My name is Libby VanderPloeg, and I’m an artist and illustrator based in Michigan. Growing up, I was surrounded by books and stories, as my mom was a storyteller and children’s librarian, and so my creativity blossomed. After studying fine art at University of Illinois at Chicago and working as a graphic designer, art director, and even a cheese monger in Brooklyn, I decided to fully embrace my lifelong love of drawing through illustration. I love creating quirky, sweet, animated gifs that celebrate community and inclusivity, playing with pattern, and also making colorful, detailed maps. When I'm not drawing, I love to travel, go for hikes with my sweet dog, Tucker, and revel in the natural world.
For illustration inquiries, please email my lovely rep, Kat Irannejad at Totally Reps: Kat@totallyreps.com.
For general inquiries, you can email me at libby.vanderploeg@gmail.com, and I’ll do my best to reply in a timely manner.
Clients include: Abrams, Adidas, AFAR, Ann Taylor LOFT, Anthropologie, Better Homes & Gardens, Chipotle, Comedy Central, Condé Nast Traveler, Crown, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, Doubleday, Epicurious, Estée Lauder, Facebook, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Fine Cooking, Food 52, Hardie Grant UK, Harper Collins, Instagram, Kazoo Magazine, Keds, The Knot, Levain Bakery, MacMillan, Mead Cambridge, National Geographic, Netflix, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Nosy Crow, Oprah Magazine, Pampers, Penguin Random House, SELF, Seattle Chocolates, Smith Street Books, Stacy’s Pita Chips, Stasher, Supergoop!, SW Basics, Talbots, TED Talks, Time Out, Tumblr, Upworthy, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Workman Publishing.
And to see what I'm working on now, follow me on instagram.