Erika Bloomdahl
Rachel Bivens
Faith Cox
Annabel Driussi
Maya Escobar
Isabella Hall
Sam Held
Juniper Kim
Violet Kitchen
Sofia Lesage
Johna Mandel
Cathy Mayer
Emil O’Melia
King Ray
Gabrielle Tinnirello
Al Varela
Diploma design by K.L. Ricks
CCS Fellow:
K.L. Ricks
Tags: Class of 2023, Erika Bloomdahl, Graduating Class, Thesis Exhibit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2023
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VERMONT–The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) will hold its 17th commencement ceremony on Saturday May 6, 2023. This year’s commencement speaker is Lee Lai, an Asian-Australian award-winning cartoonist living in Montreal.
Lee Lai is an Australian cartoonist living in Tio’tia:ke (known as Montreal, Quebec). She has made comics for The New Yorker, McSweeneys and The New York Times. Her graphic novel Stone Fruit was released in 2021 with Fantagraphics, Sarbacane, Coconino and other publishers.
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Tags: Class of 2023, Commencement Speaker, Lee Lai, Stone Fruit
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