About
Monica Nelson is a designer, writer, and strategic art director.
She is the author of Edible Flowers (2021) and These Long Shadows: Women’s History in House Museums in the American South (2025), Antiques Today (forthcoming), and the founding creative and photo director of Wilder Quarterly.
Skills: graphic design, photo art direction, copywriting, naming, strategy, design direction, and ideation.
Projects
2012
Founding Design and Photo Director. Independent publication about the natural world.
Features
Work Experience
2015 — Now
Freelance Creative at The MacArthur Foundation, MoMA Design Stores, Nonesuch Records, Planned Parenthood, GAP, Apple, Target, Victoria’s Secret, Kate Spade New York, Revlon, Netflix, Jeep, Delta Airlines, Wolff Olins, Beauty Counter, Casper, and more.
New York, Los Angeles
2019 — 2020
Sr Art Director at Johannes Leonardo
NYC
2017 — 2018
Creative Director, Branded Content at PopSugar
New York
2014 — 2015
Art Director at Base Design
New York
2012 — 2013
Art Director at Wieden + Kennedy
Portland
2008 — 2011
Graphic Designer at Urban Outfitters
Philadelphia
Education
MA, Design Research at School of Visual Arts
BFA, Communications Design at Pratt Institute
Contact
Email
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