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Leonardo Santamaria

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All The Ways Being White Helped Me Avoid Prison

Client: VICE, The Marshall Project
AD: Nick Gazin, Matt Taylor

Editorial illustration for VICE and The Marshall Project, for an article about how all the times the author was able to avoid prison was due to her racial and socioeconomic privilege.

Rewriting The Old Disability Script

Client: The New York Times; Disability Series
AD: Jim Datz

For an article on how the writer, a queer woman who grew up in a Catholic household in Christian-majority Yorkshire, contrasts her upbringing as the other with the problematic ways disabled people are represented in ableist literature and media; all as she learns to navigate life with multiple sclerosis.

Onwards to the Red Planet

Client: Artetorial

Why Can’t I Talk To My Filipino Mom About Mental Health?

Client: NPR
AD: Meredith Rizzo

Editorial illustration for NPR, for an article on how the author has a hard time talking about her mental health with her 1st generation Filipino-American mother due to the culture clash.

The Isle of Dogs

Acrylic, colored pencil, graphite, and gouache on paper mounted onto board. 18" x 24"

For the Isle of Dogs Exhibition at Spoke Art NYC, Fall 2018.

The Challenge in Acting On Climate Change

Client: TED
AD: Sacha Vega

An illustration for the IDEAS blog by TED on answering the question: "The worst effects of climate change may not be felt for centuries. So how should we think about it now?"

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Client: The Ringer
AD: David Shoemaker

Editorial illustration for The Ringer, for an article during Horror Week that details how Invasion of the Body Snatchers is one of the scariest films of the 70’s.

The Most Underappreciated Movie Franchise of the Last 10 Years Is … ‘Twilight’?

Client: The Ringer
AD: David Shoemaker

Sensory Deprivation & Ego Death

Client: GOOD Media
AD: Tatiana Cardenas

Editorial illustration for a killed article on GOOD, about the writer's experience in a sensory deprivation tank with the purpose of using float therapy to face her fears and anxieties of death and the afterlife.

Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candym-

Client: The Ringer
AD: David Shoemaker

Trump's Payback for Payday Lenders

Client: The New York Times
AD: Hannah K. Lee

Allison Mack's Descent From 'Smallville' to Sex Cult

Client: The Hollywood Reporter
AD: Kelsey Stefanson

Feature Illustration for The Hollywood Reporter on how the ‘Smallville’ actress, Allison Mack, became the lieutenant of the sex cult NXIVM. She was tasked with recruiting “slaves” and branding women with a hot cauterizing pen, all on the false premise of women empowerment.

Danish Left Veers Right

Client: Politico EU
AD: Tim Ball

The Know Your Rights Toolkit

Client: The Fortune Society
AD: Khalil A. Cumberbatch, Danielle Rosario

Cover illustration for The Know Your Rights Toolkit, a non-profit resource for people currently incarcerated or detained who fear immigration consequences with I.C.E. as a result of their involvement in the justice system.

Mark Carney, The Eco Warrior

Client: Politico EU
AD: Alistair Walker

Dropmix

A series of card illustrations for the music and tabletop card game Dropmix, responding to the Lucinda Williams song Can’t Let Go.

Client: Harmonix, Hasbro
AD: Anne Szabla

How To Collect Customer Feedback The Right Way

Client: Intercom
AD: Stewart Scott-Curran

An illustration for Intercom’s blog, on how to understand what the customer is really looking for.

Kill the Devil: First Impressions of Mayans M.C.

Client: The Ringer
AD: David Shoemaker

Mononoke

Acrylic and graphite on paper. 6" x 8”

For the Hayao Miyazaki Tribute Exhibition at POW! WOW! Hawaii, exhibition hosted by Spoke Art.

Across the Border: A Visit to Nuevo Laredo

Client: Current Affairs Magazine

Editorial illustration for Current Affairs Magazine, for a first-person essay on what the border looks like from an American point of view, and then learning about the situations deportees and would-be border crossers face in the cartel-dominated town of Nuevo Laredo.

The Biblical Guide to Reporting

Client: The New York Times Sunday Review, and also published by ProPublica
AD: Nathan Huang

Home Addresses Are Up for Sale. Time to Take Back Your Privacy.

Client: The New York Times
AD: Hannah K. Lee

How First-Generation College Students Do Thanksgiving Break

Client: The New York Times: Sunday Review
AD: Nathan Huang

Dad Believed in U.F.O.s. Turns Out He Wasn’t Alone.

Client: The New York Times: Sunday Review
AD: Nathan Huang

How Nigerian Americans Are Changing The Face of Hollywood

Client: OZY
AD: Sean Culligan

The Climate is Changing

Client: CANVAS Unplugged
 

Trump Dangles Hope for Dreamers

Client: The New York Times
AD: Hannah K. Lee

What Happened the Day ICE Knocked on My Door

Client: VICE, The Marshall Project
AD: Nick Gazin, Matt Taylor

Man With No Boy With Apple

For the Wes Anderson group show at Talon Gallery (Portland, OR) with Spoke Art (San Francisco, CA).

Stealing Your Name

Graphite, acrylic, colored pencil, and acryla-gouache on paper mounted onto panel 24" x 30"
 

For the Miyazaki Art Show 2017 at Spoke Art in New York City.

The Opioid Crisis

Client: CANVAS Unplugged

Life is suffering. It is hard. The world is cursed. But still, you find reasons to keep living.

Acrylic, graphite, colored pencil, and ink on paper. 16"x20"
For the Hayao Miyazaki Tribute Exhibition at Spoke Art SF

Here’s Another Fine Mess They’ve Gotten Us Into

Client: The New York Times
AD: Sarah Williamson

As The World Falls Down

For the Labyrinth 30th Anniversary Exhibition at Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles CA.

All The Ways Being White Helped Me Avoid Prison

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Rewriting The Old Disability Script

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Onwards to the Red Planet

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Why Can’t I Talk To My Filipino Mom About Mental Health?

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The Isle of Dogs

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The Challenge in Acting On Climate Change

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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The Most Underappreciated Movie Franchise of the Last 10 Years Is … ‘Twilight’?

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Sensory Deprivation & Ego Death

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Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candym-

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Trump's Payback for Payday Lenders

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Allison Mack's Descent From 'Smallville' to Sex Cult

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Danish Left Veers Right

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The Know Your Rights Toolkit

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Mark Carney, The Eco Warrior

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Dropmix

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How To Collect Customer Feedback The Right Way

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Kill the Devil: First Impressions of Mayans M.C.

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Mononoke

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Across the Border: A Visit to Nuevo Laredo

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The Biblical Guide to Reporting

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Home Addresses Are Up for Sale. Time to Take Back Your Privacy.

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How First-Generation College Students Do Thanksgiving Break

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Dad Believed in U.F.O.s. Turns Out He Wasn’t Alone.

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How Nigerian Americans Are Changing The Face of Hollywood

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The Climate is Changing

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Trump Dangles Hope for Dreamers

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What Happened the Day ICE Knocked on My Door

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Man With No Boy With Apple

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Stealing Your Name

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The Opioid Crisis

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Life is suffering. It is hard. The world is cursed. But still, you find reasons to keep living.

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Here’s Another Fine Mess They’ve Gotten Us Into

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As The World Falls Down

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