Lawrence Lindell
Cartoonist, Musician, Educator, Artist
CONTACT
*For inquiries about workshops, teaching, interviews, special/featured guest invites and paid work.*
EDUCATION
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS, CLASS OF 2020- MFA in Comics
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, CLASS OF 2011- BFA in Illustration/Animation
Selected PUBLICATIONS
Buckle Up (RH Graphic) 2024
Blackward (D+Q) 2023
Just a Kid From California (Paper Rocket Minicomics) 2023
The New Yorker Cartoon 2023
You Gothic? (Razorcake) 2023
True Stories From Teaching Comics in SF (SF Examiner) 2022
A Bay Area Love Story (SF Examiner) 2022
Get In The Pit (Razorcake) 2022
Inner Child (Hello Barkada) 2022
Open Mic Co-Publisher (Laneha House) 2021- Present
New Yorker Daily Shouts- 2019-Present
Laneha House Series (Laneha House) 2021-Present
STILL COULDN’T AFFORD THERAPY, SO I MADE THIS, AGAIN (Laneha House) 2021
THE BAYLIES ISSUE 1- EDITOR (Laneha House) 2021
FROM TRUTH WITH TRUTH- 2020
BOTH- (CCA GRADUATE THESIS) 2018
COULDN’T AFFORD THERAPY SO I MADE THIS- 2017/2018
FROM BLACK BOY WITH LOVE- 2017
Selected ILLUSTRATION work
CHAPTER 510 BOOK COVER & BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS- 2022
ZINE AND LIBRARIES CONFERENCE FLIER- 2022
OAKLAND CREATES LOGO DESIGN- 2021
A STORY LIKE MINE BROCHURE COVER- 2021
BALLROOM HAS SOMETHING TO SAY...ABOUT ART, JUSTICE & HEALING Live Comic Drawing- 2021 Reimagine
MENTAL HEALTH COMEDY HOUR, 2021 Mental Health Comedy Hour
RATCHET SUPREME CHAP BOOKCOVER, 2020 Naomi Extra
SF AIDS PRIDE SHIRT, 2020 SF Aids Foundation, San Francisco, CA
SF ZINE FEST 2019 POSTER + TOTE DESIGN, 2019 SF Zine Fest, CA
27kilos COMEDY ALBUM COVER, 2019 Kilo Martin
BAY AREA QUEER ZINE FEST 2018 POSTER, 2018 BAQZF, Oakland, CA
SMALL PRESS EXPO 2018 FLYER, 2018 SPX, Bethesda, MD
EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES
House of Black: A Black Queer Comics and Zine Exhibition- 2023 Strut, San Francisco, CA
Resplendent: Identity & Visibility in Comics- 2022, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
A Story Like Mine- 2022, South Shore Arts: The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Munster, IN
Emerging Artist Showcase featuring Lawrence Lindell- 2021, Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
ATA Window Gallery presents Almost Public / Semi-Exposed 7 [Video Edition]- 2020, ATA, San Francisco, CA
Music and Art as Liberatory Practices- 2020, The Multivrs is Illuminated
THE FINE ART OF RADICAL SELF-PUBLISHING- 2020 Antenna, New Orleans, LA
QUEER COMICS SAVES LIVES SOLO ART EXHIBITION- 2020 Strut, San Francisco, CA
WE ARE MORE: STORIES BY QUEER ARTIST- 2019 California Humanities, Oakland, CA
EMANATA COMICS EXHIBITION- 2019 CCA, San Francisco, CA
E14 POP-UP ART SHOW - 2018 E14 Gallery, Oakland, CA
THE MULTIVRS IS ILLUMINATED- 2018 Artist Television Access ,San Francisco, CA
FEEL GOOD- 2015- Industry Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
LINE ATTACK III: CROSSING THE LINE- 2014 The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
BROKECHELLA GROUP ART SHOW- 2014 Los Angeles, CA
NO BUDGET FILM FEST GROUP GALA- 2013 Los Angeles, CA
BROKECHELLA GROUP ART SHOW- 2013- Los Angeles, CA
