Biography

MissYucki is Alba Poretti and Kathleen Cameron. Their work straddles an assorted range of artistic output including illustration, accessory and character design. Alba and Kat met while studying Fine Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg in 1999. With a shared love of design and all things sparkly, cute and yucki they began working together in 2004 on the MissYucki project.

The MissYucki project has taken its core inspiration from experiences based on the magic and mayhem of Johannesburg.  Through Miss Yucki Alba and Kathleen explore African divination practices, folklore, contemporary urban curiosities and the world of pageantry.  Using Johannesburg as their launch pad they have embarked on numerous intercontinental adventures and have shown their work in South Africa, Mozambique, the USA, France, Japan, Barcelona and beyond.

Kat is currently living in Barcelona, studying Spanish and working as a freelance illustrator. She has worked for the Barcelona Metropolitan Magazine and has been represented by the London based creative agency Advocate Art. Kat has illustrated several children’s books and her work is often published.

Alba completed a degree in Fashion studies from Parsons the New School for Design in New York in 2009 and currently lives in San Francisco. Alba has worked as a freelance print – textile designer and works full time as an apparel and accessory illustrator and game artist for the leading social gaming company, Zynga.