Ren Graham is an illustrator, designer and writer living in the rainy Pacific Northwest. Ren is fascinated by history, biology, and folklore, and especially how these elements can combine to make a spooky story. They are fond of isometric RPGs, their three cats, and a warm cup of tea.

Available for freelance writing, design and illustration projects. References available upon request.

education:

High School Diploma, Creative Writing Conservatory

Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana

4.2 GPA. 2006 - 2010

B.A. in History of Art and Visual Culture

University of California Santa Cruz

Graduated with honors. 2010 - 2014

Graduate Certificate in Scientific Illustration

University of Washington

2016 - 2017

publications & showings:

“The Garden of the Anthropocene,” short story published in Fraidy Cat Quarterly, Vol 6. Publishing date of June 2025.

Polar Lights 3 Arctic Charity Zine: illustration, 2025.

“The Bannik,” short story published in BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror. Published 2025.

Blackwater, a graphic novel. Macmillan Publishers, Ltd. Published 2021.

KVPVet Product Catalog: all interior illustrations, 2021.

Furr 2: A Comic Anthology about Cats and Dogs: illustration. Published by Alex Park in 2019.

Beauty in the Evidence, showing at UW's Burke Museum. July 6 2017 - January 14, 2018.

Beauty in the Evidence: illustration in printed anthology, 2017.

3 W Anthology Vol. 1: illustration, published in 2012. 

Several illustrations for Inkblot Literary Magazine, 2010.