Alison Kan Grevstad

artist | designer | director

Surrounded by natural beauty, I mindfully and joyfully experience the magic of creation, working with colleagues and clients in the arts, environment and culture.

I work to inspire empathy, joy and discovery through sharing my creativity as
an artist, designer and creative director.

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Design client work

Illustrations

  • Media: Watercolor illustration, 14 x 14”

  • Media: Acrylic painting, 24 x 24”

  • Media: Charcoal and watercolor study for a 24 foot parachute. Fabric dye painted on silk used on the final piece for the Seattle Aquarium.

  • Media: Digital illustration for Alaska Airlines

  • Media: Digital illustration

  • Media: Digital illustration for Alaska Airlines

  • Media: Digital illustration for Alaska Airlines

  • Media: Digital illustration for Seattle Aquarium

  • Media: Watercolor Illustration, ‘Easter Chicken’
    3 x 3”

Creative Director

A children’s book designed
to create empathy for our ocean’s smallest creatures

In my role as Producer and Designer, I worked in collaboration with the Seattle Aquarium and a dream team—nature writer Brenda Peterson and Caldecott Medalist Ed Young. We created a beautiful children’s picture book published by West Margin Press. The book is now a live musical puppet show playing at the Seattle Aquarium, and was featured as the Story Walk book at the Woodland Park Zoo in September 2022.

Catastrophe by the Sea Video credits: Concept and design by Alison Kan Grevstad. Animations, sound and production by Anika Kan Grevstad and Kerry Ford Lee.

Video Design

Video Trailer for Vessel of Promises. Written by Stephen Cowan and Ed Young. Illustrated by Ed Young.
Video credits: Concept and design by Alison Kan Grevstad. Animations and production by Kerry Ford Lee.
Sound and editing by Anika Kan Grevstad.

Ceramics

Alison Kan Grevstad is an active member of the Seattle arts community as a practicing ceramic and visual artist. She has shown her work in gallery shows in Seattle (A Gallery, Pottery Northwest, ArtEast) and Arizona (Tang Gallery). Deeply influenced by nature, her art and design ethic give voice to underrepresented populations with a focus on cultural and environmental awareness.

She has worked in the studio Pottery Northwest for the past ten years, where she now teaches, and completed a year-long residency with ceramic artist Drew Nicklas. She creates both sculptural and functional work and enjoys exploring new approaches to ceramic surface design.

About

A Creative Director, Manager and Designer, with expertise in creative strategy, brand development and stewardship. Enjoy bringing talent, leadership and commitment to every project. Most recently served as producer and designer of an illustrated children’s book, Catastrophe by the Sea, that is currently a live musical puppet show at the Seattle Aquarium. Also served as a design consultant to the Seattle Aquarium, supporting their brand identity, fundraising, education and conservation efforts.