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Bio

Gina Wynbrandt is an artist living in Chicago. Her work has been featured in The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, printed in The Best American Comics, nominated for two Ignatz awards, and translated into Danish, Norwegian, and Spanish. 

 
 

Reviews

Women Write About Comics (2024)

Thirteen Minutes

Optical Sloth

Broken Frontier

LitteraturNu (Danish)

El Español (Spanish) 

Politiken (Danish)

Hyperallergic

The Comics Journal (2016)

Women Write About Comics (2016)

Nudes Reading Minicomics (2016)

Los Angeles Times

High-Low Comics 

Publishers Weekly 

Cute Juice Comics 

Nudes Reading Minicomics (2015)

Women Write About Comics (2015)

Chicago Tribune 

Daniel Elkin

Lists

The Atlantic - Seven Great Graphic Novels That Go Beyond Words

Solrad - Rob Clough’s Top 20 Comics of the 2010’s

Solrad - Kim Jooha’s Best Comics of the Decade

Vulture - Best Comics of 2016 (So Far)

Los Angeles Times - Five Comics Artists to Watch

Readings

Zine Not Dead V

Zine Not Dead II 

Brain Frame 19 

Brain Frame 15

Brain Frame 9

 

CV

Selected Exhibitions

Chicago Comics: 1960s to Now
Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | June - October - 2021

Global ALt comicS
Scott Eder Gallery | Jersey City, New Jersey | April - June 2018

Maybe She's Born With It
The Naughton Gallery at Queen's | Belfast, Northern Ireland | October 2016 - November 2016

Comics & Code
Lubeznik Art Center | Michigan City, IN | October 2014 - January 2015

DIY/XX: Self-Published Graphic Novels, Mini Comics, And Zines By Women
Loyola University | Chicago, IL | October 2014 - January 2015

Superheroines: The New Future Of Comics
Werkspace Gallery | Chicago, IL | Fall 2014

CartoonInk!: Emerging Comics in Context
Betty Rymer Gallery | Chicago, IL | October 2011

School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s 76th Annual Fashion Show
The Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing | Chicago, IL | Spring 2010

Panels, Talks, Workshops, Readings

Great Lakes! Great Comics! Reading
Howling Pages | Chicago, IL | June 2024

Kuš Residency Artist Talks
Bolderaja | Riga, Latvia | April & May 2023

Zine Not Dead XVII
Archer Ballroom | Chicago, IL | May 2022

The Believer presents: Drawing Your Humiliation in Comics, a free workshop with Gina Wynbrandt
The Believer magazine | online | September 2020

CAKE 2018: FANDEMONIUM
Center on Halsted | Chicago, IL | May 2018

Zine Not Dead V
Co-Prosperity Sphere | Chicago, IL | April 2017

FICOMIC 2017: Social Media and Celebrities in Comics
Fira Barcelona | Barcelona, SP | April 2017

Look Who's Talking
Conne Island | Leipzig, Germany | March 2017

Søndagsevent: Gina Wynbrandt
Thiemers Magasin | Copenhagen, DK | February 2017

Copenhagen Comics 2017: Interview with Charlotte Johanne Fabricius
Øksnehallen | Copenhagen, DK | February 2017

SPX 2016: To Tell the Truth: Comics Storytelling
Bethesda North Marriott | North Bethesda, Maryland | September 2016

CAKE 2016: Making Funny Pictures with Amy Lockhart and Gina Wynbrandt
Center on Halsted | Chicago, IL | June 2016

ALTCOMICS 3
Marriott Bloor-Yorkville Hotel | Toronto, ON | May 2016

TCAF 2016: Adult Memoir
Marriott Bloor-Yorkville | Toronto, CA | May 2016

MoCCA 2016: Autobiography: Revealing the Self in Comics
Ink48 | New York, NY | April 2016

ALTCOMICS 2
American Medium | Brooklyn, NY | April 2016

Zine Not Dead II
Pinky Swear | Chicago, IL | March 2016

Two Cookie Minimum
Chicago Publishers Resource Center | December 2015

Spring Thing: TCAF 2015 Kick-off Reading
The Central | Toronto, ON | May 2015

Brain Frame 19
Thalia Hall | Chicago, IL | August 2014

Brain Frame 15
Constellation | Chicago, IL | November 2013

Laydeez Do Comics
Quimby's Bookstore | Chicago, IL | July 2013

Brain Frame 9
Happy Dog Gallery | Chicago, IL | November 2012

Recognition

National Magazine Awards 2024
Best Illustrated Story nomination for Goodnight Phone

Ignatz Awards 2023
Best Minicomic nomination for You’re the Center of Attention

Kuš Comics Resident in Riga, Latvia
April - May 2023

The Best American Comics 2019 - Notable Comic
Thank You!

The Best American Comics 2016 - Notable Comic
Big Pussy

Ignatz Awards 2015
Promising New Talent nomination for Big Pussy

The Best American Comics 2015 - Featured
Someone Please Have Sex With Me  

Education

School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts | 2008 - 2012

Walter Payton High School College Prep, Chicago, IL
High School Diploma | 2004 - 2008