About Me

A First-Generation graduate from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor’s in Studio Art & Design with an emphasis in Illustration. Now an Art Instructor, Muralist, and Illustrator based in Chicago. She currently instructs full time in the city of Chicago. Her interests in different mediums allow her to explore and experiment with their work freely. When working traditionally she likes painting with acrylic, watercolors, collage, and uses digital tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate. Cambray also works with Zbrush which is a 3D digital sculpting tool, using Zbrush and Keyshot she created the environment for their project “Scout and Mabel” as well as printing the 3D models. Cambray’s work can be purchased in-store at Gemz and Boardz in Chicago.

 FAQs

  • I love to explore and play with mediums but when it comes to favorites, I tend to use watercolors and ink the most. I use Windsor & Newton watercolors to paint and for paper I use Arches cold press paper.

  • Besides art, I love to garden. I love the whole process, planting, taking care of them, watering, and harvesting. It can be very rewarding regardless of the end result, whether your eating it or using it for other projects like dying fabric. One of my favorite parts of gardening is trading with others like myself!

  • Cambray has had their work exhibited in galleries both in DeKalb and Chicago. Starting from 2022 Cambray had their work in the Back Space Gallery at Northern Illinois University. Cambray also participated in the Fargo Shadow Exhibition in 2023 in Downtown DeKalb. Recently, she has had her work up at Vibrant Cast Gallery in Chicago and the Jack Olson Gallery in DeKalb

  • For the month of May, I’m temporarily pausing my commision requests to focus on organizing my schedule. I want to ensure I can dedicate ample time to each commission and deliver the best results.