“Untethered” and “Masquerade” by Maudie Bryant

Untethered

Masquerade

Art Technique: Paintings

The artist says, “Both works draw on surreal and symbolic imagery to reflect navigating mental health and selfhood.”


Maudie Bryant (she/they) is a Pushcart-nominated poet and multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the complexities of memory and identity. A graduate of the University of Louisiana Monroe (M.A. in English), she unearths the disquiet beneath the surface of human experience. Her artwork has appeared or is forthcoming in StanchionLibre, and Penumbra. Maudie creates art in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she lives with her husband and two young sons.

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