My name is Lyra McMahon (she/her and ze/hir). I am a multi-media artist and novelist living in Seattle, Washington. I create visual art and write fiction, and occasionally work in other mediums like sound.
I approach my artistic practice as an ongoing process of healing and political resistance as a disabled, mad, and transfeminine person. My art is directly connected to social justice and political action through the Lyra McMahon Social Justice & Political Solidarity Fund.
Some of my recent completed projects include: the true onion collection (a photography and digital art project) and who's watching me? (an electronic album).
I have four novels in-progress: Tree Bats on a Waterslide, Light-Roasted Spider Fems, Alligator Crip, and Skunk Book. I also have one album in-progress: waterslides.
Lyra McMahon is a pen name that combines my mother's family name, McMahon (which reflects my maternal Irish Catholic and Irish Celtic heritage) with the name Lyra (which is a name derived from someone who became a chosen mother to me).
I work as a public health data analyst and writer under my name, Dielle Lundberg. I have written more about my background and positionality elsewhere.
I think the art we admire conveys something about what we are trying to achieve in our own artistic efforts. I've shared some of my favorites here.
I share my art and process on Instagram, Medium, SoundCloud, and YouTube.
My email is: contact@lyramcmahonart.com