BLEEDING BOX ASSEMBLAGE: SOLO ART SHOW- 2012 The Fullerton Museum Center, Fullerton, CA
CERTIFICATES, AWARDS, Juding Panels, Appearances
CBC Teacher Favourites / CBC Librarian Favourites 2024 Winner
CBC Young Adult Favourites 2024 Winner
Lambda Literary Award: LGBTQ+ Comics 2024 Nominated
Jacqueline Woodson Award for LGBTQ+ Children’s/YA Literature 2024 Finalist
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology 2023 Nominated
DWAYNE MCDUFFIE AWARD FOR DIVERSITY IN COMICS- 2023 Nominated
Broken Frontier Award Breakout Talent 2023 Nominated
NO STRAIGHT LINES: THE RISE OF QUEER COMICS DOCUMENTARY- 2021
PRISM AWARDS JUDGE- 2021
THE BELIEVER BOOK AWARDS: EDITORS’ LONG LISTS- Graphic Narrative-2021 Finalist
DWAYNE MCDUFFIE AWARD FOR DIVERSITY IN COMICS- 2021 Nominated
PRISM AWARDS JUDGE- 2020
LA ZINE FEST APPLICATION REVIEW CREW- 2020
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION- 2019 California Legislation Assembly (Honoree at the 18th annual SF Zine Fest)
FELLOWSHIPS, RESIDENCIES, SPECIAL GUEST, GRANTS
MICE MINI GRANT- 2020 The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo
KPP GRANT RECIPIENT- 2020 Koyama Press Provides Grant
SPECIAL GUEST- 2020, QCE (QUEER COMICS EXPO)
GOOGLE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE- 2020 Google
SPECIAL GUEST- 2019 CAB (Comics Arts Brooklyn)
GUEST OF HONOR- 2019 SF ZINE FEST 2019
DINK! FELLOWSHIP- 2019 DINK! (DENVER INDEPENDENT COMICS EXPO)
KOYAMA PRESS PRINTING GRANT- 2018 Koyama Press
SPECIAL GUEST- 2018 SPX (SMALL PRESS EXPO)
SPECIAL GUEST- 2017 ABQ ZINE FEST
scores, compositions
When Noise Met Sound: Apocalyptica (2016)
Awkward Black Girl - "The Check" Season. 2, Ep. 9 [6:18-6:58 credited as LAw Music] (2013)
TEACHING, WORKSHOPS, Panels
Black History Month Zine Workshop- 2024 Syracuse University
Everyone Can (And Should) Make Mental Health Comics- 2023 Brooklyn Library
The Subversive Power of LGBTQ Comic Books- 2023 KQED
EXPERIMENTAL COMICS Workshop- 2022- Sequential Artists Workshop
Queer Stories in Small Press Panel: QTCON 2022
The Zine and Comic Book Event Panel: CSUN AACIEP 2022
We Need the Punk: VirtuousCon 2022
Using Comics to Support Teen Mental Health Panel: GNCRT 2022
SPECIAL GUEST (LANEHA HOUSE)- WEB COMICS WORKSHOP: The Center for Cartoon Studies 2022
SPECIAL GUEST (LANEHA HOUSE): OAKLAND CREATES- 2021
A STORY LIKE MINE ARTIST PANEL: SOUTH SHORE ARTS- 2021
EXPLORING IDEAS FOR COMICS Workshop- 2021- Sequential Artists Workshop
THE FUTURE OF COMICS PANEL - 2021- Radiator Comics Studio
COMICS JOURNALING Workshop- 2021- Cartoon Art Museum
LGBTQ COMICS AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM Pane- 2021- WonderCon
GUEST ARTIST(Mental Health & Comics): COMICS NARRATIVES: ILLNESS, DISABILITY, & RECOVERY- 2021- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The BAYlies: A Community of LGBTQ and POC Cartoonists from The Bay Area Panel- 2021- Black Comic Book Festival
GUEST ARTIST: COMICS NARRATIVES: ILLNESS, DISABILITY, & RECOVERY- 2020- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
FORM-ING IDEAS: CREATORS TALK IMPACT OF STYLES AND ME Panel- 2020 SOL-CON
COMMUNICATING QUEER IDENTITY THROUGH FICTIONAL STRUCTURES Panel- 2020 SPX(SMALL PRESS EXPO)
3 COMICS WORKSHOPS : GOOGLE ARTIST RESIDENCY - 2020 Google, Webinar
