Amber Vittoria

If Amber Vittoria’s work seems familiar, it’s thanks to a wildly impressive roster of collaborators: the New York City-based illustrator has worked with NBC, Warby Parker, Gucci, The New York Times, Instagram, and more. 

After starting her career as a graphic designer at Victoria’s Secret, Vittoria moved on to an Art Director post at VaynerMedia before pursuing her own creative work full-time. Her work centers on the portrayal of women within art—featuring colorful illustrations that play with the idea of femininity and the feminine form, including overtly extended limbs and playfully rounded features. In a painting series called “How We Carry Ourselves,” for example, women are represented as colorful swirls of paint with little heads and feet, with titles like “Fancy for FaceTime” and “My Posture is Perfect.”

In addition to her mint collaborators, Vittoria earned a nod from Forbes this year, which included her in its annual “30 Under 30” list. You can check out Vittoria’s latest projects on Creatively here.

What is the first creative project you remember?

My earliest creative memory is coloring in a coloring book with my dad when we were on vacation. We were in Cape Cod, and he was teaching me how to color within the lines, and I was very perplexed by the idea, haha.

Describe your aesthetic in three words.

Vibrant. Engaging. Thoughtful.

What was the most fulfilling collaboration you’ve worked on?

I’d say my candle collaboration a few years ago with Otherland; it was inspired by the women in my family, and in the family of the founder as well.

What’s one creative project that taught you something fundamental about yourself?

My residency at Facebook’s Analog Lab gave me the courage to experiment with a new medium, allowing me to explore form in ways I was always nervous about sharing publicly. 

Do you think creativity is something you’re born with, or something you’re taught?

In true Gemini fashion, I would say both; we are all creative in different ways, and how we are taught to use our creativity helps inform what type of creative outlet we seek.

What’s the last dream you had?

I dreamt that the pandemic was behind us, and that we could hug people again—it was a glorious dream.

One hundred years from now, what do you hope people write about your work?

I hope people will be writing about my work in 100 years; how flattering would that be! If they are, I’d hope they could relate to the period in which I made this art—the struggles and the joys.

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