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== Education ==
== Education ==
Gillman graduated from the [[Center for Cartoon Studies|Centre for Cartoon Studies]] in 2012 with an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cartoonstudies.org/schulz/blog/congratulations-class-of-2012/|title=Congratulations, Class of 2012! {{!}} Schulz Library Blog|website=www.cartoonstudies.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> They also have a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from the [[University of Colorado Boulder|University of Colorado]].{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
Gillman graduated from the [[Center for Cartoon Studies]] in 2012 with an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cartoonstudies.org/schulz/blog/congratulations-class-of-2012/|title=Congratulations, Class of 2012! {{!}} Schulz Library Blog|website=www.cartoonstudies.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> after a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from the [[University of Colorado Boulder]].{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}


== Career ==
== Career ==

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Melanie Gillman is an American queer nonbinary cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gillman is best known for the LGBT webcomic As the Crow Flies,[1] and specializes in LGBTQ Young Adult comics.

Education

Gillman graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2012 with an MFA[2] after a BA from the University of Colorado Boulder.[citation needed]

Career

Gillman has taught Professional Practices at the California College of the Arts (CCA) since 2015, and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Comics.[3] Gillman teaches other courses at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and the Art Students' League of Denver, and is also a writing fellow at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship program since 2017.[4]

Gillman's comics have been published by Boom! Studios,[5] Iron Circus Comics, Lion Forge Comics, Slate,[6] VICE,[7] Prism Comics, Northwest Press, and The Nib[8].

Bibliography

Gillman's graphic novel, Smbitten,[9] about lesbians, swing-dancing, fancy hats, and vampires. Smbitten was Gillman's first graphic novel in coloured-pencil was part of Gillman's Masters thesis at the Center for Cartoon Studies[10]

As the Crow Flies[11] is a webcomic started in 2012 about a 13 year old queer girl of color who finds herself at an all-white Christian backpacking camp. The comic was nominated for a "Best Digital/ Webcomic" Eisner Award in 2014,[12] and for an Ignatz "Outstanding comic" award in 2016.[13]

Gillman is co-editor of and contributor to The Other Side,[14] an anthology of queer paranormal romance comics published in 2016. Gillman also worked on the Steven Universe comics series for Boom Studios in 2016.[citation needed]

Awards

Gillman was awarded a gold medal for As the Crow Flies by the Society of Illustrators.[15]

Comic cons

Gillman participated in the annual Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) in 2013 and 2016,[16][17] and the AnomalyCon in Colorado in 2017.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Drawn to Comics: As The Crow Flies Helps You Relive Your Awkward Camp Memories". Autostraddle. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  2. ^ "Congratulations, Class of 2012! | Schulz Library Blog". www.cartoonstudies.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  3. ^ "Melanie Gillman | California College of the Arts". www.cca.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  4. ^ SUN, SPECIAL TO THE. "Tulsa Artist Fellowship announces 2017 Cohort". The Edmond Sun. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  5. ^ "Boom Launches 'Steven Universe' Ongoing By Gilman and Farina". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  6. ^ Sturm, James (2013-10-22). "Radiant". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  7. ^ "The Best Walk - VICE". Vice. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. ^ Gillman, Melanie. "Witch Camp". The Nib. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  9. ^ "Smbitten". Gumroad. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  10. ^ "Smbitten". Gumroad. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  11. ^ "Growing Up Queer: Should You Be Reading 'As the Crow Flies'?". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  12. ^ "2014 Eisner Award Nominees Announced". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  13. ^ Cavna, Michael; Cavna, Michael (2016-09-18). "Small Press Expo: Here are your 2016 Ignatz Award winners, including new talent Tillie Walden". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  14. ^ "About". othersideanthology.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  15. ^ "Comic and Cartoon Art Annual Short Form and Digital Media | Society of Illustrators". www.societyillustrators.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  16. ^ "Guest & Exhibitor List CAKE 2013". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  17. ^ "Guest & Exhibitor List of CAKE 2016". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ "Anomaly Con 2017 Artists". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)