Illustration of men in beanies, above their heads are text messages with generic dating greetings like hi, hey, how are you. + Enlarge
Dating Burnout 2023 Watercolor and Digital 8x10 in
Illustration of men in beanies, above their heads are text messages with generic dating greetings like hi, hey, how are you. + Enlarge
Dating Burnout (gif) 2023 Watercolor and Digital 8x10 in
Illustration of a figure meditating with a long neck to show how we can get distance from our thoughts through mindfulness. + Enlarge
Cognitive Defusion 2023 Mixed Media and Digital 8x10 in
Illustration of a figure meditating with a long neck to show how we can get distance from our thoughts through mindfulness. + Enlarge
Cognitive Defusion (gif) 2023 Mixed Media and Digital 8x10 in
This is an illustration of large apples against white background and a small woman with a shopping cart in the middle among the apples. + Enlarge
Maximiser 2023 Colored Pencil and Digital
This is an illustration of large apples against white background and a small woman with a shopping cart in the middle among the apples. + Enlarge
Maximiser (gif) 2023 Colored Pencil and Digital
Portrait of an African American Man sitting on a chair surrounded by green plants and vines. He is wearing a shirt that says Black Art Matters. + Enlarge
Portrait of Eric Skinner from an Illustrated Interview 2023 Colored Pencil 11x8 in
Wordless comic with an adolescent witnessing a fight between her parents. + Enlarge
I See You 2022 Colored Pencil and Digital 11x7 in
Statement

Hello! My name is Madalyn Drewno and I am an Illustrator from Denver, CO. In my illustration practice I want to be part of a larger discourse by engaging with a range of stories and perspectives. Thus, it is my goal to work in editorial illustration, where I can use both narrative and conceptual thinking to solve visual problems.

For the exhibition, I chose three articles to illustrate. Two of the illustrations are based on articles that describe the struggles in trying to attain perfection, whether it be in online dating or in the products we consume. The third illustration is for an article that provides mindfulness strategies that allow us to gain distance from our obsessive thoughts and accept what is already here.

Other topics I am interested in illustrating include Asian-American experiences and Asian culture, stories that deal with difficult emotions like loneliness and anger, and stories that challenge dominant narratives.