

Aranda Adams
Co-Owner | Illustrator | Editor | Writer | Cartoonist
Nickname
Randee
Hair
Brown (Natural)
White Streak (Natural)
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Eyes
Ocean Blue (Natural)
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Signs
Scorpio (Westernl)
Rabbit (Chinese)
Aries (Vedic)
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Date of Birth:
November 6
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a bit about me
At the age of four, my parents took me to the theatre to watch Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”. As the prologue began, the frame zooming in from the forest into the stained glass window of the castle, I was in awe. My mother says I turned to her and said “I wanna make that.” From that moment on, I knew would be an artist.
Growing up in a small rural Canadian village, I didn’t have access to art programs, but I did have a pencil, sketchpads, and unfettered access to the internet. I gradually evolved from recreating comic book illustrations to creating my own characters for fandoms I enjoyed, transitioning from traditional art to digital as technology evolved. Animation has always been my greatest source of inspiration from that day in the theatre and continues to inspire my work today.
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education
2005 - 2006
2007 - 2012
Red River Community College
Creative Arts Studies
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University of Winnipeg
Bachelor of Arts - English​
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Self-Taught
Digital Art​
Traditional Illustration​
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experience
1999 - Present
Various Artistic Organizations
Ecole Richard Elementary School Drama & Choir​​
Prairie Mountain High School Drama & Choir
Central Manitoba Youth Choir
Borderline Singers
Geek Like A Girl Studios
Small Monday Island Creative Studios​
2008 - 2012
University of Winnipeg's Uniter Newspaper
Editorial Cartoonist
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2007 - Present
Illustrator
Geek Like A Girl Studios
Cat in the Moon Illustrations
Jeepers Creepers Publishing
Graphic Designer
Manitoba Military Collector's Club
Somerset Lorne Citizen Museum
Branding Illustrator
Goodfellow Emporium & Curiosities
Co-Owner
Small Monday Island Creative Studios​
exhibitions & shows
2005
2010
2022 - Present
Prairie Mountain High School
Named "Most Creative" in class​​
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University of Winnipeg
Artistic Achievement Award for Editorial Illusttraions​
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Conventions & Festivals
Winnipeg Comic Con​​
Pembina Valley Pride
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