✶ Nice to meet you ✶

I’m Kelly, an art director and independent artist based in Charlotte, NC.  

I earned my B.F.A in Graphic Design at UNC Charlotte. Currently, I'm a designer at Wray Ward, where I bring ingenuity to creative ad campaigns and craft visual identities and packaging for various brands. Alongside this, I design music posters and album covers, which you can check out here. My interest in crate-digging for funky album artwork at record stores drives me to create visually compelling narratives that infuse bold typography and vibrant colors.

Outside of the visual arts, I spend my time trying locally roasted coffee, going rock climbing, and practicing Spanish.

If you are interested in freelance or future project collaboration, reach out!
email: kelly.lizgilbert@gmail.com

Group Exhibitions
2024 Generations: 60 Years - 21 Conversations, Rowe Side Gallery, UNC Charlotte
2024 Summer Crush, Petra's, Charlotte, NC
2024 Flash Art Show, Overcash Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2023 Queen City Zine Fest, McColl Center, Charlotte, NC
2023 Nova Literary-Arts Magazine Exhibition, Popp Martin Gallery, UNC Charlotte
2022 Mode Graphic Design BFA Exhibition, Lambla Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2022 UNCC Juried Art Exhibition, Rowe Side Gallery, UNC Charlotte. Juror: D Rosen
2021 Novant Student Show, Novant Health SouthPark Family, Charlotte NC
2021 UNCC Juried Art Exhibition, Rowe Side Gallery, UNC Charlotte. Juror: Dr. Emily Stamey, Curator and Head of Exhibitions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum
2021 Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine Exhibition, Popp Martin Gallery, UNC Charlotte
2021 Student Art Show, Popp Martin Gallery, UNC Charlotte
Accolades
AAF Award District 3 — Gold Addy
American Advertising Federation Charlotte 2023
“Doors that Make a Statement” - Creative Campaign for Clopay by Wray Ward

American Advertising Federation Charlotte 2023
“Ecofuge” - Integrated Brand Identity Campaign

American Advertising Federation Charlotte 2023
“Ecofuge” - Integrated Brand Identity Campaign

Phi Beta Kappa — Member/Recipient
Phi Beta Kappa Society 2022
Nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society, recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.

Best of Show — Literary Arts Magazine
Associated College Press 2021
Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine Volume 52

Best of Show — Literary Magazine
North Carolina College Media Association 2021
Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine Volume 52
Publications
(TBD) Generations: 60 Years – 21 Conversations by Dr. Jim Frakes
2023 Nova Literary-Arts Magazine Volume 54
2021 30 North Literary Magazine Volume 17
2021 Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine Volume 52
2020 Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine Volume 51

Interviews/Speaking Engagements
2025 Wray Ward — Pantone’s 2025 Color & Biophilic DesignWriter
2024 Generations: 60 years – 21 conversationsInterviewee
2024 We Rock Charlotte — Logo Design Workshop — Instructor
2024 Wray Ward — Nourish Up RebrandInterviewee
2024 Niner Times — Nova Rebrand — Interviewee
2023 UNCC Designer Alumni Panel — Speaker
2022 UNCC Designer Alumni Panel — Speaker