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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Posters for Parks is just a week away! Here’s a little detail crop from my contribution to this year’s show, which features 42 limited-edition posters celebrating Minneapolis parks.

Teaser image with text that reads “Posters for Parks - Oct 10”, featuring a cropped view of my two-color screen print in yellow and magenta ink on dark brown paper.

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#currentlyreading "Raised on Ritalin: A Personal Story of ADHD, Medication, and Modern Psychiatry" by Tyler Page • @tylerpage.bsky.social 💊 Courtesy of Hennepin County Library

Cover of "Raised on Ritalin: A Personal Story of ADHD, Medication, and Modern Psychiatry" by Tyler Page

Interior spread from "Raised on Ritalin: A Personal Story of ADHD, Medication, and Modern Psychiatry" by Tyler Page

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Trylon Cinema @trylon.org · 28/09/2026

We have new 11x17 posters ($10!) available at: ko-fi.com/tryloncinema...

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Trylon Cinema @trylon.org · 30/09/2026

Our series, EVIL INCANTATIONS: WITCHCRAFT, HEXES AND DEMONOLOGY begins tonight. To celebrate the series, we’ve decided to dress up the theater. Check out films and showtimes at www.trylon.org/film-series/...

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Trylon Cinema @trylon.org · 21/09/2026

We've conjured up this series of witchcraft, hexes and demonology for this spooky season. Which film are you most excited about? @brianbritigan designed this poster, which is for sale at the Trylon box office and on our ko-fi store. Tickets and showtimes at www.trylon.org/film-series/...

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The “Evil Incantations” film series kicks off tomorrow in collaboration with @cultfilmcollective.bsky.social , featuring screenings at both Trylon Cinema and the Heights Theater throughout October

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Evil Incantations – TRYLON

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Excited to usher in the spookiest of seasons with this new poster I made for @trylon.org 🎃

Illustrated film poster rendered in black, orange, and yellow halftones, featuring a coven of witches around a fire with a skeleton demon emerging from the smoke. The poster title reads "Evil Incantations: Witchcraft, Hexes, & Demonology"

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hey Twin Cities folks: want to help MCAD Faculty Union and @seiumn.bsky.social keep AI out of arts education? We're currently in a contract dispute regarding AI protections, fair wages, and more — adding your name to our petition in support of these efforts would mean a lot!

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MCAD FACULTY PETITION

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Online version of this past weekend’s New York Times piece 🏜️

Digital illustration depicting an older laid-off worker abandoned in the desert, carrying a cardboard box filled with items from her desk and a small cactus.

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m worried my neighborhood may be getting too fancy… 🧐

Photo of a limousine with a canoe strapped to the roof, taken in Northeast Minneapolis.

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Process steps from initial sketch to finished illustration for this past weekend’s New York Times piece about health insurance struggles faced by older laid-off workers:

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Always a treat to see my work in print! 🌵 Lovely to find this illustration inside yesterday’s New York Times Sunday Business section, many thanks to AD Minh Uong! And extra thanks to my dutiful husband George for tracking down the NYT print edition here in Minneapolis 😘 No small feat!

Photo of the print edition of the New York Times Sunday Business section from September 20, 2026, featuring my illustration. The headline reads "What to Do if You're Laid Off and Too Young for Medicare"

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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

another lil tutorial! (1/?)

image of first step of a flat crystalline shape, with a fully rendered one by its side

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today's your last chance to see the posters from "Hold the Boundary" in person at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul, MN — including this BWCA-variant of my "Night/Owl" print 🦉

A BWCA-variant of my “Night/Owl” print from the “Hold the Boundary” poster show by ArtYouHeart, on display at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul, MN through Saturday, September 19

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This Saturday is the last chance to see “Hold the Boundary” in person!

Illustrated poster created for the “Hold the Boundary” fundraiser from ArtYouHeart, on display at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul, MN through Saturday, September 19.

