About Michelle
Michelle Kondrich is an award winning commercial artist and animator specializing in editorial illustration and illustration for use in advertising. Michelle’s work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration and the Society for News Design. Her work gives a narrative feel to even the most conceptual ideas and she is passionate about telling visual stories in often surprising ways. Michelle is also a Designer at The Washington Post Opinions desk.
Michelle is the creator and host of Creative Playdate, a podcast for people pursuing creative careers while raising children.
Michelle was born and raised in rural Nebraska where she excelled at things like musical theater, the trumpet (she was first chair AND won the John Phillip Sousa award) and painting her high school's mascot (a bulldog) in tempera paint on local business windows during Homecoming.
She lives and works in the Washington, D.C. area with her husband and daughter.
You can purchase prints of her work here.
Awards
2024 American Illustration 43 - Chosen Winner (2)
2023 American Illustration 42 - Selected Winner (1)
2023 Society for News Design - Portfolio Award of Excellence
2022 American Illustration 41 - Chosen Winner (2)
2021 Society for News Design - Award of Excellence
2020 Society for News Design - Award of Excellence (2)
2020 Society of Illustrators Annual Show
2019 Society of Illustrators Annual Show
Press
2019: A Portfolio of Illustration - The Washington Post
2018: A Portfolio of Illustration - The Washington Post
Creative Playdate featured on Illustration Age
Design Arts Daily Interview
Workspiration Interview
Selected Clients
The New York Times // AbelsonTaylor // Spotify // The Washington Post // NBC News // TIME // TEDx // The Boston Globe // Allstate // Fidelity Charitable // NPR // AARP // FT Weekend Magazine // WBEZ Chicago // The Humane Society of the United States // Novartis // Blue Mountain Arts // McGarry Bowen // Prospect Magazine // PLANSPONSOR // The Writer’s Chronicle // Merck Pharmaceuticals // Cengage // DaVinci Wine // Workforce Management Magazine // HORIZON Organics // HOW Magazine