Sophia Malone

Sophia Malone (she/they) is an illustrator, curator, and comic artist whose creative practice explores visual narratives and the experience of growing up queer in the Midwest. She received her BFA from the University of Missouri–St. Louis in 2022, specializing in printmaking and graphic design. In 2021, she established Melon Press, a Risograph publishing studio based in St. Louis that produces and publishes works for institutions including The Luminary, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Counterpublic, and Community Radio St. Louis.

Her illustration work primarily focuses on politically active narrative storytelling through the bright colors of Risograph and gouache painting. Her illustrations and Risograph prints have been exhibited at The Luminary, Cunst Gallery, The City Museum, and the St. Louis Artists' Guild. She is currently pursuing a MFA degree as a first-year candidate at the University of Missouri–Columbia.