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#currentlyreading “Birdking - Vol. 1” 👑 Writer: Daniel Freedman 💀 Art: CROM • @crom-ink.bsky.social 🔥 Letters: Michael David Thomas 🗡️ Editorial Design: Diana Ortiz 🪶 Publisher: Dark Horse • @darkhorse.com 💥 Courtesy of Hennepin County Library

Cover of “Birdking - Vol. 1”, created by CROM & Daniel Freedman

Interior spread from “Birdking - Vol. 1”, created by CROM & Daniel Freedman

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David Blatt @kopfstoff.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Since Zelda is trending, a friendly reminder how CRAZY good Katsuya Terada is. (1/3)

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This beautiful book made me cry 🥲 Go grab a copy ASAP and give @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social your Ignatz vote!

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#currentlyreading “Testament” by J. Marshall Smith • @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social 🤖 Published by Bulgilhan Press • @bulgilhanpress.com

Cover of “Testament” by J. Marshall Smith

Interior spread from “Testament” by J. Marshall Smith

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The library on campus had a bunch of Rolling Stone back issues to pull from as well 👍

Rolling Stone album review illustrations by Nicole Rifkin

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Beauty!! My editorial students just started a portrait project so I'm gonna share these along with a bunch of your Rolling Stone stuff 💛

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#currentlyreading “A Dictionary of Color Combinations” by Sanzo Wada 🟨🟥🟦 Published by Seigensha

Cover of “A Dictionary of Color Combinations” by Sanzo Wada

Interior spread from “A Dictionary of Color Combinations” by Sanzo Wada

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Be sure to reserve a free ticket in advance for admission on August 25, 26, and 27. The exhibition remains on view through September 19 — see you there!

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HOLD THE BOUNDARY Poster Show, an ArtYouHeart exhibition

50 posters responding to the Boundary Waters, clean water, wilderness, and what we choose to protect.

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Tonight’s the opening of Hold the Boundary!! 🦉 This special Boundary Waters variant of my Night/Owl poster was created exclusively for this new show, which brings together 50 posters by artists responding to the beauty, significance, and uncertain future of the BWCA and Superior National Forest.

Promo flier for the “Hold the Boundary” poster show from ArtYouHeart, featuring a special Boundary Waters variant of my “Night/Owl” artwork. Opening event at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul, MN on Tuesday, August 25.

Artist roster for the “Hold the Boundary” poster show from ArtYouHeart, bringing together 50 posters by artists responding to the beauty, significance, and uncertain future of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Superior National Forest.

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Be sure to reserve a free ticket in advance for admission on August 25, 26, and 27. The exhibition remains on view through September 19 — see you there!

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HOLD THE BOUNDARY Poster Show, an ArtYouHeart exhibition

50 posters responding to the Boundary Waters, clean water, wilderness, and what we choose to protect.

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Tomorrow’s the opening of Hold the Boundary!! 🫎 I’m super excited to be a part of this exhibition curated by ArtYouHeart, bringing together 50 posters by artists responding to the beauty, significance, and uncertain future of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Superior National Forest.

Promo flier for the “Hold the Boundary” poster show from ArtYouHeart, featuring my “Save the BWCA” artwork. Opening event at Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul, MN on Tuesday, August 25.

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#currentlyreading / #currentlyplaying "Twelve Years at Sea" 🌊 Written & designed by Max Moon - @maxmoon.bsky.social • Art by Caustic - @artofcaustic.bsky.social • Editing by Joshua Yeager • Published by Flaming Hand - @flaminghand.bsky.social

Cover of "Twelve Years at Sea" — Written & designed by Max Moon, art by Caustic, editing by Joshua Yeager, published by Flaming Hand

Interior spread from "Twelve Years at Sea" — Written & designed by Max Moon, art by Caustic, editing by Joshua Yeager, published by Flaming Hand

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Between the Odyssey and finally getting to play Hades II, I’ve had the itch to draw something Greek mythology-ish all summer… But until I find the time to do so, here’s a little Cerberus sketch from a few years back 🐶🐶🐶

Colored pencil drawing on tan paper, depicting a Cerberus as a three-headed bloodhound

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

One more pic from my talk at last month’s @iconconference.bsky.social —I loved getting the chance to look back at my very first time seeing my work in print: my painting “Golden” featured on the cover of @thestranger.com Many thanks to photographers Nessa K & Adrian Stein for documenting the event!

