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Freelance Illustrator/Designer for local and nationwide clients: BP America, Marcus Advertisement, David C. Cook Publishing, Modern Curriculum Press, Essence Magazine, Golden Book Publishers, Boyds Mills Press and Independent Publishers. Books illustrated: African Tales, Falcon Nest, Frederick Douglass, First by Second Hand, Maggie Walker, Baby’s Colors, Look at your Baby Face, I Like Me, See Me Grow: Head to Toe, and Haircuts at Sleepy Sam’s. and “The Greatest Gift.” “Cudi Memoir”…Freelance Illustrator/Designer for local and nationwide clients: BP America, Marcus Advertisement, David C. Cook Publishing, Modern Curriculum Press, Essence Magazine, Golden Book Publishers, Boyds Mills Press and Independent Publishers. Books illustrated: African Tales, Falcon Nest, Frederick Douglass, First by Second Hand, Maggie Walker, Baby’s Colors, Look at your Baby Face, I Like Me, See Me Grow: Head to Toe, and Haircuts at Sleepy Sam’s. and “The Greatest Gift.” “Cudi Memoir”

Keaf Holliday

Illustrator, Designer, Book Illustrator, +2

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Freelance Illustrator/Designer for local and nationwide clients: BP America, Marcus Advertisement, David C. Cook Publishing, Modern Curriculum Press, Essence Magazine, Golden Book Publishers, Boyds Mills Press and Independent Publishers. Books illustrated: African Tales, Falcon Nest, Frederick Douglass, First by Second Hand, Maggie Walker, Baby’s Colors, Look at your Baby Face, I Like Me, See Me Grow: Head to Toe, and Haircuts at Sleepy Sam’s. and “The Greatest Gift.” “Cudi Memoir”…Freelance Illustrator/Designer for local and nationwide clients: BP America, Marcus Advertisement, David C. Cook Publishing, Modern Curriculum Press, Essence Magazine, Golden Book Publishers, Boyds Mills Press and Independent Publishers. Books illustrated: African Tales, Falcon Nest, Frederick Douglass, First by Second Hand, Maggie Walker, Baby’s Colors, Look at your Baby Face, I Like Me, See Me Grow: Head to Toe, and Haircuts at Sleepy Sam’s. and “The Greatest Gift.” “Cudi Memoir”

Available to hire

Freelance Illustrator/Designer for local and nationwide clients: BP America, Marcus Advertisement, David C. Cook Publishing, Modern Curriculum Press, Essence Magazine, Golden Book Publishers, Boyds Mills Press and Independent Publishers. Books illustrated: African Tales, Falcon Nest, Frederick Douglass, First by Second Hand, Maggie Walker, Baby’s Colors, Look at your Baby Face, I Like Me, See Me Grow: Head to Toe, and Haircuts at Sleepy Sam’s. and “The Greatest Gift.” “Cudi Memoir”

Skills

Book Illustration

Editorial Illustration

Advertising Illustration

Fashion Design

Fashion Illustration

Experience Level

Book Illustration

Expert

Editorial Illustration

Expert

Advertising Illustration

Expert

Fashion Design

Expert

Fashion Illustration

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Tenured Art Instructor at Shaker Heights High School

January 1, 2001 - November 24, 2025

Tenured art instructor responsible for curriculum development, classroom instruction, and student mentorship; delivers a range of visual arts courses and integrates hands-on art practice with academic standards.

Freelance Illustrator/Designer at Self-Employed / Freelance

January 1, 1984 - November 24, 2025

Freelance illustrator/designer for local and nationwide clients including BP America, Marcus Advertisement, David C. Cook Publishing, Modern Curriculum Press, Essence Magazine, Golden Book Publishers, Boyd’s Mills Press, and independent publishers. Books illustrated include African Tales, Falcon Nest, Frederick Douglass, First by Second Hand, Maggie Walker, Baby’s Colors, Look at your Baby Face, I Like Me, See Me Grow: Head to Toe, Haircuts at Sleepy Sam’s, The Greatest Gift, and Cudi Memoir.

Commercial Illustrator at Art Directions Advertisement Studio

January 1, 1991 - January 1, 1991

Commercial illustrator duties included camera-ready finish art in full color and black & white, photo roughs, photo layouts, fashion design, and airbrush illustrations.

Art Instructor at Shaker Heights High School

January 1, 2001 - November 24, 2025

Tenured art instructor responsible for teaching visual arts, developing curriculum, and mentoring students at Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Freelance Illustrator/Designer at Self-employed (Freelance)

January 1, 1984 - November 24, 2025

Illustration and design services for local and nationwide clients, including BP America, Marcus Advertisement, David C. Cook Publishing, Modern Curriculum Press, Essence Magazine, Golden Book Publishers, Boyds Mills Press and independent publishers.