Noah Bradley

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Noah Bradley is an artist known for his work on Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering [1] [2] and his The Sin of Man project. [3] In 2020 he admitted to multiple incidents of sexual misconduct, resulting in Wizards of the Coast and Fantasy Flight Games, among others, stating they condemned Bradley's actions and would cut all ties with him. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Education and career

Bradley attended Rhode Island School of Design [8] before transferring to and graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University. [9] He had a feature at GenCon Indy 2013. [10]

His first commission by Wizards of the Coast was for a set of five basic lands released in Magic 2013 .

Sexual misconduct

On June 21, 2020, Bradley posted a note on Twitter acknowledging and apologizing for his sexual behavior after a female concept artist in the industry posted accusations on Twitter alluding to him, and several other women came forward with allegations. As of June 2020, no charges had been pressed against Bradley for any of the allegations. [11] [12] After the scandal broke in June 2020, Wizards of the Coast announced they were cutting off business relations with him: they would not commission new art from him, and would not include previously commissioned art in future reprints. [13] Fantasy Flight Games also released a similar statement cutting all ties with Bradley. [14]

Bradley later wrote an op-ed about the incident and its effects on his career. [15]

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References

  1. "Magic The Gathering Cards Drawn By Noah Bradley". MoxDiamond LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. Monty Ashley (24 January 2013). "Noah Bradley's Notebook". Wizards of the Coast, LLC. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. "The Sin of Man". www.thesinofman.com. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. San, Irasema [@Blackdeerly] (21 June 2020). "You can't really know a person. I just found out about an artist I used to admire. But you can't really support someone after that. Noah Bradley: "I was one of those shitty, creepy sexual predators you hear about", you read the apology, but https://t.co/FivVfTuLau" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021 via Twitter.
  5. "A Statement on Noah Bradley".
  6. "Statement Regarding Noah Bradley".
  7. "Noah Bradley Admits to Being a "Sexual Predator" at Art Industry Events". 21 June 2020.
  8. Bradley, Noah (7 April 2022). "How I Became an Artist". Noah Bradley. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  9. "An Artist's Before-And-After Drawings Show What Happens when You Actually Stick to Your Dreams". 13 July 2015.
  10. "Gen Con Charity auction playmat by Noah Bradley". Haszysz.net. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  11. @noahbradley (21 June 2020). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 August 2020 via Twitter.
  12. "Noah Bradley Admits to Being a "Sexual Predator" at Art Industry Events". Hipsters of the Coast. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  13. STATEMENT REGARDING NOAH BRADLEY
  14. A Statement on Noah Bradley
  15. "What It's Like to be Cancelled". 20 June 2021.