A photo of my talk at the ICON 13 Illustration Conference in Baltimore in July 2026. The photo shows me standing at podium on stage at the Maryland Institute College of Art, with a painting and magazine cover on the screen behind me.

‘’I remember getting on the bus on a rainy Seattle day, looking down at the floor, and finding my painting crumpled up in a puddle between my feet.

Seeing your work on a gallery wall is exciting, sure—but the floor of a bus?! Priceless.’’

‘’This was my first time seeing my work in print—something I hadn’t truly considered as a possibility before seeing it with my own eyes. But it felt great.

And seeing my work pop up in coffee shops and bars all over Seattle gave me repeated confirmation that this feeling was something worth pursuing.’’

“Golden” — pencil and acrylic on illustration board, 18” x 24”. Originally created for “Beyond the Western Lands” at SOIL Gallery in Seattle, WA.

The painting featured on the cover of “The Stranger” from June 2013

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Thanks Katherine! I’m especially interested in nature/science, historical stuff, & anything LGBTQIA+ ✌️ www.brianbritigan.com

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Brian Britigan - Minneapolis-based artist and illustrator

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Katherine Lam @ LBX 431 @katherinelam.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

illustrators who are interested in editorial work- please drop ur portfolios here + what topics/themes/subjects you are interested in! so i can refer you if a job comes my way but I can't take it 🫶

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🙋‍♂️ I’ve had a couple of cover gigs this year that I can’t share yet and would love to be kept in mind for more — thanks Zoë!

Cover illustration for “Parthenogenesis” by Stephen Graham Jones

Cover illustration for “Some Kind of Haunted” by Hazel Beck

Cover illustration for “Always Matt: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard” by Lesléa Newman

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Zoë van Dijk @creepcaptain.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

because of the quarterly nature of publishing it's that time of year where I turn into a "No" machine and turn down jobs because my inbox turns into a broken fire hydrant. Not complaining, it's a nice problem, but all my usual referrals are busy. You draw book covers? You available? sound off below

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Katherine Lam @ LBX 431 @katherinelam.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

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Tristan Elwell @tristanelwell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Not every good idea is a good idea *for you*

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

100% — I’ve been trying to get better at recognizing when a thumbnail sketch is a clever solution to the brief but contains zero things that I’m good at or actually enjoy drawing 🙃

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

#currentlyreading “Lord of the Vape Cloud” 💨 Written by Dessarae Bassil 💥 Illustrated by Greg Kletsel

Cover of “Lord of the Vape Cloud”, written by Dessarae Bassil and illustrated by Greg Kletsel

Interior spread from “Lord of the Vape Cloud”, written by Dessarae Bassil and illustrated by Greg Kletsel

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Mermaid sketch from a while back 🏊‍♀️

Monochromatic digital sketch in shades of blue. It depicts a mermaid wearing a swim cap and goggles, resting at the pool wall between lane dividers.

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Honorable Mention: “The Egg Mule” — illustration for The Gullet, with art direction by Greg Kozatek Honorable Mention: “Night/Owl” — two-color screen print created for Posters for Parks, an annual exhibition and fundraiser in Minneapolis, MN

Digital illustration in blue, brown, and orange. The scene features two figures cooking by a campfire in a mountain landscape and a mule standing in the foreground.

A two-color screen print on dark blue paper. The illustration shows a great horned owl perched on a branch, with the bird's eye forming the crescent moon in a nighttime scene featuring a lakeshore view of the Minneapolis skyline.

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Brian Britigan @brianbritigan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Excited to have work featured in the upcoming @3x3mag.bsky.social Illustration Annual, I’ll have one piece in print and others in the online gallery — many thanks to this year’s jury! Merit Winner: “ICE OUT” — poster created for an exhibition and fundraiser in Minneapolis, MN curated by ArtYouHeart

A digital illustration depicting a small dog pissing on a snowman dressed as an ICE agent, with the trail of piss spelling "ICE OUT". The promotional text at the bottom of the image reads "3x3 Annual 23"

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