EDUCATION
2012 MFA Sequential Art, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA
2008 BA Visual Arts, Art History, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Academic Appointments
2019-present Associate Professor, Comics & Narrative Practice, Columbus College of Art & Design
2017-2019 Assistant Professor, Comics & Narrative Practice, Columbus College of Art & Design
2014-2017 Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Pittsburg State University
2013-2014 Instructor (full-time), Department of Art, Pittsburg State University
Courses Taught
Columbus College of Art & Design
Advanced Comics Anthology Practicum
Character & Environment Design
Comic Book Illustration
Comics & Narrative Illustration I & II
Character & Environment Design
Illustrative Lettering
Introduction to Illustration
Self-Promotion for Illustrators
Pittsburg State University
Business & Self-Promotion for Artists
Comics: Theory & Practice
Commercial Art I-IV
Concept Design
Drawing I
Drawing with Ink
Editorial Illustration
GIF Art
Hand Lettering for Illustration & Comics
Introduction to Visual Storytelling
Senior Art Seminar
Selected Institutional & Professional Service
2020 Interim Faculty Council President, Columbus College of Art & Design
2019-20 CXC Marketing Committee, Columbus, OH.
2018-20 Faculty Council, Columbus College of Art & Design.
2018 CXC Scholarly Symposium Programming Committee, Columbus, OH.
2016 Programming Committee, Bicknell Family Center for the Arts, Pittsburg, KS.
2015-16 Advisory Board, Pittsburg State University Museum of Art, Pittsburg, KS.
2015-16 Faculty Advisor, University Arts Association, Pittsburg State University.
2015-16 Collections Management Policy Committee, Bicknell Family Center for the Arts, Pittsburg, KS.
2015-16 Chair, Print/Media Committee, Pittsburg State University.
2015 Interdisciplinary Design Committee, Pittsburg State University.
2015 Coordinator, “Art as Healing” Interdisciplinary Lecture Series, Pittsburg State University.
2014-16 Advisory Board, Bicknell Family Center for the Arts, Pittsburg, KS.
2014-16 Facilities Manager, Electronic Arts Studio, Pittsburg State University.
2014-16 Gallery Committee, Pittsburg State University.
2013-16 Council for Discovery & Research, Pittsburg State University.
2013 Department representative, Kansas Board of Regents Core Outcomes meeting.
Selected Publications (Comics)
(Forthcoming) What to Pack For Certain Death. New York: Random House Graphic.
2021 “Inside Oneida” In American Cult, edited by Robyn Chapman. New York: Paper Rocket Comics.
2019 “The Goat-Gland Doctor.” The Nib Magazine, no. 4: 65.
2018 “The Response: What Do You Want Done to Your Body When You Die.” The Nib Magazine, no. 1: 21.
2018 Baseline Blvd, 2nd edition. College Park: Kilgore Books & Comics.
2017 “In Cold Blood.” In The Graphic Canon of Crime & Mystery, edited by Russ Kick, 48-64. New York: Seven Stories Press.
2016 The Plunge. College Park: Kilgore Books & Comics.
2015 “Urine: the Miracle Cure.” In Eat More Comics: The Best of The Nib, edited by Matt Bors, 266-275. Portland, OR: The Nib.
2015 Baseline Blvd, self-published
2015 “From The Beyond.” In Then It Was Dark, edited by Sarah Benkin, 12-21. Chicago: Peppermint Monster Press.
2014 “What to Pack for Certain Death” The Nib. November 17.
2014 “Trepanation: Elective Surgery You Need Like A Hole In The Head.” The Nib. July 9.
2014 “A History of Vibrators.” In Oh Joy Sex Toy: Volume One, edited by Erika Moen, 240-245. Portland, OR: Erika Moen Comics & Illustration LLC.
2014 “Nyos.” Irene, no. 4: 3-10.
2013 “Stress & the Science of Alternative Health.” Symbolia Magazine, no. 6: 2-10.
2013 “Adventures in Feministory: Queen Ka-ahumanu,” Bitch Magazine, no. 61: 80.
2013 “They Will Come To You In Sheep’s Clothing.” In The End, Oh Well, edited by Luis Echavarría Uribe, 69-74. Brooklyn: Usted Ve Lo Que Quiere Ver.
