven to tell stories for people who didn't grow up with the representation they felt they deserved. Their work is mostly character-focused, with humorous and quirky genderless personas, exploring themes such as queerness, identity, daily events, and nostalgia.

Melcher Oosterman (Netherlands)

Melcher's work consists of an eclectic mix of colourful, vibrant and detailed worlds inhabited by lively characters. Ever channeling his fascination for the mundane and absurd, he likes to tell stories and celebrate the imagination.

Kate Dehler (United States)

Kate Dehler is an illustrator living in Austin, Texas with her wife and their daughter. Her nostalgic work is often inspired by nature and draws from the graphic art of the 1970’s.