Hi, my name is Kiki and I’m the artist behind everything Tourist Economy. I received my BFA in 2011 from the Illustration & Cartooning program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, but really, I’ve been drawing pictures since I first learned to hold a pencil.

In 2015, I moved to Provincetown, MA, and became what is known in local Cape Cod parlance as a “washashore”: a person who was not born or raised on Cape, but “washed ashore” later in life and made it their home. My love for the Outer Cape, the National Seashore, its flora and fauna and eclectic shops and eateries, motivated me to create this series, which is a lighthearted take on traditional, kitschy tourist art and beach town souvenirs.

When I’m not drawing, you can find me kayaking in Provincetown Harbor, sunbathing (or perhaps more accurately, sunburning) on the shores of Long Point, or tending bar at Commercial Street’s most infamous dive, The Old Colony Tap. Thanks for checking out my work, and I hope you’ll enjoy my creations as much as I enjoyed making them!