Lark Pien
| Lark Pien | |
|---|---|
 Pien, photographed at the 2003 Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Art Fair | |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Colourist |
Notable works | Long Tail Kitty,Mr. Elephanter |
| Awards | Friends of Lulu Kim Yale - Best New Talent award, 2004 Harvey Award, 2007 |
| http://www.LarkPien.me | |
Lark Pien (born c. 1972) is an American cartoonist who has created the minicomics Stories from the Ward, Mr. Boombha, and Long Tail Kitty, the last of which won her the Friends of Lulu Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent in 2004.
Pien earned her Bachelor of Architecture in 1995 from California Polytechnic State University. She began making comics in 1997.
Bibliography[]
Picture Books[]
- Long Tail Kitty
- Long Tail Kitty, Come Out and Play
- Mr. Elephanter
Work as Colorist[]
Pien is the colorist for the following books:
- American Born Chinese (author: Gene Luen Yang, publisher: First Second Books)
- Boxers & Saints (author: Gene Luen Yang, publisher: First Second Books)
- Sunny Side Up (authors: Jennifer and Matthew Holm, publisher: Graphix/Scholastic)
- Dragon Hoops (author: Gene Luen Yang, publisher: First Second Books)
- Swing It, Sunny (authors: Jennifer and Matthew Holm, publisher: Graphix/Scholastic)
- Sunny Rolls the Dice (authors: Jennifer and Matthew Holm, publisher: Graphix/Scholastic)
- Sunny Makes a Splash (authors: Jennifer and Matthew Holm, publisher: Graphix/Scholastic)
- Turtle in Paradise (authors: Jennifer L. Holm and Savanna Ganucheau, publisher: Random House Graphic)
- Stargazing (author: Jen Wang, publisher: First Second Books)
- Diana: Princess of the Amazons (authors: Shannon and Dean Hale, publisher: DC)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales Library Edition (author: Gene Yang, pub. Dark Horse Comics)[1]
Anthologies[]
- Hello Kitty, Hello 40: a 40th Anniversary Tribute (pub VIZ Media)[2]
- Mameshiba: We Could Be Heroes graphic novel (pub VIZ Media)[3]
- Comics Squad #3: Detention! (pub Random House Books for Young Readers)
- "The Story of Binny" Flight Volume 4 (2007)
- "Game Daze" The Girls Guide to Guys' Stuff (2005)
- "Paragon" Scheherazade (2005)
- "Timshel" Blood Orange #4 (2004)
- "Demoniac Pacheco" Orchid (2002)
Minicomics[]
- Immortal Chicken: Change (2019)
- Immortal Chicken: Practice, Practice (2019)
- Immortal Chicken: Relax, Relax (2019)
- You Are, I Am - Magic (2009)
- Small Destructions (2008)
- Brave Mr. Elephanter (2007)
- Blomp!(2006)
- Long Tail Kitty - Graveyard Shift (2006)
- Long Tail Kitty - Full Moon Night (2004)
- Eat With Me, Long Tail Kitty cookbook (2003)
- Long Tail Kitty - Outer Space! (2002)
- Long Tail Kitty - XOXO (2002)
- Long Tail Kitty - Heaven (2001)
- Mr. Boombha Goes for a Walk (2001)
- Stories from the Ward, vols 1-4 (1997–2002)
Magazines[]
- Illustoria Magazine (ed Elizabeth Haidle, pub McSweeney's)[4]
- Studygroup Magazine #4 (ed Zack Soto)[5]
- Nickelodeon Magazine (ed Chris Duffy)[6]
- Vision Quest comics gazette (ed Tim Goodyear)[7]
Murals[]
- Sunstreet Breads in Minneapolis, MN[8]
- Ronald McDonald House in Palo Alto, CA (with Butler Armsden Architects)[9]
Web[]
- Long Tail Kitty on sundayhaha.com (2020- )
- Immortal Chicken on Popula.com (2018)
Exhibitions[]
- 2015 - MOMENTUM: An Experiment in the Unexpected[10], "intervention" installation - San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose
- 2009 - I Love You a Little gallery show - Studio Gallery, San Francisco
- 2007/8 - I Am 10 exhibition - Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
- 2007 - Small Destructions installation - Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
- 2002 - She Draws Comics exhibition - Secession Gallery, Vienna
- 2001 - 355 Days installation[11] - Atlas(t) at Galería de la Raza, San Francisco
Awards[]
- 2004 — Friends of Lulu Kim Yale - Best New Talent
- 2007 — Harvey Award for color work on American Born Chinese (written and drawn by Gene Luen Yang, published by First Second Books)(2006)
- 2021 — Recipient of Koyama Provides microgrant
References[]
- ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales Library Edition by Gene Luen Yang, Faith Erin Hicks: 9781506722740 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ July 22, Chris SimsPublished; 2014. "Viz Comic-Con Plans Include Exclusives, Hello Kitty Photos". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2021-08-15.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "The MAMESHIBA Are Back This Summer In Brand New Adventures fr. VIZ Kids!". crunchyroll.
- ^ "The Story of Illustoria". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ Clough, Rob (2017-05-26). "Rediscovering Genre: Study Group Comics | The Comics Journal". Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Comments". nickmag_comics. 2006-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Vision Quest's Adult Funnies". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "portion of Lark's mural at Sunstreet Bakery in Minneapolis". homesmsp.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "photo of Lark's mural at Ronald McDonald House in Palo Alto".
- ^ "Momentum: an experiment in the unexpected". San José Museum of Art. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Galería de la Raza: Atlas(t): A Mapping Expedition/Exhibition". www.galeriadelaraza.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- Okinaka, Bobby. "Pulp Representation," Asia Pacific Arts (Aug. 11, 2003).
- Pay, Geoffrey. "Beyond Superheroes: Independent APA cartoonists featured in Small Press Spotlight," Asian Week (Mar. 21, 2003).
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