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b. 1985 Ann Arbor, MI
Education
Bachelor of Fine Art
Visual Arts and Technology
Cleveland Institute of Art
2003–2008
Residencies
Light Gray Art Labs Iceland Residency 2020
Southwest Iceland
2020
Center for Cartoon Studies Fellowship
White River Junction, VT
2017–2018
Mothers News Residency
Providence, RI
2017
Honors & Awards
Ignatz Award Nomination
"Outstanding Story," "Outstanding Comic,"
Egg Cream
no.1 - Liz Suburbia
2019
Ignatz Award Nomination
"Outstanding Series,"
Ley Lines
2018
CXC Emerging Talent Award
2016
Most Remarkable Micro-Press (Czap Books)
The Tiny Report Micro-Press Yearbook
2015
Best Webcomic SPACE Prize
2011
Eastman ’12-Bolton Memorial Prize
2006
Publications
Books, Long form work & Collections
Four Years
Collected, vol. 1
Czap Books
2019
Fütchi Perf
Uncivilized Books
2017
Fütchi Perf
Czap Books
2015
Project: Ballad
written by Michael Peterson, self-published
2012–2014
A Lesson in Survival
Czap Books
2013
Birthday Surprise
Czap Books
2012
Spoilers
self-published
2006-2010
Short Form
Four Years
part 3
Czap Books
2019
Four Years
part 2
Czap Books
2018
Four Years
part 1
Czap Books
2018
“The Letting Go” Ley Lines no. 8
Czap Books/Grindstone Comics
2016
“The New Cast”
Hazlitt
2016
“Lyrics Sheet”
self-published
2014
“Fütchie Perf”
self-published
2013
“Pace 1 Dies With Both Eyes on the Jackpot”
self-published
2013
“He Fought Like a Tiger in a Trap,”
w/ Cathy G. Johnson, self-published
2013
Trigger 1-12
self-published
2012
“Need More”
self-published
2012
“Waffle”
self-published
2011
Anthologies
“Homework”
INK BRICK
#10
2019
“A Souvenir”
Loving Richard’s Valley
, Ubutopia Press
2018
“The Last Time You Saw Cleveland”
Cleveland SCENE vol 44, issue 28
2015
“Neon Genesis Evangelion”
I Was a Teenage Anime
2013
“Kid Mind”
Future Shock 4, Astro Plus Press
2013
“Perf House”
Cleveland SCENE vol 43, issue 28
2013
“Opposite People”
Lodaçal 7, Ruru Comix
2012
“Nude Heaven”
PUPPYTEETH 3, Czap Books
2012
“Urban Legend”
w/ Chad Lambert, District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington DC, Fulcrum
2012
“Flipped Out Word”
PUPPYTEETH 2, Czap Books
2011
Juried Conventions
Queer/Trans Zinefest
Providence, RI
2017–2018
Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Toronto, Ontario
2011–2018
Chicago Alternative Comics Expo
Chicago, IL
2012–2018
Small Press Expo
Bethesda, MD (invitation)
2015–2018
Comic Arts Los Angeles
Los Angeles CA
2015–2018
Comics Crossroads Columbus
Columbus, OH
2015–2018 (’18 Featured Guest)
Vancouver Comic Arts Festival
Vancouver, British Columbia
2017
Queer Between the Covers
Montreal, Quebec
2016-2017
Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo
Providence, RI
2014–2016 (’16 Special Guest)
Comic Arts Brooklyn, Brooklyn
NY
2014, 2016, 2017
Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo
Cambridge, MA
2016–2017
Linework NW
Portland, OR
2016
Paper Jam V
Brooklyn NY
2016
Autoptic
Minneapolis, MN
2013, 2015
Panels
“Spotlight on Ezra Claytan Daniels & Ben Passmore (moderator)”
CAKE, Chicago, IL
2019
“Inter-Generational Comics (moderator)”
TCAF, Toronto, ON
2019
“More Life”
TCAF, Toronto, ON
2018
“Genderfluidity, Technology and Futurism”
SPX, Bethesda, MD
2017
“Spotlight on Liz Suburbia (moderator)”
Comic Con, San Diego, CA
2017
“Industry Day”
The Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction, VT
2017
“Expanding Comics’ Conversations (moderator)”
Paper Jazz, Brooklyn, NY
2017
“Possible Futures”
RIPE, Providence, RI
2016
“Share and Tell: A Discussion on Curation”
RIPE, Providence, RI
2016
“Indie Publishing: Make the Comics You Want to See”
SPX, Bethesda, MD
2016
“Comics 101: How to Start Publishing Your Comics”
TCAF, Toronto, ON
2016
“In the Studio”
TCAF, Toronto, ON
2016
“It’s a Small, Small, Small Press World”
SPX, Bethesda, MD
2015
“The Birth of a Fest”
RIPE, Providence, RI
2015
“More Fit Than Print: Webcomics”
RIPE, Providence, RI
2014
“District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, D.C.”
SPACE, Columbus, OH
2013
“Webcomics”
SPACE, Columbus, OH
2012
Group exhibitions
“Comic And Cartoon Art Annual Special Format, Comic Strip, Long Form”
Society of Illustrators — New York, NY
2016
“Housebroken”
Zygote Gallery - Cleveland, OH
2013
“American Mangaka”
Amakusa Cultural Exchange Center — Amakusa, Japan
2013
Professional Service
Inker, Typesetting
White Bird by RJ Palacio, Knopf
2019
Colorist
The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson, First Second
2019
Jury Member (Anonymous)
Ignatz Awards
2018
Jury Member
Slate Cartoonist Prize
2018
Publisher
Czap Books
2012–present
Co-organizer
Genghis Con Cleveland
2013–2015
Co-founder & Contributor
Comix Cube
2011–2013
Instructor
“The Art of Comix,” CIA Continuing Education
2010–2011