Minicomics Grant

Lauren Mary Barnett is a painter and Ignatz-nominated cartoonist. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, the Washington Post, and Harper’s Bazaar Korea, among other publications. In 2020 she displayed her paper mâché project “In Case of Emergency” at Desert Island comics in Brooklyn, NY. She was a 2022 resident at the St. Nell’s Humor Writing Residency.

Nick Daniels is a Comic Book Artist/Writer and Graphic Designer currently located in Buffalo, NY. His work can be seen scribbled on bathroom stalls across America, as well as in his books ‘Blue Collar Mysteries’ (Graphic Novel), and 'A is for Animals I Have Very Strong Opinions About' (Illustrated Poetry Book).

J is a cartoonist and Rochester native who made a name for themself making comics about gender on "The Onlines" or "The Information Superhighway." Their largely autobiographical, educational, and humorous work seeks to lower harm in the Trans Community.

Sally Peck is a professional graphic designer and illustrator from Upstate, NY. Her art and comics are inspired by the cartoons she grew up with in the 90s, and can be best described as a "gross-out comics for the girls, gays and theys."