Manami Maxted (MAH-nah-mee MAKS-ted; she/they) is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Mana specializes in illustration, comics, and graphic design. They are especially interested in creative work with themes of identity, growing up, and love… With the occasional foray into the macabre and morbidly hilarious realm of clinical depression.
Additionally, she is looking for editorial illustration opportunities that deal with the following subjects: food, fashion, faces (portraiture, caricature), music and mental health. Please fill out the contact form below for inquiries.
Mana earned their Art and Design degree from the Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BFA, ‘16). Always interested in various modes of storytelling, she also minored in Drama: Text-to-Performance at U-M’s Residential College.