mixed media

American  

noun

1. multimedia.

2. artistic media, as pen and ink, chalk, and graphite, used in combination.

   an old master drawing in mixed media.

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mixed media British  

noun

1. 1. the integrated use of different forms of media, esp within the arts

   2. ( as modifier )

      mixed-media musical presentations

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Other Word Forms

• mixed-media adjective

Etymology

Origin of mixed media

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

While the main exhibition pays tribute to “Girlfriends,” there’s only one artwork — a mixed media piece by Jillian Thompson that uses acrylic, thread and collage — that displays the beloved friends group’s actual faces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

Using her living room as a studio, she creates her paintings using old photos which "get reimagined" using charcoal and acrylic and occasionally mixed media such as spray paint and pastels.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

On Tuesday, the library association announced that Ward’s novel was a fiction nominee, along with Amanda Peters’ “The Berry Pickers” and the mixed media “Denison Avenue,” by author Christina Wong and illustrator Daniel Innes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

They were installed by the Jamaican-born mixed media artist Ebony G. Patterson for her show, “ … things come to thrive … in the shedding … in the molting.”

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023

So, I wondered, what would it take to make "The Secret Art of Human Flight" into something mixed media, without being "Natural Born Killers" or "Sans Soleil."

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2023