Hi! I'm Meredith Kachel.

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I am an artist, Producer, and teaching artist living in Chicago Illinois. I make comedic art, videos, animations, design personal websites, and I also perform as a stand-up comedian. This website is a collection of past and present works, as well as my student's work and teaching philosophies.

 

I have a BFA from the  School of the Art Institute, and I am currently in the graduate program at DePaul University working on my Me.D in Secondary Education with a concentration in Visual Arts. I was an illustrator at the John G. Shedd Aquarium, and I helped paint President Barack Obama's mural in his campaign headquarters.  I am the Executive Director of an all-ages arts mentorship program called ag47, which is my pride and joy.  

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My work is informed by self-deprecation, storytelling, honesty, radical self-love, and novelty. I illustrated my first book in 2016: "Things that should exist but do not". You may also find my 2017 study on Gender and Comedy production in Chicago Stand-up Comedy here. It was featured in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Reader, and on WGN. 

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I am currently available for Commissions. Please contact me at

Meredithkachel@gmail.com for rates.