Maddy Ming is a Boston-based illustrator and multimedia artist, primarily working traditionally and using digital media to edit and refine. Her work uses texture and brushwork to capture different surfaces. Combining imagination and expressive mark-making with observation, she captures a variety of subjects, from real to the fantastical. In their illustrative work, they simplify forms in cheerful abstractions. These illustrative designs may then be applied to patterns and surface design for products or narratives. Her fine art work takes a more personal approach, exploring emotions, familial relationships, and mental health in a variety of 2D media, with a focus on painting-based media.