illumi (fka illuMEMEnati) is an Evansville, IN-based artist, writer, and marketing account manager whose online content presence can be traced back to 2008 when a blog post was featured on MLBTradeRumors.com.

Behind the account, Chris has been happily married for 6+ years and has two children. He has been creating art for as long as he can remember. That came to a boiling point in July 2021 when his digital collectibles, the Rowdy Reptilians, became one of the highest-grossing projects on the DeSo blockchain. Since then, he has worked with several artists and agencies including Coolman Coffeedan and High Key and has had art collected by Pamela Anderson, Tiffany Trump, and the Krassenstein twins among hundreds of others. In addition, his content has been featured in Bloomberg, Know Your Meme, Platformer, Today in Tabs, Bored Panda, and more.