Mxkly (mix-lee) is a creative alias for My Kim Dao, a multidisciplinary designer and illustrator from Buffalo, NY. She recently graduated with a B.F.A in Graphic Design at Buffalo State University on May 2026.

Her work explores the intersection of storytelling, character design, world-building, and blending different aesthetics into immersive visual narratives. She works across both digital and physical mediums, moving between Blender, Procreate, ink, and film photography depending on what each piece calls for.

Education:

Buffalo State University – Buffalo, NY

• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design: 2023 – 2026
• Dean’s List: 2023-2026

Erie Community College – Williamsville, NY

• Associates in Fine Arts: 2021 – 2023
• Dean’s List: 2021- 2023

Exhibitions & Awards:

• Artwork exhibited curated by faculties in Czurles- Nelson Gallery: Fall ’23, Spring ’24, ’25, ’26
• Artwork exhibited in Buffalo State’s “Art of the Totality: An Eclipse Exhibition” – Spring ’24
• ‘The Bestiary Academy’: ABC Illustrated Book and artworks displayed and sold at Fitz: Books and Waffles – Spring ’24, ’26
• Recipient of the Buffalo State’s “Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio Awards for Graphic Design” – Spring ’25
• Various artworks sold at Buffalo State’s Burchfield Penny Holiday Market: Student Sale – Fall ’25
• Participated in the 3rd Annual Buffalo State x New Era Design-a-Thon – Spring ’26
• Recipient of the Undergraduate Research Small Grant for ‘Made from Scratch’: A Children’s Illustrated Book – Spring ’26
• ‘Corvus Corax’ displayed and featured in Emerging Visions exhibition at the Burchfield Penney – Spring ’26
• Film Photography exhibited in Buffalo on Film, CEPA Gallery, and Cass Gallery Group Show – 2026