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Zara Alfonso Illustration
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Freelance fantasy, sci-fi & surreal artist | Artist on Magic: The Gathering | WotC, Lucasfilm, Games Workshop
Prints: zaraalfonso.com/store
IG: instagram.com/artofzaraalfonso
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Zara Alfonso Illustration @zaraalfonso.bsky.social · Jan 14
Hi #portfolioday I'm Zara, a Canadian artist working mainly on Magic: The gathering and painting for myself in my free time 🖤
“Medusa Portrait” is a portrait painted by the artist Zara Alfonso. A portrait of a young Medusa who looks peacefully towards the viewer, her hair is flowing mass of thick iridescent dark indigo snakes tied up in a head wrap. “Stasis” is a portrait painted by the artist Zara Alfonso, and is the first piece in her series about invisible illness. A portrait painting of a girl with skin so pale she’s almost translucent, her lips are tinged blue and she gazes upward through seemingly unseeing eyes. Pale moths and winged insects cover the expanse of her face and body, blending into her skin in places. “Shalai's Acolyte” is a painting by the artist Zara Alfonso, done for the Magic: The Gathering Dominaria United set. A Serran angel floats night among the clouds, backlit by the rising sun. In her hand she holds a glaive grown from the poisonous foliage of the forest far below. Her plated metal armor is a mix of steel with embellished swirls of copper, tied together with long flowing strips of white fabric. She has massive white feathery wings, long flowing dark brown hair, dark skin, and glowing white eyes. “Kithkin Billyrider” is a painting by the artist Zara Alfonso, done for the Magic: The Gathering March of the Machine set. A tiny kithkin knight rides a billy goat into battle against the Phyrexian invasion. She sheds a few golden tears as she feels the life leave her brothers and sisters who fight beside her.
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My Spirit Token painted for MtG Tarkir Dragonstorm was selected for Infected by Art Volume 14! This is my favourite oil painting I’ve done for Magic so far, so it holds a really special place for me 🖤

#art #magicthegathering #oilpainting #traditionalart
"Spirit Token” is an oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso, done for the Magic: The Gathering Tarkir: Dragonstorm set. "Spirit Token” is an oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso, done for the Magic: The Gathering Tarkir: Dragonstorm set. "Spirit Token” is an oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso, done for the Magic: The Gathering Tarkir: Dragonstorm set.
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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thank you 😊
February 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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thank you!
February 12, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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Thanks!
February 12, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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Thank you! 😊
February 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Thank you! 😊
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Thank you!
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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My Spirit Token painted for MtG Tarkir Dragonstorm was selected for Infected by Art Volume 14! This is my favourite oil painting I’ve done for Magic so far, so it holds a really special place for me 🖤

#art #magicthegathering #oilpainting #traditionalart
"Spirit Token” is an oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso, done for the Magic: The Gathering Tarkir: Dragonstorm set. "Spirit Token” is an oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso, done for the Magic: The Gathering Tarkir: Dragonstorm set. "Spirit Token” is an oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso, done for the Magic: The Gathering Tarkir: Dragonstorm set.
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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Congratulations, these are beautiful!
February 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Today I got 6 of the 11 tokens from @zaraalfonso.bsky.social that my favourite commander deck Grand Warlord Radha produces!! They look soooooo good!!!
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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I'll be a guest artist this weekend in Toronto at the F2F Magic: The Gathering Spotlight Series Event! Come say hi if you're there 🖤
#magicthegathering #mtg #artist
The Magic: The Gathering Artist Zara Alfonso will be at the Toronto F2F Magic: The Gathering Spotlight Series event from Feb 6-8 2026. The photo shows the Zara at her table surrounded by her fine art prints, playmats, tokens, artist proofs, and stickers.
February 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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I’m not sure what my schedule for the year is going to look like yet. I’ll be at F2F Vancouver for sure and possibly Vegas
February 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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Aw thank you!
February 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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I'll be a guest artist this weekend in Toronto at the F2F Magic: The Gathering Spotlight Series Event! Come say hi if you're there 🖤
#magicthegathering #mtg #artist
The Magic: The Gathering Artist Zara Alfonso will be at the Toronto F2F Magic: The Gathering Spotlight Series event from Feb 6-8 2026. The photo shows the Zara at her table surrounded by her fine art prints, playmats, tokens, artist proofs, and stickers.
February 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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I'm excited to share that I'm part of the Magic: The Gathering, In Miniature III show at Gallery Nucleus! I oil painted three artist proofs for the show, and two of them sold during the preview 🖤

#art #oilpainting #traditionalart #mtgart
Oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso on an artist proof for her Magic: The Gathering card "Nahiri's Warcrafting" for a gallery show at Gallery Nucleus. Oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso on an artist proof for her Magic: The Gathering card "Short Bow" for a gallery show at Gallery Nucleus. Oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso on an artist proof for her Magic: The Gathering card "Vivien Reid" for a gallery show at Gallery Nucleus.
January 31, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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thanks!
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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Thanks!
February 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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thank you!
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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Thank you!
February 1, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Thank you Matt!
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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thank you!
January 31, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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I'm excited to share that I'm part of the Magic: The Gathering, In Miniature III show at Gallery Nucleus! I oil painted three artist proofs for the show, and two of them sold during the preview 🖤

#art #oilpainting #traditionalart #mtgart
Oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso on an artist proof for her Magic: The Gathering card "Nahiri's Warcrafting" for a gallery show at Gallery Nucleus. Oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso on an artist proof for her Magic: The Gathering card "Short Bow" for a gallery show at Gallery Nucleus. Oil painting by the artist Zara Alfonso on an artist proof for her Magic: The Gathering card "Vivien Reid" for a gallery show at Gallery Nucleus.
January 31, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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"Things Left Behind", personal piece from 2019 or so. I'm always trying to remind myself to save some time for personal work like this, but I haven't been terribly effective at doing so.
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Love this one, your personal art is so evocative!
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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I’m really excited to share that I won the Frank R. Paul Award for Best Magazine Cover Art! My painting Stasis, a self-portrait about invisible illness, was featured on the cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 58 🖤

#art #painting #portrait #illustration
“Stasis” is a portrait painted by the artist Zara Alfonso, and is the first piece in her series about invisible illness. A portrait painting of a girl with skin so pale she’s almost translucent, her lips are tinged blue and she gazes upward through seemingly unseeing eyes. Pale moths and winged insects cover the expanse of her face and body, blending into her skin in places.
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM