About

Delaney Gibbons is an illustrator and visual storyteller based in Des Moines, Iowa. With a background in both illustration and creative writing—and more than a decade of professional design experience—she creates concept-driven work across editorial, publishing, comics, campaigns, brand collaborations, and illustration-led design.

Her work translates stories, ideas, and complex subjects into clear, memorable visual concepts—whether for a single editorial image, an illustrated campaign, a memoir comic, or a larger narrative experience.

Across both personal and commissioned projects, she is drawn to story, connection, humor, and the peculiarities of human experience.

She is available for freelance illustration, editorial and publishing projects, brand collaborations, and select creative engagements where illustration and visual storytelling play a central role.

Contact

delaneygibbons@gmail.com

A woman smiling surrounded by her garden which includes tall sunflowers.
A woman smiling surrounded by her garden which includes tall sunflowers.

Education

Parsons School of Design – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration

Eugene Lang College – Bachelor of Arts, Creative Writing

Professional Experience

Independent Illustrator & Visual Storyteller – 2016-Present 

Senior Graphic Designer – 2U, Remote, 2019-2022

Designer – dscout, Chicago, IL, 2016-2018 

Digital Designer – HarperCollins Children's Books, New York, NY, 2015-2016