Holly Conrad
Cosplayer
Los Angeles, CA
Biography:
Born from a family of artists and out-of-the-box thinkers, Holly Conrad cites her first cosplay experience at the age of four when she strapped a pillow to her back and called herself a koopa. Mentored by her grandfather, Dorse Lanpher, a pioneer in visual effects animation with Disney and Don Bluth Productions, Holly grew up in Redlands, CA as a gifted illustrator, artist, and self-taught costume designer.
After graduating with a degree in Medieval History (and Sorcery) from University of California, Santa Barbara, Holly switched career paths and began working in special effects shops for clients like Disney, Universal, Machinima, Warner Brothers and productions like Robot Chicken and Titan Maximum, the latter of which won an Emmy for costume design. In 2010, she co-founded a company with her best friend Jessica Merizan called Crabcat Industries. Crabcat focuses on promoting an inclusive teaching community to build costumes, props, and practical special effects as well as new-media entertainment with the brands "Try This At Home", "Commander Holly", and "Jessica Marzipan".
Holly is stationed in Los Angeles where she works as a Community Manager for Maker Studios/Polaris to share her love for video games and pop culture with other like-minded internet denizens. She lives with her husband Ross, an animator, and her precocious cats Doctor Orpheus and Mojo with a view of the city that's only partially blocked by a pesky tree she has "ominous plans" for.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2023
- PAX Unplugged 2023 - December 1-3, 2023 in Philadelphia, PA 2022
- PAX Unplugged 2022 - December 2-4, 2022 in Philadelphia, PA
- PAX West 2022 - September 2-5, 2022 in Seattle, WA
- PAX East 2022 - April 21-24, 2022 in Boston, MA 2017
- Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2017 - April 21-23, 2017 in Chicago, IL 2016
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo - Perth 2016 - June 24-26, 2016 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2016 - March 18-20, 2016 in Chicago, IL 2015
- New York Comic Con 2015 - October 8-11, 2015 in New York, NY
- AsiaPop Comicon Manila 2015 - September 18-20, 2015 in Pasay City, Philippines 2014
- Pittsburgh Comic Con 2014 - September 26-28, 2014 in Monroeville, PA
- HawaiiCon 2014 - September 12-14, 2014 in Waimea, HI
- Phoenix Comicon 2014 - June 5-8, 2014 in Phoenix, AZ
- Big Wow! ComicFest 2014 - May 17-18, 2014 in San Jose, CA
13 confirmed guest appearances