2013 “What is a Juggalo?” Symbolia Magazine, no. 4: 2-13.
2013 “Radium Girls,” The Cartoon Picayune, no. 5: 11-19.
2013 “S. A. Andrée’s Ill-fated Expedition,” Inkt/Art, no. 2. May 15.
2013 “The Dyatlov Pass Incident,” In Unknown Origins & Untimely Ends: A Collection of Unsolved Mysteries, edited by Emi Gennis, 91-101. Montclair, NJ: Hic & Hoc Publications.
2012 “Franz Reichelt: The Flying Tailor.” The Hairpin, November 29.
2012 “Quitter.” In Share or Die: The Get Lost Generation in an Age of Crisis, edited by Neal Gorenflo and Malcolm Harris, 29-32. Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers.
2011 “Kurt & Adele: A Love Story.” In Chainsaw Comics Presents: Fear, edited by Aaron Brassea & L. Nichols, 68-70. Portland, OR: Chainsaw Comics.
2011 “The Collyer Brothers,” Red Flag Magazine, no. 5.
2011 “James Mason,” Candy or Medicine, no. 14: 2-5.
2011 “Squat: A Tale from China” In Travel, 60-64. Savannah: Savannah College of Art & Design.
2011 “Are You Looking for A Roommate?” Shareable: Sharing By Design, July 25.
2010 “The Boston Molasses Disaster,” Secret Prison (Philadelphia, PA), December 6.
2009 “Diets I Have Tried,” The Chicago Weekly (Chicago, IL), April 15.
Publications As Editor
(Forthcoming) Spitball: A CCAD Comic Anthology, Volume 8. Columbus, OH: Columbus College of Art & Design.
2022 Spitball: A CCAD Comic Anthology, Volume 7. Columbus, OH: Columbus College of Art & Design.
2013 Unknown Origins & Untimely Ends: A Collection of Unsolved Mysteries. Montclair, NJ: Hic & Hoc Publications.
Selected Exhibitions
2023 Storylines, Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH.
2022 Drawing The Line, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH.
2021 Lasting Legacies, Blockfort Gallery, Columbus, OH.
2020 Celebrate People’s History! Grand Valley State University Art Gallery, Allendale, MI.
2018 Celebrate People’s History! Stamps Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
2018 Disrupting the Narrative, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH.
2017 Paper Vernacular, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO.
2017 New Faculty Exhibition, Beeler Gallery, Columbus, OH.
2017 Direct Action Comics: A Political Graphic Novel Art Show, Herter Art Gallery, Amherst, MA.
2016 Hidden Forces: Kansas People’s History Project, Watkins Museum of History, Lawrence, KS.
2016 Kansas People’s History Project, Art Connectors Community Gallery, Pittsburg, KS.
2014 Solo Exhibition, From The Beyond, Brodsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2014 Ribbon Cutting, Bicknell Family Center for the Arts, Pittsburg, KS.
2014 Assembly Required, University Gallery, Pittsburg, KS
2013 Vanishing Point, P.E.O. Foundation Art Gallery, Nevada, MO.
2013 Hard Work Issue Release Exhibition, The Studio on F, Washington, DC.
2011 MAD Magazine Art Exhibition, Poetter Hall, Savannah, GA
2008 Univ. of Chicago BA Thesis Exhibition, Midway Studios, Chicago, IL.
2007 Adaptation, Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, IL.
Exhibitions As Curator
2018 Disrupting the Narrative, Urban Arts Space, Columbus OH.
2017 Paper Vernacular, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO.
2016 Lasting Impressions: Printed Masters from the Leonard H. Axe Library Special Collections, University Gallery, Pittsburg, KS.
2015 Pigs, Process, and Sustainability, Maria Lupo. University Gallery, Pittsburg, KS.
2014 Assembly Required, Biannual Faculty Exhibit. University Gallery, Pittsburg, KS.
2014 Point Clouds, Neil Lawley. Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg, KS.
Selected Publications (Illustration)
2020 Celebrate People’s History!: The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution (Second Edition), edited by Josh MacPhee, 62. New York: The Feminist Press.
2017 (Cover) The Graphic Canon of Crime & Mystery, edited by Russ Kick. New York: Seven Stories Press.
