https://emmathewson.com Em Mathewson Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:05:06 +0000 https://emmathewson.com en https://emmathewson.com/about Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:34:41 +0000 Em Mathewson https://emmathewson.com/about <img width="6584" height="4391" width_o="6584" height_o="4391" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/006b0a28a9cd39bb8c847e7cf1556feb3ab07dbd7a5dc599957cc2aab5eff7fd/IMG_6417.JPG" data-mid="244408217" border="0" data-scale="66" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/006b0a28a9cd39bb8c847e7cf1556feb3ab07dbd7a5dc599957cc2aab5eff7fd/IMG_6417.JPG" /> Hi! I’m Emma. I’m an illustrator, writer, and comics artist living in Los Angeles. I’m passionate about complex environments with engaging colors as well as empathetic narratives in writing. For business inquiries please email: mathewsonillustration@gmail.com Previous clients include: Raising Canes, Choice Hotels International, Biohacking Village at DefCon, Stickii, the Washi Station, and others. Awards: American Illustration 41, Maryland Institute College of Art Presidential Scholar, National Scholastic Silver Medalist 2018. Shows: Giant Robot Monthy Shows, May 2025- Present, Coaster Show at GoodCompany 2023, 5x7 Show at Gallery Nucleus, 2022, Meyerhoff-Decker Commencement Exhibition, 2022, Taxonomy Lit Solo Show hosted by Decker Library, 2022, MICA Illustration Show off Show, 2020 resume https://emmathewson.com/comics-gallery Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:05:06 +0000 Em Mathewson https://emmathewson.com/comics-gallery Game Trails (2024) Written about my experience with being catcalled while running, self published, 14 pages. You can read it in full here. <img width="750" height="1050" width_o="750" height_o="1050" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0fe7b71025974d9df3ed2c397910df75bd428432c77b55ba82b9b1b84fd169f1/Page_1.jpeg" data-mid="220441754" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/0fe7b71025974d9df3ed2c397910df75bd428432c77b55ba82b9b1b84fd169f1/Page_1.jpeg" /> <img width="750" height="1050" width_o="750" height_o="1050" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b405a8005dffc2b09c500e9afbd4708a39ec94dcda9dfe10394307030c4f7da/Page_2.jpeg" data-mid="220441755" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/9b405a8005dffc2b09c500e9afbd4708a39ec94dcda9dfe10394307030c4f7da/Page_2.jpeg" /> <img width="750" height="1050" width_o="750" height_o="1050" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/920f1c3109d5b1183e5a6ab8a124f11919ca7b32456d74010b51665a7e925d72/Page_4.jpeg" data-mid="220441756" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/920f1c3109d5b1183e5a6ab8a124f11919ca7b32456d74010b51665a7e925d72/Page_4.jpeg" /> <img width="750" height="1050" width_o="750" height_o="1050" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d79db48252b04c20d560aa82e20a8954413fabf03fd1210c9c81377c6262bc2/Page_3.jpeg" data-mid="220441757" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/750/i/3d79db48252b04c20d560aa82e20a8954413fabf03fd1210c9c81377c6262bc2/Page_3.jpeg" /> Sea Hares (2025) One page comic about finding shells and a sea hare, inspired by childhood summers in North Carolina.&nbsp; <img width="1650" height="2550" width_o="1650" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/935808fd46addf298058afbe09badfcf50f809e90bd46ce0fdf5f463d6c8c0a7/Untitled_Artwork-2.jpg" data-mid="244407820" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/935808fd46addf298058afbe09badfcf50f809e90bd46ce0fdf5f463d6c8c0a7/Untitled_Artwork-2.jpg" /> Tick, tick, tick... 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