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ACLU - CHICAGO 1919
ACLU - FEMALE INCARCERATION
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 
THE  ATLANTIC
BALTIMORE BANNER
JASON REYNOLDS’ BRAIN YOGA
BYRON HURT
CASSONDRA JAMES

GAY MAGAZINE
GIRLTREK
THE GUARDIAN
HMH BOOKS & THE NEW YORK TIMES
LITTLE, BROWN, & COMPANY
MADHURI PAVAMANI
M.I.T.
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART
NATE SMITH
NEW REPUBLIC
NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
PEACOCK NETWORK
REBEL GIRLS
REPUBLIC RECORDS

SCIENCE MAGAZINE
UCLA
THE UNDEFEATED
THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ALUMNI MAGAZINE
WASHINGTON POST MAGAZINE
WASHINGTON POST

The Pleasure of Clapping Back

Client: Roxanne Gay | Gay Magazine
Role: Illustrator
Deliverables:  Digital Illustration for Web
2019 Roxanne Gay’s Gay Magazine commissioned this illustration to accompany this article about Gay’s responses to unsolicited criticism of her work and her person.  
 This scene captures her as both a confident writer and a reflective individual, surrounded by symbolic elements like a pedestal and a mirror reflecting her various facets, encapsulating her introspective journey and the public's perception.


For Magicians Who Die on Stage

Client:  Gay Magazine | jayy dodd
Role: Illustrator
Deliverables:  Digital Illustration for Web
2019The client sought an illustration of a magician performing up-close magic, embodying the essence of sleight of hand and the allure of deception. The image should capture the magician's dexterity and charisma, enchanting an audience with a spellbinding trick, symbolizing the article's theme of illusion and personal revelation.

Watching ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ as a Palestinian-American

Client:  Gay Magazine | Fargo Tbakhi
Role: Illustrator
Deliverables:  Digital Illustration for Web
2019

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