Madison Brown

Atkin Resident in the Art of Democracy

Madison Brown (they/them), class of 2025, is majoring in Studio Art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts with a second major in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences. For the Atkin Residency, Madison will explore the history of LGBTQ+ organizing in St. Louis through printmaking and banner making. 

“I have seen how the democratic process impacts people’s everyday lives, both positively and negatively. I have witnessed how queer people responded to…legislation and affected change. I see these responses as a necessary function of democracy. 

There is a rich legacy of LGBTQ+ organizing. With the residency, I hope to celebrate themes of popular resistance, organizing, and imagination — all of which complicate our modern political landscape. I want my project to interrogate the relationship between marginalization and citizenship.” 

St. Louis Fellow

Madison Brown, class of 2025, is majoring in Studio Art in the Sam Fox School of Visual Arts and Design with a second major in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. They are interested in making art more accessible with the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival this summer.