how to build a ____ .

by Ray Madrigal

$10

printed in RISO
in blue & black ink
edition of 250
2023

how to build a ____ . is a series of artists' responses to organizing a creative practice in 20 steps.

Ray Madrigal (b.1999, Sacramento, CA) is a third generation Chicanx Lesbian and maker. Their work is concerned with worldly details, and how elements of the everyday might be studied to the benefit of vibrant Queer survival. As a descendant of immigrant farm laborers, Madrigal strives to take nothing for granted in an increasingly unlikely life. They hold a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and were named Home Depot Associate of the Month at store #6675 from October 2020 though February 2021. Their work has been featured by the Corning Museum of Glass in New York and the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago. They currently live and work in Chicago, IL.