Paul Madonna

Paul Madonna is an award-winning artist and author whose unique blend of drawing and storytelling has been heralded as an “all new art form.” He is the creator of the series All Over Coffee, which ran in the San Francisco Chronicle for twelve years, and the author of seven books, 

All Over Coffee

, 

Everything is its own reward

(winner of the 2011 NCBA Award for best book), 

On to the Next Dream

,

You Know Exactly

(finalist for the 2022 Golden Poppy Book Awards), and the Emit Hopper Mystery Series,

Close Enough for the Angels

,

Come to Light

, and

The Commissions

. Paul also collaborated with award-winning author Gary Kamiya on the best-selling book

Spirits of San Francisco

.

Paul's drawings and stories have appeared internationally in numerous publications such as the Believer and zyzzyva, as well as in galleries and museums, including the Oakland Museum of California, the San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum, The San Francisco International airport, and the William Blake Association in France. Paul was a founding editor for therumpus.net, has taught drawing at the University of San Francisco, and frequently lectures on creative practice. He holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and was the first (ever!) Art Intern at MAD magazine.