2015 (Cover) An Ethics of Reading: Interpretive Strategies for Contemporary Multicultural American Literature by Sandra Cox. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2014 Minnesota Public Radio. “Stress and the Science of Integrative Medicine.”Healthy States. January 16.
2013 Oregon Public Broadcasting. Oregon Experience: Portland Noir, produced by Kami Horton. September 26. Television program.
2012 Deep Spring ‘12 Anthology. Savannah: The Deep Center.
2012 (Cover) Candy or Medicine, no. 16. Edited by Josh Blair.
2012 Idzik, Sarah. “Unprepared: From Elite College to the Job Market.” In Share or Die: The Get Lost Generation in an Age of Crisis, edited by Neal Gorenflo and Malcolm Harris, 17-28. Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers.
Selected Panels, Lectures & Workshops
2023 “What We Talk About When We Talk About Bad Lettering.” Cartoon Crossroads Columbus. Columbus, OH. September 29.
2021 “Hand Lettering Fundamentals.” Cartoon Crossroads Columbus. Columbus, OH. October 1.
2018 Panel (moderator).“Educating Comics: Teaching and Curation,” Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Scholarly Symposium. Columbus, OH. September 29.
2018 “Talk and Teach: Emi Gennis on Hand Lettering.” Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Columbus, OH. September 27.
2018 "Drawing Women's History: A Selection of Recent Works," Columbus College of Art & Design. Columbus, OH. April 26.
2016 “Printmaking and Digital Media,” Pittsburg State University. Pittsburg, KS. September 8.
2016 “Creating Comics About Women’s History,” Student Alliance for Gender Equality. Pittsburg State University. Pittsburg, KS, Pittsburg, KS. March 29.
2013 High-School Art Day, Pittsburg State University. Pittsburg, KS, November 21.
2016 “Kansas People’s History Project at Pittsburg State University.” Watkins Museum of History. Lawrence, KS. June 24.
2015 “Research Processes in Nonfiction Comics.” Cornell College. Cornell, IA. November 13.
2015 Panel. “Picking and Pruning: Editing Tips for Comics," Vancouver Comic Art Festival. Vancouver, BC, May 23-24.
2015 Panel. “Comics Reportage in the Internet Age," Toronto Comic Art Festival. Toronto, ON, May 9-10.
2015 “Comics Process,” G3 Expo. Pittsburg, KS, March 28.
2014 Workshop. “How To Make Minicomics,” University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA, October 23.
2014 “From the Beyond” Opening, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA, October 22.
2013 High-School Art Day, Pittsburg State University. Pittsburg, KS, November 21.
2013 Artist Talk and Q&A, Camosun College. Victoria, BC, March 12.
Selected Readings
2022 Muscle Horse Debut Party. Mike’s Late Night Slice. Columbus, OH. April 2.
2020 M.S. Harkness Comics Showcase. Canzani Auditorium. Columbus, OH. March 7.
2020 Ladies First Exhibition Reception and Program. Billy Ireland Museum Cartoon Library & Museum. Columbus, OH. January 10.
2019 Two Dollar Radio Headquarters. Columbus, OH. June 4.
2018 Kilgore Books Tour. Kafé Kerouac. Columbus, OH. June 5.
2018 SPACE Afterparty. Kafé Kerouac. Columbus, OH. April 28.
2018 Red Wheelbarrow. Canzani Auditorium. Columbus, OH. February 27.
Honors, Awards, & Residencies
2022 Nominee, Teaching Excellence Award, Columbus College of Art & Design.
2021 Nominee, Teaching Excellence Award, Columbus College of Art & Design.
2016 Research & Creativity Faculty Mentor Award, Student Alliance for Gender Equality, Pittsburg State University.
2016 DINK Fellowship, Denver Independent Comic and Art Expo.
2016 Nominee, DINKy Award for “Best work—self published,” Denver Independent Comic and Art Expo.
2016 Nominee, Slate’s Cartoonist Studio Prize for “Best Webcomic of the Year: 2015.”
2014 ArtsEdge Residency, Kelly Writers’ House, University of Pennsylvania.
2012 Internship, Periscope Studio.
2012 Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Savannah College of Art & Design.
2012 Graduate Student Fellowship, Savannah College of Art & Design.
2010-12 Honors Academic Scholarship, Savannah College of Art & Design.