Kelly Koay is an artist based in Austin, TX who has worked on more than ten feature film animated movies as a lighting and compositing artist for both Walt Disney Animation Studios and DreamWorks Animation, her latest movie being the Wild Robot.

Kelly has enjoyed making art and creating stories since her elementary days and loves that she can make a career out of her passion. She also enjoys playing video games in her free time—her favorites including open world games such as Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, and Genshin Impact—which fuel her inspiration to make digital illustrations on the side.