V Corzo

Brand & Creative Director
Queer Latine
Inaugural Director of Design — Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Culture | Storytelling | Design

Los Angeles

About

Portrait of a person with short, curly hair wearing glasses, a black top, and layered gold necklaces against a dark gray background.

I'm a brand and creative director with over two decades of experience creating work that shapes culture. Expressive, honest and felt, not just seen. Currently the Inaugural Director of Design at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, I built the museum's first in-house design studio from the ground up, leading visual identity and brand strategy ahead of its September 2026 opening. I build brand systems from nothing, at any scale, for national brands, cultural institutions, and independent creators alike.

My work brings together culture, identity, and design, with a focus on audiences that traditional brand storytelling too often overlooks. I'm a queer Latine creative, and identity, community, and cultural memory run through everything I make.

Selected Works

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art / Website

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art hand illustrated visitor map and event brochure design
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art hand illustrated visitor map and event brochure design

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
/ Map & Brochure

Nike NYC

Obama Foundation Democracy Forum event brand identity and environmental graphics
Photo of Bitch Media magazine rebrand and membership branding by V Corzo
Photo of Bitch Media magazine rebrand and membership branding by V Corzo

Obama Foundation Democracy Forum

Bitch Media Rebrand

Corollary Wines brand identity and label packaging design
Corollary Wines brand identity and label packaging design

Corollary Wine Branding & Packaging

Nike Chicago 'It Takes A City' campaign creative direction
Nike Chicago 'It Takes A City' campaign creative direction

Nike Chicago / It Takes A City

Adidas x Finish Line in-store art activation and event design
Adidas x Finish Line in-store art activation and event design

Adidas x Finish Line In-Store Activation

Selected Clients & Collaborators

Nike
The Obama Foundation
The Smithsonian
Adidas
Coach Foundation
Bitch Media
Grammarly
Paramount

CB2
Center for Journalism & Democracy
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago Design Museum
Corollary Wines
Hopelab
MTV

Recognition

Awards

Gold Anthem Award (presented by the Webby Awards)
Hopelab imi Guide Campaign

Silver Anthem Award (presented by the Webby Awards)
Nike NYC Puerto Rican Day Parade Campaign

Selected Talks

Queer Design Club Summit — Queering the Workplace Weapons of Mass Creation, Cleveland Keynote, WeMake Celebrates, Portland Artist Talk, Apple Store Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago

Collections

Newberry Library, History of Prints Collection, Chicago Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection, Chicago Museum of Design Poster Collection, Zürich Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago

Selected Exhibitions

Havana Biennial, La Havana, Cuba Peripheral Views: States of America, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago Neche Collection, Solo Exhibition, Public Works Gallery, Chicago Great Ideas of Humanity, Chicago Design Museum Great Ideas of Humanity, Business of Design Week, Hong Kong

Work with me

Brand Foundation
For organizations building or rebuilding from the inside out. We find what's already true and make it visible.

Brand Clarity in Transition
For organizations at a turning point — a launch, a rebrand, a repositioning — that need to know who they are before execution begins.

Currently taking select advisory and creative direction engagements. Fractional availability opens late 2026.


Let's talk → hello@vcorzo.co

Practice

Alongside brand work, I make things. Objects, books, images, and installations rooted in identity, place, and memory.