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'''Caitlin Cass''' is an American cartoonist. Her work often focuses on American history. Cass has been published in [[The New Yorker]], [[The_Lily_(Washington_Post)|The Lily]], and [[The Nib]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Caitlin Cass |url=https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/caitlin-cass |website=Fantagraphics |language=en}}</ref> She was a 2018 [[New York Foundation for the Arts|NYSCA/NYFA]] Artist Fellow in Fiction and in 2024 [[National Arts Club|NAC]] Fellow in Non-Fiction. |
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==Education== |
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Cass received her bachelor's in Liberal Arts from [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)| St. John's College, Santa Fe]] in 2009, before going on to get an MFA in Studio Art from the [[University at Buffalo]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illustrating History to Build the Future |url=https://www.omahamagazine.com/artsculture/illustrating-history-to-build-the-future/ |website=Omaha Magazine |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> |
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| name = Lin Sheng-xiang |
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==Career== |
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Since 2009, Cass has published a bi-monthly comics periodical called ''The Great Moments in Western Civilization Postal Constituent''. The comic is made up of historical episodes that Cass describes as highlighting instances of “failing systems and irrational hope.”<ref>{{cite web |title=Art Talk with Artist Caitlin Cass |url=https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2020/art-talk-artist-caitlin-cass |website=www.arts.gov |language=en |date=26 August 2020}}</ref> |
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After receiving her MFA, Cass joined the art faculty at the [[Buffalo Seminary]], a private, all-girl school.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illustrating History to Build the Future |url=https://www.omahamagazine.com/artsculture/illustrating-history-to-build-the-future/ |website=Omaha Magazine |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> |
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In 2020, Cass held a solo exhibition, entitled "Women's Work: Suffrage Movements 1848-1965", which was awarded a grant from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Work: Suffrage Movements 1848–1965 - Burchfield Penney Art Center |url=https://burchfieldpenney.org/exhibitions/exhibition:07-31-2020-07-31-2020/ |website=burchfieldpenney.org}}</ref> She had been approached by the curator of the [[Burchfield Penney Art Center]], who was interested in having her create illustrations to commemorate the [[centennial]] of the [[Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution| 19th Amendment]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Illustrating History to Build the Future |url=https://www.omahamagazine.com/artsculture/illustrating-history-to-build-the-future/ |website=Omaha Magazine |access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref> |
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| caption = Lin Sheng-xiang (right) sings anti-media monopoly war songs in the anti-media monopoly parade |
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As of 2021, Cass is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Illustration and Time-Based Media at the [[University of Nebraska Omaha]]. |
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Her first full-length non-fiction graphic history, ''Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S.'' was published by [[Fantagraphics]] in 2024. The book covers the history of the US [[Women's suffrage in the United States |suffrage movement]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Barbara |title=This cartoonist wants to tell the complicated history of women’s voting rights |url=https://19thnews.org/2024/06/this-cartoonist-wants-to-tell-the-complicated-history-of-womens-voting-rights/ |website=The 19th |language=en-us |date=17 June 2024}}</ref> |
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==Personal Life== |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|25}} |
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| birth_place = [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]] |
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Cass is originally from [[River Forest, Illinois]]. |
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==Selected Works== |
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*''The Great Moments in Western Civilization Postal Constitutiant'' (2009 - present, self-published) |
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*''Women's Work: Suffrage Movements 1848-1965)'' (2020, graphic novel/ exhibition catalog, Burchfield Penney Art Center) |
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*''Alchemy and Control'' (2022, Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society) |
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*''Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S.'' (2024, Fantagraphics) |
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==Solo Exhibitions== |
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*''Towers'', 2013, Olean Public Library, Olean, NY |
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*''The Museum of Failure'', 2014, Hartnett Gallery, Rochester, NY |
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*''Rathbun Builds Buffalo'', 2015, The Fargo House, Buffalo, NY; Buffalo Place Storefront, Buffalo, NY |
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*''Myths and Maxims'', 2018, Argus Gallery, Buffalo, NY |
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*''The Postal Constituent: A Ten Year Study'', 2019, Western New York Book Arts Center, Buffalo, NY |
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*''Women’s Work: Suffrage Movements 1848-1965'', 2020, The Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY |
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==References== |
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*https://www.discogs.com/artist/2151603-Lin-Sheng-Xiang |
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*https://worldmusiccentral.org/2017/07/08/artist-profiles-lin-sheng-xiang/ |
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*http://english.ncu.edu.tw/teachingforexcellence/journalistic_writing/student/yajoo/ |
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*https://www.straight.com/music/959026/taiwanfest-2017-passionate-protest-singer-lin-sheng-xiang-draws-comparisons-woody |
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 29 October 2024
Caitlin Cass is an American cartoonist. Her work often focuses on American history. Cass has been published in The New Yorker, The Lily, and The Nib.[1] She was a 2018 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Fiction and in 2024 NAC Fellow in Non-Fiction.
Education
[edit]Cass received her bachelor's in Liberal Arts from St. John's College, Santa Fe in 2009, before going on to get an MFA in Studio Art from the University at Buffalo in 2012.[2]
Career
[edit]Since 2009, Cass has published a bi-monthly comics periodical called The Great Moments in Western Civilization Postal Constituent. The comic is made up of historical episodes that Cass describes as highlighting instances of “failing systems and irrational hope.”[3]
After receiving her MFA, Cass joined the art faculty at the Buffalo Seminary, a private, all-girl school.[4]
In 2020, Cass held a solo exhibition, entitled "Women's Work: Suffrage Movements 1848-1965", which was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.[5] She had been approached by the curator of the Burchfield Penney Art Center, who was interested in having her create illustrations to commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment.[6]
As of 2021, Cass is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Illustration and Time-Based Media at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
Her first full-length non-fiction graphic history, Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. was published by Fantagraphics in 2024. The book covers the history of the US suffrage movement.[7]
Personal Life
[edit]Cass is originally from River Forest, Illinois.
Selected Works
[edit]- The Great Moments in Western Civilization Postal Constitutiant (2009 - present, self-published)
- Women's Work: Suffrage Movements 1848-1965) (2020, graphic novel/ exhibition catalog, Burchfield Penney Art Center)
- Alchemy and Control (2022, Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society)
- Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. (2024, Fantagraphics)
Solo Exhibitions
[edit]- Towers, 2013, Olean Public Library, Olean, NY
- The Museum of Failure, 2014, Hartnett Gallery, Rochester, NY
- Rathbun Builds Buffalo, 2015, The Fargo House, Buffalo, NY; Buffalo Place Storefront, Buffalo, NY
- Myths and Maxims, 2018, Argus Gallery, Buffalo, NY
- The Postal Constituent: A Ten Year Study, 2019, Western New York Book Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
- Women’s Work: Suffrage Movements 1848-1965, 2020, The Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
References
[edit]- ^ "Caitlin Cass". Fantagraphics.
- ^ "Illustrating History to Build the Future". Omaha Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Art Talk with Artist Caitlin Cass". www.arts.gov. 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Illustrating History to Build the Future". Omaha Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Women's Work: Suffrage Movements 1848–1965 - Burchfield Penney Art Center". burchfieldpenney.org.
- ^ "Illustrating History to Build the Future". Omaha Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Rodriguez, Barbara (17 June 2024). "This cartoonist wants to tell the complicated history of women's voting rights". The 19th.