About
Emeric L. Kennard is an illustrator, storyteller, and cartoonist based in Portland, Oregon (with beloved ties to the California Bay Area.) Their work has exhibited throughout the United States, been recognized by Congress and the Society of Illustrators, and nominated for a Lambda Literary Award as part of Alphabet Anthology from PRISM Comics. They are among the artists featured in the acclaimed documentary film No Straight Lines: the Rise of Queer Comics and are published through ORO Editions in 9 Ways to Make Housing for People from David Baker Architects and Mende Design.
Suffering a chronic love of puns, they self-publish comics and zines as Cervus Canadensis Press. Among the venues they have exhibited and paneled at are Comic Arts LA, San Francisco Zine Fest, the Queers & Comics Conference, and the Listen to the Silence Asian American Conference.
Their most recent comic "I Don't Know How to Say This (이걸 어떻게 말해야 할지 모르겠어)" explores childhood memories at the intersection of race, queerness, religion, and cultural belonging. It debuted as part of the collaborative art book 뿌리 / ROOTS: Korean Diaspora, curated by Andre Lee Bassuet.
Emeric holds a BFA with Distinction in Illustration and a Minor in Writing from California College of the Arts.
Photography by Grey Kennard