Graphic Artists Guild Chicago 2007-3-14 Event

2007-3-14 event

March 14th

Lauren Weinstein
Brooklyn based graphic novel artist Lauren Weinstein's surrealist alternative comics detail a complex world where a pall of mystery, sexual intrigue and violent death hangs over the animal kingdom, outer space, and suburban America alike.

Acclaimed cartoonist, Lauren R. Weinstein will be showing highlights from her first decade of work, from the early gag comics she did for Seattle’s underground weekly paper, The Stranger, to the teenage girl strips she did for Girl Stories, to her newest sci-fi fantasy endeavor, The Goddess of War. She’ll be talking about her evolving process of making comics, her experiences working with small and big publishers. Interspersed in the presentation she will be “performing” excerpts of her work, from “Robot Takes a Walk”, to some pieces from Girl Stories, to her epic middle school saga, “Horse Camp”.

Lauren Weinstein
March 14th
6:30 -8:00 pm
Columbia College Art Talks
Room 203, Wabash Building
623 South Wabash, Chicago

Admission Free.

Here's a bit more info about our speaker...
Lauren R. Weinstein is a cartoonist. Her most recent book, Girl Stories, was published by Henry Holt and was one of the ALA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens of 2007. Currently, Lauren teaches drawing and cartooning to children and adults at the 92nd Street Y, Parsons School of Design, and the School of Visual Arts. In 2003, she was the recipient of the Xeric Grant, allowing her to self-publish her first book, Inside Vineyland. In 2004, she received the Ignatz award for “Promising New Talent”. She has created comics and illustrations for PBS, The New York Times, Glamour, McSweeney’s, LA Weekly, The Chicago Reader, Kramer’s Ergot, and Seattle’s The Stranger. Currently she is working on the sequel to Girl Stories, tentatively entitled Calamity and a sci-fi fantasy comic entitled The Goddess of War. Check out her web site at www.laurenweinstein.com

Admission Free.
Space limited.
Arrive early.
Columbia students Free.
Other students Free
Guild members Free
(AIGA, C3, ASMP, CWIP, IWOC, OBD, STA
& SCBWI members all get this member rate)
Non-members Free