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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

There’s nothing more cynical than profiting off a mother’s instinct to protect her child—or exploiting people’s pain just to trap them in addiction. Latest for the New Republic on the dark secrets of J&J. #editorialillustration

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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Big news—I’m launching a quarterly newsletter! This is a new and exciting venture for me, and I’d love for you to be part of it. Think of it as a seasonal check-in, grounded in process, story, and growth. You can sign up via the link in my about page at deenasooteh.com.

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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Latest work for Bloomberg Businessweek! This one was a real challenge—not just in concept but in execution. #deenasooteh #deenasootehart #deenasootehillustration #editorialillustration #editoriallustrator

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

As a scholar sets out to find the stones where the settlers of Iceland made human sacrifices, a dormant volcano rouses...and other horrors might also be stirring. Next week. "The Shape of Stones" by @hildur.bsky.social Art by @deenasooteh.bsky.social Edited by Lindsey Hall

We see the back of a man who looks up at circling birds, holding a notebook. On his back is a painting of an erupting volcano, similar birds over the peak. The background of the image is red and smoky.

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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

In light of recent cringe-worthy events, this feels like an oddly uplifting image to share—despite its darker nature. My latest for the NYT Horror column, illustrating February’s book review. I take fiction horror over our real life any day. #deenasooteh #deenasootehillustration #bookillo

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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Palantir’s Call to Arms Is Also a Sales Pitch - a glimpse into our dark and dismal future, where technology shapes the battlefield. Tick, tick, tick… #deeansooteh #deenasootehillustration #deenasootehart#editorial #editorialillustration #techbomb #svaawesome #svaalumni

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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

AI in the workplace—I don’t know what to think of it… beginning of an end or another aka “tool”? Time will show I guess…. #deenasooteh #deenasootehillustration #editorialcover#ediotrialillustration #ai #aiintheworkplace #wsj #procreate#illustration #illustrator #illustrationartist

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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

This was a fun chance to play with a more stylized approach and draw all things gooey and sticky. It also gave me a chance to reference FernGully: The last rainforest, one of my favorite films from the 90s. #deenasooteh #deenasootehillustration #editorialillustration#newyorkermag #quickillustration

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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I wrote a short story that will be published on @reactorsff.bsky.social in March. And just LOOK at the gorgeous artwork they commissioned for it! It’s by @deenasooteh.bsky.social and it’s so beautiful 😭

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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Latest chilling horror books to read this January - book review illustration for the Times featuring Strange Picture by Uketsu, a labyrinthiane and multilayered horror mystery about a series of deaths. #deenasooteh #deenasootehillustration #editorialillustration#bookillustrator #bookillustration

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Katie McEnaney @katiemcenaney.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

My second class of #5thgraders also voted in @melissastewart.bsky.social's #SibertSmackdown ahead of tomorrow's #alayma awards announcements. Their Sibert winner was NARWHAL by Candace Fleming & @deenasooteh.bsky.social ! #kidlit #booktok

Sibert Smackdown round up with book covers.

Their Sibert winner was NARWHAL by @candaceflemingbooks & @deena.so.oteh !

Honor books are ALMOST UNDERWEAR by @jonrothbooks , THE PAINTER & THE PRESIDENT by @sarahjalbee & @stacyinnerst , and URBAN COYOTES by @marykaycarson & Tom Ulman.

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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

2025 kicked off with expedited deadlines—and less than 24-hour deadline for this illo for Bloomberg News. Two years ago I sweared off such deadlines but I guess never say never. #deenasooteh #deenasootehillustration #editorialillustration#illustrationartists #bloombergnews #svaalumni#svaawesome

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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Out and about on the cover of Arts & Leisure! A cover story about Johnny Carson and the darker sides of himself that most never saw. Had a blast diving into this color palette and exploring the person behind the TV persona. Thank you Jennifer for the trust!

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Len Small @lenpsmall.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Psychedelics and therapy. I got to tour the lab where these experiences happen and I can testify there are no black-light posters present. Art by @deenasooteh.bsky.social magazine.columbia.edu/article/magi...

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The Magic and Mystery of Psychedelic Therapies

As new trials show that psilocybin and LSD may help treat depression and anxiety, mental-health providers get ready for a revolution.

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Deena So'Oteh @deenasooteh.bsky.social · 12/03/2024

Riding the waves of the stock market.🌊 Excited to share my latest illustration, along with my first attempt at animated elements, for Bloomberg Markets! #deenasooteh #deenasootehart #deensootehillustration #editorialillustrator #ediorialillustration #bloombergmarkets

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