[Comicsstudiessociety] March 22: Art+Feminism Special Guest: MariNaomi (Virtual Event)

[Mike Rhode]

 Art+Feminism Special Guest: MariNaomi (Virtual Event)

*March 22, 2021 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM*
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Art+Feminism Special Guest: MariNaomi

Art+Feminism <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://artandfeminism.org__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7aMJxWll$ > is an international community
that strives to close the information gap about gender, feminism, and the
arts on the internet. In conjunction with the 2021 Art+Feminism Wikipedia
Edit-a-thon
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqd-uhqDkpG9TUXVsuhgLjAL9uz9CkIvyi__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7UBVlhdM$ >,
hear
from award-winning author, illustrator, and cartoonist MariNaomi.

As a way to highlight underrepresented cartoonists, MariNaomi founded and
maintains the Cartoonists of Color <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://cartoonistsofcolor.com/__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7ftJRA0m$ >, Queer
Cartoonists <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://queercartoonists.com/__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7Y7ModZW$ >, and Disabled Cartoonists
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://disabledcartoonists.com/__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7digH6ZH$ > databases. These databases are used by
booksellers, librarians, academics, editors, book publishers, event
organizers, readers, and more. This event features a conversation between
MariNaomi and Caitlin McGurk,  Associate Curator and Assistant Professor at
The Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

This event is presented by the Wexner Center for the Arts, the Billy
Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, and University Libraries.

*About the Speaker*

MariNaomi (she/they) is the award-winning author and illustrator of  *Kiss
& Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22*
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://marinaomi.com/kissandtell.html__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7X1PQhgW$ > (Harper Perennial, 2011), *Dragon's
Breath and Other True Stories *
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://marinaomi.com/dragonsbreath.html__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7TDa5B_a$ >(2dcloud/Uncivilized
Books, 2014), *Turning Japanese*
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://marinaomi.com/turningjapanese.html__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7e6iTkCo$ > (2dcloud, 2016),  *I Thought
YOU Hated ME* <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://marinaomi.com/ithoughtyouhatedme.html__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7VaZU6mN$ > (Retrofit
Comics, 2016), and the *Life on Earth *trilogy
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://marinaomi.com/lifeonearth.html__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7SBJ6s3f$ > (Graphic Universe, 2018-2020). Her
work has appeared in over eighty print publications
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://marinaomi.com/comics.html__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7UX-uAPp$ > and has been featured on websites such
as The New Yorker's Daily Shouts, The Rumpus, LA Review of Books, Midnight
Breakfast and BuzzFeed.

MariNaomi's comics and paintings have been featured by such institutions as
the Smithsonian, the De Young Museum, the Cartoon Art Museum, the Asian Art
Museum, and the Japanese American Museum.

In 2011 and 2018, Mari toured with the literary roadshow Sister Spit. She
is the founder and administrator of the Cartoonists of Color Database
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://cartoonistsofcolor.com/__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7ftJRA0m$ >, the Queer Cartoonists Database
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://queercartoonists.com/__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7Y7ModZW$ >, and the Disabled Cartoonists Database
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://disabledcartoonists.com/__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7digH6ZH$ >. She has taught classes for the
California College of the Arts Comics MFA program, and was a guest editor
for PEN Illustrated. She is a cohost of the Ask Bi Grlz
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.askbigrlz.com/__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7T66bIr6$ > podcast with author Myriam Gurba
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriam_Gurba__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7fIVNlHP$ >.

MariNaomi lives in Los Angeles with a husband and a menagerie of cats,
dogs, and butterfly babies.

MariNaomi’s website <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://marinaomi.com__;!!KGKeukY!jqxBGQGppTjmSkmxnp3Wkbl8GdmqDV3d1a5Mkk6WVtIpwF9pxRdqRyMKzp8tmiZ3A8Vg7eDEniWI$ >

*If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation
to participate in this event, please email **libevents at osu.edu
<libevents at osu.edu>** as soon as possible. Requests made at least one week
prior to the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but
the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this
date.*
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Event
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Event Organizers *[image: Photo of Courtney Hunt] Courtney Hunt
<https://library.osu.edu/people/hunt.877>*
Art and Design Librarian
hunt.877 at osu.edu

*[image: Photo of Caitlin McGurk] Caitlin McGurk
<https://library.osu.edu/people/mcgurk.17>*
Assoc. Curator Outreach & Eng.
mcgurk.17 at osu.edu

*[image: Photo of Kay Clopton] Kay Clopton
<https://library.osu.edu/people/clopton.1>*
Assistant Professor - Practice
clopton.1 at osu.edu

*[image: Photo of Alex Adcock] Alex Adcock*
Wexner Center for the Arts
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