Violet is a designer and illustrator in Portland, OR.
You can keep up with her personal work on Instagram @violet.jpeg.
Freelance and editorial inquiries are always welcome.
Email violetmaereed@gmail.com to get in touch.
Email violetmaereed@gmail.com to get in touch.
Exhibitions
︎ Animated shorts
Fall 2025 / ”Infinite Growth” | Hell Fables Official selection
HellavisionTV x Kat Ball
Spring 2025 / ”Character Select” | Track Attack selected short
HellavisionTV
︎ Gallery shows
Winter 2026 / The House Show group show
Summer 2025 / 1903 / The Chair Show group show
Winter 2025 / Secret Room / Flower Tower solo exhibition
Fall 2018 / The Brigade / Femme & Function Group Show
Summer 2018 / Country Financial / "Whereabouts" exhibition with Matt Schumacher
Spring 2018 / Candy Babel / Group exhibition
Winter 2018 / Jolby & Friends / International Women's Day group show
Fall 2017 / Coffeehouse Northwest / Solo exhibition
Summer 2017 / Milepost 5 / Duo exhibition with Gloombones
Summer 2017 / Killer Pink Gallery / Tiny Portraits solo exhibition
Fall 2016 / UNA Gallery / Grand Opening group exhibition
Fall 2016 / PSU School of Art and Design / Group Scholarship Exhibition
Clients
Reverb
FC Bayern
Chase Bliss
Wilco
The New York Times, The New York Times for Kids
WIRED (Six-Word Sci-Fi monthly comics, 2020-2023)
Cedars Sinai
GitHub
EmilyHarpist
Joywave
Hollywood Reporter
FastCompany
HuffPost
HP Innovations
Here Be Monsters
USA for UNHCR
GQ Germany
Popular Science
Work History
Jan 2020–Jan 2026: Senior Designer & Illustrator at Instrument
︎︎︎ with clients including Google, TurboTax, Epic, AWS, and Omnipod.
︎︎︎ with clients including Google, TurboTax, Epic, AWS, and Omnipod.
October 2019: Freelance Storyboard Artist at Sockeye
Aug–Sep 2019: Freelance Illustrator at Supermorebetter
Jun–Aug 2019: Freelance Storyboard Artist at Instrument
May–Jun 2019: Freelance Designer at Red & Co.
April–November 2019: Freelance Designer at The Study
Sep–Dec 2018: Freelance Designer at Supermorebetter
Aug 2018: Editorial Illustration Intern at Fort Wick
2017–18: Intern at Biklops Design
2017–2018: Risograph tech at Outlet
2016–18: Illustration assistant to Kate Bingaman-Burt
