Chelsea Brtis

Chelsea Brtis is an Assistant Professor of Digital Illustration at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  They received a Bachelor of Architecture from Iowa State University and an MFA in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication from the University of Texas at Dallas.  Prior to their position at UNC Charlotte, they taught digital 3D illustration and game studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, has experience as a character artist, and was lead 3D modeler on the Virtual Anderson Gallery project with VCUarts.  In their research, Chelsea interrogates topics such as environmental politics, animal-human relations, and inclusive representation through game development.  They are the creator of the recognized and awarded games Together, which focuses on building empathy during COVID-19, and Local Goods, which highlights how our role as consumers impacts the environment. You can see more on Chelsea’s work within games here.