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I'm Kellie Joyce Zazanis Simms

I’m an illustrator + visual artist born and raised in Monterey, California and based out of Portland, Oregon. 

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I use illustration as a tool to strengthen social movements for LGBTQIA+ liberation as well as using it to connect my passions of personal growth, the outdoors and cycling. 

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Thank you!

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Fun Fact: The name Zimmsie is a merging of my Greek family name (which was dropped by my grandfather in the 1940s) of Zazanis with a chosen family name - Simms, with the added bonus of the last part of my first name.

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Z (from Zazanis) + IMMS (from Simms) + IE (from Kellie) = ZIMMSIE

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