Hi there! I’m Delphine Lee, an illustrator and artist based in Washington DC.

Since 2017 I’ve been working as a full-time freelance illustrator. However, my path here was not a straight one. I studied fashion design in Parsons, and worked as a sweater designer in NYC for years until I decided to dive in fully to pursue my passion for art and illustration. I have been drawing all my life so the transition felt natural and organic.

What really gets me going is creating images that encourage empathy through a careful navigation of humor and sensitivity to make stuff of life a bit more palatable and enjoyable. I also love to draw people’s faces!

In my free time I like to make things. I still love to work with textiles, making clothes from scratch, working with natural dyes, and embroidering silly things. I also love to try out new recipes I gather from my travels around the world. I’m at my most content self when surrounded by nature with a good book and a cup of hot coffee. With a sketchbook handy, of course!

I would love to work with you! I welcome projects big and small.

Drop me a message here:

info (at) delphinelee (dot) com

Select Clients

The Washington Post
AARP
Desert Companion

Lonely Planet
George Washington

The Tampa Bay Times
Colgate University
University of North Carolina

The Boston Globe
INC
Discover
Believer Magazine
YES! Magazine
Rotman Management
Georgia Tech
Johns Hopkins

Smithsonian

NPR
Buzzfeed
Atlanta Magazine
Baltimore Magazine
Los Angeles Magazine
Southern Foodways Alliance
Bucknell University