Introduction

Hello there!

Thank you very much for checking out my blog. First and foremost, I would like to introduce myself: My name is Billy Thao, and I am a children's illustrator and visual artist based within the Twin Cities, Minnesota. I've exhibited and donated numerous  artworks around the Twin Cities; for instance, I'd donated two acrylic pieces to Senator Bigham and Senator Foung Hawj at the State Capitol; I've done a group exhibition in Red Wing. I'd recently finished illustrating my first children's book written by Hmong author, Kao Kalia Yang, titled Yang Warriors which will be publish by University of Minnesota Press in Spring of 2021. Thus, I am very excited!

By October of 2020, it will be 10 years since I've began this artistic journey. There were countless trials-and-errors, self-doubts, rock bottoms, but I am grateful that I've made it this far; in addition, I've become the person I am today because of the strenuous persistence and vigor I put into my craft. Hence I want to show you a few of my art pieces. 


You can check out my interview with a colleague. Interview with Duachaka Her 

You can also check out my work on Instagram at beeteeart

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