The Artist
Inessa Burnell is a digital artist who works with authors, game developers, organizations, and individuals to create beautiful illustrations. In addition to digital art, she also explores watercolor, clay, markers, colored pencil, acrylic, and other art mediums.
Along with running an illustration business, Inessa is also the Gallery Director of the Kingman Center for the Arts Gallery & Gift Shop in Kingman, AZ and wears many hats to support the artist community. These hats included staffing, manual writing, admin, IT, graphics design, retail, event management, marketing, and gallery maintenance. She was also a member of the local artist and craftsmen guild, offering insight and ideas to further its growth.
In her spare time, Inessa dabbles in music - singing, composing, and playing piano.
The Story
Inessa grew up on the East Coast in the small town of Lunenburg, MA where she honed her skills in visual and performing arts. Video games, comics, and movies were her inspirations, resulting in her interest in the fantasy genre while her love of fashion directed her focus to the feminine form.
With an interest in the sciences, she studied and achieved her Bachelor of Science in Food Science and worked in Food Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and Technical Services.
In 2020, she decided to move to Arizona where a series of events led her to starting her own illustration business - InessaBurnellArt. She illustrates for authors, game developers, and individuals to this day by working closely with her clients to translate words into stunning visuals.
Inessa joined the Kingman Center for the Arts Gallery & Gift Shop in 2021, exhibiting and selling her personal work and volunteering in a variety of areas to help support the nonprofit gallery. She donned a series of roles within the gallery - from Graphic Designer, to Assistant, to Gallery Director where she now works full-time.
She adores the gallery where she first took root as a professional artist. It is here that she discovered her passion for coaching budding and long-time professional artists alike in pursuit of their success.
Inessa is a testament to a healthy balance of professionalism, ambition, and flexibility in life’s many twists and turns. She takes pride in the work she does, whether illustrating, running a business, or anything in-between.