About me

Aaliyah Willets is an illustrator located in Connecticut. She works mainly in traditional graphite pencil and often goes in afterward to finish off a piece with digital coloring. Aaliyah enjoys creating editorial illustrations, especially portraiture. She also loves to create music and movie poster artwork. Many of her pieces use the themes of music and fantasy. Aaliyah is also working on an upcoming children’s book project.

Education

University of Hartford 2025- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Illustration 

Accomplishments

Sophomore Portfolio Winner, Hartford Art School, 2023

Tales of Halloween by the Hartford Symphony Orchestra , Bushnell Theatre, Hartford, CT, 2024

The Dark Crystal Alternative Movie Poster, AMP- Alternative Movie Posters, 2024

Queen of the Damned Alternative Movie Poster, AMP, 2025

Nightmare on Canvas, University of Hartford, Joseloff Gallery, West Hartford, CT, 2025

Featured in the zine Heavy Handed- No. 1, 2025

Aaliyah currently has her Famous Guitarist series on loan to the University of Hartford for their Art on Campus, where her artwork is displayed on campus for the next 2 years, 2025-2027

Featured in Divid Magazine: Issue 14, 2025

3x3 Magazine: Annual 22, Merit award, 2025

SPD Student Competition, 2nd place winner in illustration category