About
Haley Dunlap was born is Mansfield, Massachusetts they are a 24 year old illustrator, sequential artist and sculptor. After earning a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art they have been working as a freelance concept artist and graphic novelist. They have been writing and illustrating a 10 chapter graphic novel entitled Heaven’s Blade for about two years as well as collaborating with other creatives to help their visions come to be, including toy design, webtoons, and short forms comics. Their ambitions also keep them working on personal work outside of comics such as many miniature fantasy sculptures, Oil painting series and practical effects props. When not pursuing art Haley can be found enjoying time with their two dogs Cooper and Arya, and traveling and exploring new inspiring places.
Artist Statement:
As an artist who comes from an illustrators perspective my work is most importantly about telling a story. These stories range from personal narratives to fantasy, and when they do not reflect my personal experiences, their inspiration comes mainly from my own dreams/nightmares. I find these are the most vivid and uncensored windows into my imagination. My work right now is mainly focused on my thesis Heaven’s Blade. However, I also make a lot of purely sculptural work which I photograph as an illustration and am working on a number of other concept art based projects. The style of my work often ranges in technique, but regularly works with dark humor, sci-fi, folklore or macabre elements and tries to capture things with a cinematic flare.
