Carlee Justis was born in Palmer Lake, Colorado, a small town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. She comes from a family full of wonderfully creative people. As a child she was determined to become an artist. In 1997 she graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design.
After graduation she worked doing various design jobs. Her first job was at a toy company doing packaging design. It was there that she first started doing digital illustration along with traditional art.
This type of art work has developed into a freelance career doing illustration & design for packaging, advertising, catalogs, giftware, stickers and paper products. Carlee also does private commissions for murals, paintings and portraits.
Carlee lives in Oregon with her husband David and their two beautiful boys, Simon and Roman.