Portrait of Kristiina Almy

About

Kristiina Almy is an illustrator based in Massachusetts with a strong design background and a newer focus on illustration. Over 20 years, she has built a career in art and design, recently expanding into illustration. Kristiina specializes in branding and editorial illustration for various clients, creating lively and colorful work influenced by printmaking, nature, and storytelling.

She is known for her collaborative approach, attention to detail, and commitment to client vision. Outside of work, Kristiina enjoys nature, experimenting with art, and playing Pickleball. Contact her at kristiina@kristiinaalmy.com to transform your ideas into vibrant illustrations.


Affiliations

Association of Illustrators, Graphic Artists Guild, Illustrators for Hire, Inkygoodness Collective

Recognitions

Communication Arts Illustration Annual (shortlisted), Creative Quarterly (winner)

Education

Certificate of Achievement, Graphic and Web Design, Boston University College of Communication

Bachelor of Science (honors), Art (Studio), Skidmore College


Testimonials

Kristiina’s work has a clean and crisp style that was the perfect complement to our upbeat feature and cover. A pleasure to work with her!
— Robert Supina, Creative Director, Westchester Magazine
Kristiina’s beautiful and vibrant illustrations that highlight the pleasures and richness of food were perfect for our magazine issue on Motivation, for the article focusing on the positive aspects of health.
— Andrea Bravo, Editorial Coordinator, CAPITEL Magazine
Kristiina created my book cover based on very little direction. She is excellent at understanding a client’s needs and very responsive to any requests for adjustments. I was more than happy with her service and highly recommend her. She is very talented and a good business person!
— Marie Demers, Author
Kristiina was perfect in supporting a new look for the brand. I had a concept of what I was looking for but could not put the idea to paper. Kristiina delivered a highly professional and graphically pleasing end product.
— Jim Dillon, Business Owner
Kristiina worked with us to create a t-shirt that promoted the event. Kristiina listened carefully to our needs and was so easy to work with. I highly recommend Kristiina as a responsive, quick-minded, and simply enjoyable professional to work with.
— Jennifer Grinnell, Race Director, Pine Hill 5K
Kristiina did a fantastic job for one of my clients. She is both highly creative and naturally artistic, and was able to quickly understand the client vision and create an image that perfectly captured the company. She is professional, friendly and quite simply, extremely nice to work with. I highly recommend Kristiina.
— Leila Dillon, President, Dillon Communications