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About

My name is Amy Gallagher and I’m a UK-based cartoonist and illustrator. I have an ongoing hilarious and wholesome webcomic series “A Dash of Silly” which I share on Instagram with my 32k+ followers. I love to tell stories with a fun and silly nature, with a side of cuteness thrown in. When I’m not creating whimsical art, I use my skills in visual communication for styleboarding. I regularly work with video and animation agency Bearded Fellows to create styleboards for clients including Google, Facebook, BBC Sounds, Burberry, Heathrow, and more.

Much of my illustration targets young audiences, including young adults. My illustration has a playful charming nature, rendered in a cartoon-like style. I’m interested in using illustration to bring a dash of sunshine, laughter and smiles to audiences.

If you want to chat about a project, or if you have any questions, you can email me at amiluu@live.com

Achievements

  • I have garnered a 32k+ following on Instagram from creating comedic webcomic strips.

  • Commissioned by Newcastle University and the National Civil War Centre to provide 50+ illustrations for an upcoming children’s educational website on the 17th-century English Civil War.

  • Designed “Handy” mascot and illustrations for British stationery company “Handy Spelling”. Handy Spelling was one of several winners of the 2019 “Launchpad" new stationery competition and was 2019 Stationery Award finalists.

  • Spent one month in Finland in April 2018 as part of Arteles’ “Comic Blast” illustration and comic art residency.

  • Writer and illustrator of children's educational book "Microbes" (Dec 2017), published by Thunderstone Books.

  • Comic artist for positive conservation storytelling project “Lost & Found” (www.lostandfoundnature.com)

  • My "Speedy Santa on a Segway" Christmas card design won the over 18's category for the 2016's "Crafty Christmas Card Competition" hosted by the arts education charity "The Big Draw".

  • I was one out of seven winners of the Powered by Nature competition (hosted by IUCN's Commission on Education and Communication and Alcoa Foundation). I travelled to the Netherlands to offer my illustration and animation skills to create a social media campaign, "Better in the Dark", to raise awareness of natural solutions for energy.

Skills
Cartooning, Comic Art, Illustration, Storyboarding, Styleboarding, Stationery Design, Greeting Card Design, Communication, Narrative, Attention to Detail, Problem-Solving, Creativity, Procreate, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Baking

Clients
Thankbox, Dekko Comics, Bearded Fellows, Newcastle University, PureApp, Kindness.org, Frontiers For Young Minds, The Climbing Hangar, KOOKIE Magazine, Thunderstone Books, Children & Young People's Commissioner Scotland, Lost & Found, Noodoll, Star Editions, Clayplaylondon, Bright Ideas, Itsy Favours, TBWA\London, Findacure, Nelly Duff, Lauren Baker, Pretty Nostalgic, Arts London News