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Brian Britigan
@brianbritigan.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈 Minneapolis-based illustrator
📚 Represented by @morgangaynin.bsky.social
📧 Work inquiries: [email protected]
💌 General inquiries: [email protected]
🕸️ Portfolio & more: www.brianbritigan.com
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2025 has flown by 😵 #artvsartist

Extra thanks to my agent Kelly Pelsue and her team at @morgangaynin.bsky.social for bringing me on board this past summer! Very much looking forward to what 2026 will bring
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crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.

please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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January 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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Cartoonists, I’d love to hear your stories! For local resources, please check out @defend612.bsky.social
defend612.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:

Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.

Please donate what you can.

www.2harvest.org
Second Harvest Heartland | Local Minnesota, Wisconsin food bank | 2harvest.org
There is more than enough food for everyone. As one of the nation’s largest hunger relief agencies, it’s our job to make sure healthy, nutritious food gets to the households who need it. Every day, we...
www.2harvest.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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Defend612 is hosting a training on 1/8 at 7pm to share skills for documenting ICE activity & supporting neighbors. Practicing ICE Watch keeps everyone safer by ensuring people know their rights, have a plan, & know how to act in the event of targeting by ICE.

Register online: defend612.com/events
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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Artists wanted! Last month, we started a public access collection of Community Defense & Anti ICE Art for free distribution. Check out the collection so far at defend612.com/art, along with more details and submission guidelines. Art below by @hilarygreensteinart
January 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
2025 has flown by 😵 #artvsartist

Extra thanks to my agent Kelly Pelsue and her team at @morgangaynin.bsky.social for bringing me on board this past summer! Very much looking forward to what 2026 will bring
December 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here’s what I read in 2025 — Thanks for putting up with all of my #currentlyreading posts over this past year!
December 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Send us your art submissions to make available to the public. Let’s cover our city in visuals of solidarity w/ our immigrant neighbors & make it clear that we protect one another.

More info & graphic guidelines at defend612.com/callforart/

Art here from Just Seeds, Roger Peet & Carlos Barberena
December 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Always a treat to see my work in print 🦋
December 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Sketch ➡️ WIP ➡️ Final
December 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New work in the most recent issue of the Murphy Reporter from @hubbardschoolumn.bsky.social 🦋
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
☀️ warm wishes for winter solstice ❄️
December 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Evolution of a book cover, from initial sketch to final illustration 🍂
December 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."

- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.

Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
So excited to hear that this bird will be heading to NYC for the Illustrators 68 exhibition at The Society of Illustrators — @soi128.bsky.social 🦉 A big THANK YOU to this year’s jury and to Phenom Print Studio for their expert work on this poster!
December 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Could you imagine being the first person to ever draw the sun wearing sunglasses? What a high
December 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My wicked little contribution to this year’s Holigay Ornament Fundraiser from The InQueery 🎄
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
When I was in undergrad, my professor for the only arts business course available to me had the following advice for the class: "Marry rich."

He went on to explain that "rich" could simply mean standard W-2 employment with access to health insurance, but I can't say that made it feel any less grim.
If you’re a working artist talking to other creatives I’m begging you to not hide this. I have a parter who makes more and I don’t hide that and try to be as open as I can especially one on one. It’s cruel to not be honest with your fellow artist and give them any kind of false hope or fear
Many full time creatives have “invisible safety nets” like bread-winning partners, trust funds, external support, etc. No shame on anyone, but it creates a false vision of success. The cost of going to cons alone on top of hoping to eat as a freelancer are untenable, IMO.
November 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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If you’re a working artist talking to other creatives I’m begging you to not hide this. I have a parter who makes more and I don’t hide that and try to be as open as I can especially one on one. It’s cruel to not be honest with your fellow artist and give them any kind of false hope or fear
Many full time creatives have “invisible safety nets” like bread-winning partners, trust funds, external support, etc. No shame on anyone, but it creates a false vision of success. The cost of going to cons alone on top of hoping to eat as a freelancer are untenable, IMO.
When people hear that I'm returning to part time work they often ask "are things not going well with your art?"

The problem really is things are going well, but the world is so unstable that I long for some consistency and income that I don't have to pay quarterly taxes on
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Help yourself to a little portrait of @therealelvira.bsky.social as a Halloween treat 🖤
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Proud to learn that Night/Owl was the top selling print at this year’s Posters for Parks show — a huge ✨THANK YOU✨ to everyone who purchased a print & helped raise money for Minneapolis parks!

Missed your chance to pick up a poster during the fundraiser? Grab one here: www.brianbritigan.com/shop
October 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I’ve been politely informed that I don’t post enough photos of my dog — let the record show that Ash is a certified Sweetie Pie and/or Cutie Patootie, we will not be taking questions at this time. Thank you for your time and attention in this matter.

(“Teamwork” shirt by @sonnyross.bsky.social )
October 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Long ago, the five nations lived together in harmony.
October 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM