Tyler Feder is an artist whose work explores Big Feelings, feminism, and pop culture.
Her debut solo work, Dancing at the Pity Party (Dial), a graphic memoir about the premature death of her super cool mom, won the Sydney Taylor gold medal for young adult literature. She wrote and illustrated two picture books: the critically acclaimed body positive anthem Bodies Are Cool (Dial) and Are You Mad at Me? (Rocky Pond), a charming tale of childhood anxiety co-authored with her sister Cody. In addition, Tyler also illustrated Together We March (Simon & Shuster) by Leah Henderson, Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space (Ten Speed) by Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin, and the upcoming All About Vulvas and Vaginas: A Learning About Bodies Book and All About Penises: A Learning About Bodies Book (Henry Holt and Co.), both by sex educators Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller. Selected freelance clients include Netflix, Huggies, and eBay. Tyler also runs Roaring Softly, where she sells downloadable versions of her art and her signature one-minute portraits, which are exactly what they sound like.
Tyler graduated from Northwestern University in 2011 with a B.A. in Radio/TV/Film and a certificate in Creative Writing for the Media. She completed the Writing Program at the Second City Training Center in 2013.
When she is not making art, Tyler enjoys crochet, jigsaw puzzles, and jogging extremely slowly along Lake Michigan. She currently lives and works out of a cozy apartment in Chicago with her mischievous snowball, Mitzvah Bear.
Tyler's favorite color is pink (obviously).
press
A Plus, Bento, Boing Boing, Brit+Co, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Chicago Tribune, Circus Magazine, Daily Dot, Elle, Hello Giggles, Huffington Post, Huffington Post UK, Madmoizelle, Mashable, Metro, More.com, One Million Women, PopSugar, Refinery29, Revelist, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Yahoo
celebrity/blogger/nice person shout outs
Jes Baker (The Militant Baker), Sara Bareilles, Denise Bidot, Mama Cāx, Megan Crabbe (BodyPosiPanda), Viola Davis, Rae Earl (My Mad Fat Diary), Katie Findlay (How to Get Away with Murder), Carrie Hope Fletcher, Ariana Grande (what?!), Tess Holliday, Connie Inglis (My Life Without Ana), Mindy Kaling a bunch of times, Sarah Kay, Matt McGorry, Rose McGowan, Aparna Nancherla, Tyler Oakley, Dascha Polanco (Orange Is the New Black), Halle Tate, Ann Thériault, The Backstreet Boys (lol), Mary Kate Wiles (The Lizzie Bennett Diaries), Layton Williams (Rent), Joy Wilson (Joy the Baker), Alan Yang (Master of None)
media shout outs
30 Rock, Amy Poehler's Smart Girls at the Party twice, Apartment Therapy, Attn, Barnes and Noble, Brigitte Magazine, Bust Magazine, Buzzfeed a whole bunch of times, Cheezburger, Comedy Central, Doctor Who, ESPN, Femsplain, Food Network, Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Guys Podcast, Glamour Magazine, Hello Giggles twice, Huffington Post twice, Huff Post Arts, Huff Post Rise, Huff Post UK Lifestyle, Huff Post Women twice, Lean In, Malala Fund, Master of None, Miss Representation, Ms. Magazine, National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), NBC, Nerdist, Netflix a whole bunch of times, Netflix Belgique, Netflix Canada, Netflix Germany Austria Switzerland, Orange Is the New Black, Parks and Recreation, Portlandia, Ravishly, Queer Eye, Rotten Tomatoes, Self, The Blurt Foundation, The Gloss, The Strut by Mic, The Trevor Project, Time Out, Tumblr, TV.com, Waitress the Musical, WhoHaHa
contact
Say hi at tylerfeder@gmail.com
For literary inquiries, contact Monica Odom at Odom Media Management.