Over the past couple of years, it has come to light that Terese Nielsen has been liking and following alt-right activists and white nationalists on Twitter, and has liked a number of racist tweets that spouted anti-Semitic theories and made memes about white power.. It seems that Wizards is ending their relationship with artist Terese Nielsen due to controversy surrounding her ties to offensive individuals and/or groups. This is my paraphrasing of the article; please read the article and the quotes from Doug Beyer, Principle Game Designer on the Worldbuilding Team for MT:G for exactly what was said.
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Terese Nielsen (born March 11, 1966) [1] is an American freelance fantasy artist and illustrator.. Terese Nielsen (born 1966 in Aurora, Nebraska as Terese Spencer) is a former Magic: The Gathering artist that began illustrating cards during Alliances. Her early artwork is extremely expressive and recognizable easily due to her very unique use of gouache.[1] On June 18, 2020, Nielsen's relationship with Wizards was terminated, due to her support of controversial fringe political movements.
