# Mei-Li Nieuwland (@liea.nl)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/liea.nl
Headline: Freelance illustrator and graphic journalist

## About

Illustrator with a background in AI and cultural anthropology, interested in solving complex problems visually! I use illustration and comics to translate real-world issues and solutions into an engaging and memorable graphic. www.liea.nl

## Career

- **Illustrator at Mei-li Nieuwland Illustration & Comics** (Aug 2014 - Present)
  Freelance illustrator for business & science, editorial, and graphic journalism.
  
  www.liea.nl
- **Illustration and information design at Yeds** (Jan 2018 - Jul 2023)
  Part of the collective YEDS, connecting art with organisations through creative problem-solving.
- **Design Consultant at Flatland** (Jan 2016 - Dec 2017)
  Designed, developed and implemented visual tools for consultancy in business, education, and government.
- **Junior Lecturer at University of Amsterdam** (Aug 2012 - Aug 2014)
  Planned and taught freshman courses in i.a. rhetoric, philosophy of science, sociology and anthropology.
- **Concept Artist at Hasbro, Inc.** (2013 - 2014)
  Worked on expanding several of Hasbro's brands doing concept art and product design.
- **Illustrator at Vpro** (2010)
  Illustrated for VPRO's column and online magazine 'Dorst'.

## Skills

### Creative
- Illustration
- Photography
- Photoshop
### Interpersonal
- Public Speaking
- Qualitative Research
### Other
- Character Design
- Concept Design
- Course Design
- Graphic journalism
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Research Design

## Education

- **School of Visual Arts** — Summer Residency, Illustration & Visual Narrative (Jan 2019)
- **University of Amsterdam** — Master of Science (MSc), Cultural Anthropology (Jan 2011 - Jan 2012)
- **University of Amsterdam** — Bachelor of Science (BSc), Liberal Arts & Sciences, Cultural Anthropology (Jan 2008 - Jan 2011)
- **Yonsei University** — YISS, International relations & Foreign policy (Jan 2010)
- **University of Amsterdam** — Minor, Artificial Intelligence (Jan 2007 - Jan 2008)

## Courses

- Philosophy of Science
- Rhetoric
- Intro to Cultural Anthropology
- Intro to Sociology

## Awards

- MSc. Cum Laude (Aug 2012)
- BSc. Honours (Aug 2011)

## Languages

- Dutch (native)
- English (native)
- Mandarin (limited working)
- French (elementary)
- German (elementary)
- Spanish (elementary)

## Links

- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mei-li-nieuwland-179a77a3