About Steph Calvert

Steph Calvert is a friendly one-eyed illustrator with a boisterous laugh and over 20 years of experience working as a professional artist and designer. She lives in McDonough, Georgia (just south of Atlanta) with her awesome husband Josh, two ridiculously funny kids, and a pile of happy rescue animals.

Steph creates art infused with fun, bright colors, hand-lettered typography, and cute expressive characters. Major strengths include digital painting with a retro gouache vibe, classic line drawings, and the sense of humor that comes from watching Airplane, Spaceballs, and Blues Brothers 5,000 times as a kid.

Steph Calvert is the Henry County Local Liason for the Southern Breeze region of Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators and is currently querying literary agents with her first author/illustrator picture book projects. She has previously illustrated the Dinosaur Daydreams series for Capstone Publishing, along with two coloring books for independent publisher Colorful Cities.

Steph earned her BFA in Computer Art with a focus on traditional 2D animation at Savannah College of Art and Design in 1999, has experience speaking for audiences of all ages, and has five years of teaching experience. She is constantly on the lookout for ways to give back to the community through art experiences and service projects, and 10% of the income from every project is shared with Momentum Christian Church. Clients include Ooly, Trader Joe’s, Capstone Publishing, and Visit Henry County.

Steph is available for illustration projects, art licensing and surface design assignments, mural painting, and custom art commissions, and would love to hear from you at stephcalvertart@gmail.com.

Publications

2023

Hidden Colors Magic Paint Sheets – Magic Friends, illustrator. Published by Ooly.

Hidden Colors Magic Paint Sheets – Magic Jungle, illustrator. Published by Ooly.

2022

Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Youth Card Deck, illustrator. Self-published title by Well and Ready Kids.

2021

The Adventures of Bear and Oreo: Brothers Forever, illustrator. Self-published title by Joan Millon.

2018

A Stegosaurus Would Not Make a Good Pirate, illustrator. Published by Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone Publishing.

A T-Rex Would Not Make a Good Knight, illustrator. Published by Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone Publishing.

A Triceratops Would Not Make a Good Ninja, illustrator. Published by Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone Publishing.

An Apatosaurus Would Not Make a Good Spy, illustrator. Published by Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone Publishing.

2017

“Greetings From Savannah” illustration featured in article on vintage postcard art in Issue 34 (July 2017) of Uppercase Magazine.

“Mariposas” 2 page spread and hand lettering spot art for Spring 2017 issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine.

2016: “Sassy Flapper” included in Autumn issue of The Coloring Studio magazine.

2015: Colorful Tokyo coloring book for Colorful Cities.

2013: Colorful Seattle coloring book for Colorful Cities.

Recent Art Shows

2022

Reality/Abstraction

at Atlanta Artists Center

August 30 – October 27, 2022

2019

InstaShow
at Spruill Gallery
4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30338
September 20 – October 26, 2019

The Coaster Show 2019
at Gallery 30 South
30 S Wilson Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91106
October 5–27, 2019

Plein Air group art show
at Gallery at Hood Street
136 Hood Street, Suite C,
McDonough, GA 30253
May 11 – August 11, 2019

2017

Just My Height Art Shows: Letters & Numbers group art show
at Aventura Mall
19501 Biscayne Blvd.
Aventura, FL, 33180
March 7 – March 11, 2017

“Fun in Space: An Homage to Pulp Science Fiction” group art show
The Gallery at The Tech Garden
235 Harrison St. Suite 1
Syracuse NY 13202
January 19, 2017 – March 24, 2017