about

Moi

A Colorado native, Mikaela Kaes lives in Denver with her husband, family, cat (named Garlic), and gardens. She delights in being with loved ones, working in the dirt, eating yummy food, playing the piano, dancing, and going on adventures of all kinds.

As a designer, Mikaela helps brands tell their stories to grow their reach. Her work includes branding for nonprofits, artists, and startups. Collaborative and curious, Mikaela loves to team up with artists and interdisciplinary professionals, growing personally and getting to know people in the process—people are really cool! In addition to branding, she incorporates motion design into her practice as a versatile medium for storytelling through 2D and 3D animation and she enthusiastically teams up with software engineers on UX/UI projects.

Outside of her typical work, she uses various mediums, such as clay, wood, paint, light, watercolor pens, and glass to create installation art. Her work has been projected onto the Denver Clock Tower as well as exhibited in Aspen Grove Gallery and the CU Denver Experience Gallery. Selected by Jann Haworth, her pieces Unfurling and Dwelling Light were featured in Emmanuel Art Gallery’s juried exhibition, Guilty 2025. Her BFA Thesis, Ascent From Chaos, displayed at Redline Contemporary Art Center from April 26th through May 10th, 2025.