ILAAMEN PELSHAW

Ilaamen is a Guatemalan-American artist based in Omaha, since 2015. With background in commercial graphic design and illustration, her work is representational and illustrative.

She is a storyteller and her art explores elements of everyday life in a colorful and cheerful way, often focused on kindness and inclusion.

Has participated in more than 40+ group exhibitions in Omaha, Lincoln, Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Monica, Portland, Miami and Melbourne FL, and 3 local solo shows. Her art is in private collections in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Central America.

  • Selected as the Omaha Summer Arts Festival Featured Illustrator for 2 consecutive
    years.
  • One of the winners of the 7th edition of Latin American Illustration by AI/AP
  • Selected artist for the United States Department of State’s Art in Embassies program, with the piece “United We Live” being displayed at the US Ambassador’s residence in Kampala, Uganda.
  • Featured in SINGULART Magazine from Paris, France as One of 7 Illustrators to watch.
  • Artist Inc. (2018), Alternate Currents (2021)