Alexandra Bowman: starting a freelance art business, the pain of not fitting in, and making art that matters

When Alexandra Bowman isn’t working her 9-5, she’s an illustrator. She draws all kinds of pictures, many of them women of color who are artists, writers, activists, and leaders. She “ focuses on ways to celebrate the female and illustrate her as a focal point of the community and social movements.”

Alexandra's work has been featured in The New York Times, Edible Magazine, Pop-Up Magazine, Food 52, and the BBC.

Some of the things we talk about:

• being the daughter of bi-racial parents in a mostly-white neighborhood


• using art to find your place in the world


• the best advice for getting your freelance business off the ground


• and making art about what matters