Artwork Collection

Complete Works

All works completed between Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.

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"No Damsel" Brewery Label Set
"No Damsel" Brewery Label Set

Illustration

"No Damsel" Brewery Label Set

A series of label designs that celebrate historical women of the West who defied stereotypes. “Doc’s Orders” honours Susan “Doc Susie” Anderson, a pioneering frontier physician; “Wild at Hart” features the defiant bandit queen Pearl Hart; and... More

Annie Oakley VS. Lillian Smith
Annie Oakley VS. Lillian Smith

Illustration

Annie Oakley VS. Lillian Smith

“Annie Oakley VS. Lillian Smith” delves into the destructive nature of women’s rivalry in the workplace, as seen through the tumultuous relationship of these two talented performers in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Their competitive dynamic... More

Cardsharp (Rou Garou)
Cardsharp (Rou Garou)

Illustration

Cardsharp (Rou Garou)

“Cardsharp (Rou Garou)” depicts the Métis Rou Garou (a willing shapeshifter often taking the form of a black wolf). This piece highlights the character’s duality, embodying both the cautionary tale of a monster and the cunning of a trickster hero.... More

Desert Windigos
Desert Windigos

Illustration

Desert Windigos

Desert Windigos is a portrayal of Indigenous folklore in a Wild West setting, showcasing the terrifying and tragic transformation of human beings into bloodthirsty monsters known as Windigos. Drawing from Algonquian oral traditions, this piece... More

Horse Power
Horse Power

Illustration

Horse Power

I. The Posh Pacer. II. The MVP—Most Valiant Pony. III. The Veteran Voyageur.

Old-Time Roots
Old-Time Roots

Illustration

Old-Time Roots

This piece celebrates the banjo’s displaced and forgotten history as a beautiful product of the African diaspora. It features the first iteration of the banjo (the gourd banjo), the transitional “Minstrel banjo,” and my central protagonist playing... More

Real Cowboys Cry
Real Cowboys Cry

Illustration

Real Cowboys Cry

Real Cowboys Cry is a cheeky poster collage of vulnerable cowboys shedding their big ole’ alligator tears and letting themselves “feel.” This piece intends to subvert the image of “true manliness” and the prevalent “stoic cowboy” archetype.

Transcendent, Wild, and Free
Transcendent, Wild, and Free

Illustration

Transcendent, Wild, and Free

“Transcendent, Wild and Free” celebrates the resilience of transgender individuals in the Wild West. Featuring historical figures like Alice Baker, Harry Allen, We’wha, Charley Parkhurst, and Regina Sorenson, this piece honours their diverse... More

Trials and Turmoil of the Wildly Unsanitary West
Trials and Turmoil of the Wildly Unsanitary West

Illustration

Trials and Turmoil of the Wildly Unsanitary West

“Trials and Turmoil of the Wildly Unsanitary West” revolt against the clean, sanitary, romanticized depictions of “roughin’ it,” often depicted in contemporary Westerns. Instead, it embraces the disgusting, raw and unconventional beauty of what it... More

Wild Appaloosa
Wild Appaloosa

Animation

Wild Appaloosa

A fantastical animation capturing the wild, free, and determined spirit of an Appaloosa mare.

Work by

Shanae Winslow

Illustration

““Outlier Rodeo” boldly illuminates the unexplored and marginalized people and narratives of the Wild West, casting aside antiquated genre conventions to reveal the raw, diverse, and kick-ass stories...” [More]