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Lara Antal (she/they) is an award-winning artist who creates impactful stories using black humor and colorful lenses. They work to connect with others, amplify voices, and share ideas.

Bio

Their debut graphic novel, Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars, was the recipient of the 2023 Graphic Medicine Award and a finalist for both the Ringo Comic Awards and Pop Culture Classroom's Book of the Year. They’ve been awarded a We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) Illustrator, Author Grant and a Comics Advocacy Group (CAG) Creators Grant, and have been an artist-in-residence at The Peter Bullough Foundation, Ragdale Foundation, and Atlantic Center for the Arts.

They've collaborated on a storytelling projects for the world's leading publishers and newsrooms including CNN and The Wall Street Journal and have been featured in WNYC-NPR, Kirkus, Paris Review, and The Washington Post's Best Illustrations of 2022. If you dine in NYC you might see one of their infamous Choking Victim posters. They are also a creative producer on the Witch Wave Podcast, hosted by Pam Grossman.

Hailing from Wisconsin, they currently live in Brooklyn with their almost-toothless chihuahua, Chuck.

Select Clients

CNN • Queerty • The Washington Post • The Wall Street Journal • Abrams ComicArts • Dotdash - Meredith • Penguin Random House • Penn State University Pres • Inter-tribal Council of Michigan • Veterans Affairs • Netflix • Google • The Skimm • Warner Brothers

Awards & Residencies

2024 Comics Advocacy Group (CAG) Creator Grant
2024 We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) Creators Grant
2024 Peter Bullough Artist-in-Residence
2023 Graphic Medicine Award: Long Form Work
2023 Ragdale Foundation Artist-in-Residence
2012 Atlantic Center for the Arts Artist-in-Residence

Lectures & Workshops

Columbia University • Society of Illustrators  • ARE LGBTQ Center • TCAF Festival ⋅ Pratt University • Maryland Institute • College of Art • Milwaukee Public Schools • City Tech (CUNY) • FlameCon

Press

The Washington Post
Publisher’s Weekly
Kirkus Reviews
Graphic Medicine
Wall Street Journal
WNYC New York Public Radio
Bloomberg Businessweek
Bustle