Connor Bofto

My name is Connor Bofto, AKA Boftodoesart. (he/him)

I'm a mixed-media artist from PG County, Maryland and have been working with the digital arts for over 13 years. While my experience practicing my skills started in my early teens, I've been enthralled by the digital arts my entire life (or as I like to tell friends, before I knew how to put pants on.)

Being the youngest of four, I've spent a lifetime watching and playing video games. I would be come to be especially invested in the worlds of Late 90's, Early 2000's games, appreciating all the vivid details my friends didn't care about like rocks, music, or colors in the sky. My first ever art dream project began at the ripe age of 5, and was a surreal, silly copyright infringement waiting to happen called "Connor's World." While that project never made it to gold release, it's now the namesake of this website it would indirectly inspire almost 20 years later. When I was about 12 years old I took more interest in creating these worlds myself, and that began my journey of crafting all things digital arts. My goal with art is to create surreal experiences that blend both what I wanted to see as a child, and that which speaks to me as I grow. I aim to create content that blends child-like senses like nostalgia, fun, youth, and dreams, while also expressing topics important to me in my adult life like growth, forgiveness, courage, and grace.

I work in Graphic Design with a specialty in vector art, making concept art, UI/UX, event planning literature, exhibition cards, banners, programs, and more. I also work in storywriting, 3D modelling, sound design, and all sorts of other skills I've picked up along the way.

In 2022 I began work doing Graphic Design with the Reflections Arts and Literary Magazine at Prince George's Community College in Largo, MD, as well as work as a contracted designer at Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, MD. During my time with Reflections, I was recognized for the 2022 Adele R Zimmerman Student-Volunteer-of-the-Year award and would later serve as the magazine's Editor-In-Chief in 2023. At Montpelier I serve as both the on-site graphic designer and summer camp director for the Sci-Fi Comic Con and Digital Media camps. In these programs, I work with children and teens teaching fiction-writing and digital media foundations, hoping to help prepare them for their own creative journeys.

In my free-time I love continuing and honing my own creative skills, but when I'm not making art I like playing video games, spending time with my Mom and brothers, going to community events, or enjoying the outdoors with friends- usually hiking, camping or swimming.