Guest of Honor: Ashley Kennedy

Ashley is a self-taught artist, and has always been a huge fan of sci-fi and fantasy, which are often themes in her art and her cosplay.

She moved to Chicago in 2013 after many years living in Madrid, Spain, and she is fluent in Spanish thanks to her Mexican roots. She was an art instructor a few years back and now has two pieces in museums, several murals in her neighborhood, and shows regularly in galleries and pop-up markets. She also designs her own tattoos, and has at least 20, and probably more than that by now.

Her day job is giving architecture tours by boat, and she loves spending time outdoors near the water and enjoying nature in general. Other random hobbies and talents include singing, belly dancing, making sound effects, star-gazing, and collecting action figures.