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Bronwyn Lundberg is an American digital artist and painter [1] specializing in graphic art. She is notable for her painting of the Lesbian Last Supper of Sandra Bernhard, Ellen DeGeneres, Melissa Etheridge, k.d. lang, Jane Lynch, Rachel Maddow, Heather Matarazzo, Kate Moennig, Rosie O'Donnell, Linda Perry, Portia de Rossi, Wanda Sykes, and Lily Tomlin. [2] Lundberg also collaborates with Sarah Zucker as the Pop Art team YoMeryl. [3] She recently created a mural for a parking lot in the city of West Hollywood. [4]

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References

  1. "Bronwyn Lundberg's Lesbian 'The Last Supper' Painting Features Ellen DeGeneres And Other Gay Icons". Huffingtonpost.com. January 8, 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. Gilchrist, Tracy E. (November 15, 2015). "Lesbian Last Supper as Depicted by Graphic Artist Bronwyn Lundberg". Pride.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. Lange, Maggie (December 4, 2014). "Are GIFs Art? The Pop Art Pair YoMeryl Discusses". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. Dambrot, Shana Nys (2016-05-25). "West Hollywood: A Model of Progressive Civic Culture to Enjoy and Emulate". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-03.