MEMORY COMICS Workshop- 2020 The Believer Magazine, WEB Workshop
GUEST SPEAKER- RACE AND COMICS: QUEER COMICS AND REPRESENTATION- 2020 California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
SPECIAL GUEST SPOTLIGHT- 2020 QCE CARTOON ART MUSEUM, San Francisco, CA
DIY COMIX Panel- 2020 LATINX ARTS COMIC FEST
ARTIST TALK: GOOGLE ARTIST RESIDENCY - 2020 Google, Mountain View, CA
PERSONAL NARRATIVES AND POLITICAL WRITING Panel- 2019 Santa Cruz Zine Fest, Santa Cruz, CA
CLASS VISIT- INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL- ZINE PRESENTATION 2019 San Francisco, CA
DECOLONIZING COMICS Panel- 2019 Comic Arts Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
CLASS VISIT- INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY AND INTRO TO HUMAN SERVICES: 2019 Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, IN
COMICS AS HEALING AND SELF-EXPRESSION Presentation: 2019 Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, IN
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL COMICS/ZINE WORKSHOP- 2019 Wunderkammer Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL COMICS/ZINE WORKSHOP- 2019 McMillen Park Community Center, Fort Wayne, IN
ELEMENTARY LEVEL COMICS/ZINE WORKSHOP- 2019 McMillen Park Community Center, Fort Wayne, IN
TEACHING ASSISTANT- 2019 A Taste of Resistance: California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
CLASS VISIT- RACE AND COMICS: COMIC AND MENTAL HEALTH- 2019 California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
FRAMING THE CONVERSATION ON RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IN COMICS Panel: 2019 CXC, Columbus, OH
OAKLAND ARTIST: WE ARE THE VOICES Panel: 2019 Mills College, Oakland, CA
SF ZINE FEST: GUEST OF HONOR PRESENTATION AND Q+A: 2019 San Francisco Zine Fest, San Francisco, CA
THINKING CAPTIONS Comics Reading- 2019 San Francisco Zine Fest, San Francisco, CA
INSIDE OUT: MENTAL HEALTH AND QUEER COMICS Panel- 2019 Queers and Comics, New York, NY
STRADDLING MULTIPLE WORLDS: QUEER CARTOONIST OF COLOR Panel- 2019 Queers and Comics, New York, NY
GRAPHIC NOVELS BY PEOPLE OF COLOR Panel- 2019 Mills College, Oakland, CA
REPRESENTATION: EXPRESSING IDENTITY THROUGH INDIE ART Panel- 2019 DINK!, Denver CO
OPENING CLOSED MINDS: COMIC ACTIVISM Panel- 2019 DINK!, Denver CO
QT-CON QTPOC REFLECTIONS IN COMIC BOOK MEDIA Panel- 2019 Strut, San Francisco, CA
COMICS INSTRUCTOR: Grades 2-6- 2017-2018 Streetside Stories, San Francisco, CA
OUR QUEER CREATIVE LIVES: ZINES, IDENTITY, COMMUNITY Panel- 2018 PHZ Zine Fest, Phoenix, AZ
GUEST TEACHER: 2 WEEK ZINE WORKSHOP- 2018 Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
RADICAL PRAXIS IN COMIX Panel- 2018 CXC, Columbus, OH
COMICS OF COLOR FOR YOUTH Workshop- 2018 CXC, Columbus, OH
HOW TO MAKE A ZINE Workshop- 2018 Sol-Con, Columbus, OH
COMICS AS THERAPY AND SELF EXPRESSION Presentation- 2018 Euzine Fest, Eugene, OR
WRITING ABOUT BIPOLAR Panel- 2018 SPX(SMALL PRESS EXPO), Bethesda, MD
THINKING CAPTIONS Comic Reading- 2017 San Francisco Zine Fest, San Francisco, CA
MAKING COMIX WITH LAWRENCE LINDELL Workshop- 2017 ABQ Zine Fest, Albuquerque, NM
COMICS OF COLOR: COMICS Workshop - 2017 Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Eagle Rock, CA
YOUTH COMICS Workshop- 2017 Afro Comic Con, Oakland, CA