Gretchen Kish Serrano

A lifelong artist, Gretchen Kish Serrano has always enjoyed painting. As a graduate of Northern Illinois University, she studied graphic design and advertising. While working as an art director at Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago on various accounts including Hallmark Cards, Gretchen also studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. These experiences together with the life-changing adoption of Sophie, her beagle-whippet rescue from the Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago, has been the inspiration behind the creation of Paw Palettes.

“There is something so special about
seeing Sophie’s unique soul captured
in a painting… I want to do the same 
for other pets. My dream is to create 
an art collection where all pet lovers can

select artwork of their favorite breeds to
enjoy and share. All of our pets deserve
to be celebrated in a masterpiece!”