Madison Manning (she/they) is an artist-scholar, educator, and lesbian based in Chicago. Their research focuses on the intersection of lesbian + femme style practices as visual language, queer craft materiality and queer joy. In the studio, Manning creates adornment for both body and building, utilizing fibers, vintage textiles, and rhinestoned witch fingers. Their work has been shown at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, CICA Museum in Gimpo, South Korea, and throughout the United States. She has been a resident writer at Penland School of Craft and a resident artist at Bunker Projects in Pittsburgh, PA and Arts, Letters & Numbers in Averill Park, NY. Her work on camp as pedagogical practice has been published in Visual Arts Research and presented at the College Art Association, Southeastern College Art Conference, and Foundations in Art: Theory and Education conference. Madison lives with her service dog, Gigi, and her partner, Amelia.
