Zines blend words and images to create a medium for self-expression not bound by rules. This session will explore the ways in which the form is pushed from the viewpoint of an artist and a writer.
In this panel presentation, Christina Freeman will examine how visual artists incorporate self publishing into their practice and also speak about her interest in the book form as an artwork. Jennifer Hayden, with a background in fiction writing and picture book illustration, found that combining images and words helped her find her voice. Jennifer will speak to her interest in the incredible versatility of comix as a storytelling medium.
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About the speakers:
Jennifer Hayden is a comix maker and graphic novelist based in Central NJ. She is the creator of the Eisner-nominated graphic breast cancer memoir The Story of My Tits, which has been translated into Italian, Spanish and French. She is currently finishing her first work in color, a graphic anti-cookbook called Where There’s Smoke There’s Dinner. Find her online at https://www.jenniferhayden.com, IG: jenhaygoddess, FB: jenniferhaydenauthor, and Substack: goddess memos.
Christina Freeman (she/her) is a conceptual artist and curator whose projects have been featured in Artforum, Vulture, and Hyperallergic. She is currently an Artist in Residence at NARS Foundation’s International Residency Program in Brooklyn and in Spring 2024 she will participate in Bronx Calling: The Sixth AIM Biennial at The Bronx Museum of the Arts. She teaches at Hunter College, CUNY for the Department of Art & Art History and the Department of Film & Media. (Photo credit: Jessica Miller)
