Ananya is sitting on a wooden floor with a balcony door to her right. On her left is a tall plant with small green leaves peering over her head. Ananya has long dark brown hair and is smiling into the camera.

Ananya Rao-Middleton

Ananya is a freelance illustrator and disability activist who uses her work to speak truth to the voices of marginalised communities. Her experiences of being a woman of colour living with multiple sclerosis and post-concussion syndrome inspire her creative work.

Vivid, vibrant and explorative, Ananya is known for using eye-catching colours and powerful affirmations to bring her work to life. Understanding that art is inherently political, her illustrations focus on telling stories around living at the intersection of race, disability and gender.

As a believer in using her creativity to enable positive change, she has also been a speaker in talks and panel events as well as being the face of branded campaigns.

Her work has been championed by platforms including Creative Boom, Design Week, Stylist, Gal-dem, BBC Radio London, Schuh and the UK Parliament.

Clients

Instagram, Twitter, United Nations, UK Parliament, Bitch Media, Refinery29, Adobe, Henkel, Schuh, GoCardless, BBC, Gal-dem, The Bookseller, Kaspersky, Hallmark, GLA, YoungMinds and more.

D&AD New Bloods Award Judge 2021

 

Let’s create something powerful.

Fill in the form on the right, or email me at ananyarm@mac.com.