Mxkly (em-ex-kelly) is a creative alias for My Kim Dao; a multidisciplinary designer and illustrator from Buffalo, NY.

Her works span across digital and physical mediums like Blender, Procreate, ink, film photography, and whatever else a piece demands. Her art practice never allowed her to live in one place and she doesn’t believe it should.

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:

• ‘Inbetween’ exhibited in Buffalo on Film and CEPA Gallery group show exhibition at Cass Gallery – 2026
• ‘Corvus Corax’ displayed and featured in “Emerging Visions” exhibition at Burchfield Penney – Spring ’26
• Recipient of the Undergraduate Research Small Grant for ‘Made from Scratch’: A Children’s Illustrated Book – Spring ’26
• Participated in the 3rd Annual Buffalo State and New Era Cap Design-a-Thon – Spring ’26
• Various artworks sold at Buffalo State’s Burchfield Penny Holiday Market: Student Sale – Fall ’25
• Recipient of the Buffalo State’s ‘Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio Awards for Graphic Design’ – Spring ’25
• Artworks 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