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'''Sabrina Jones''' (born on |
'''Sabrina Jones''' (born on November 21, 1994, in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Whitechpael, London]]) is the founder of a not-for-profit called [https://sayitwithyourchest.co.uk/ Say It With Your Chest] .<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-19 |title=Sabrina Jones |url=https://softskull.com/authors/sabrina-jones/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Soft Skull Press |language=en-US}}</ref> Say It With Your Chest empowers young people who are at risk of exclusion or needing support with their personal development to overcome obstacles and cultivate, happy, positive and fulfilling futures. Built on the core values of empathy, belonging and equality, skills and strategies are taught to young people and stakeholders. |
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In 2019, Sabrina received a [http://shackletonfoundation.org/?page_id=1983 Shackleton Foundation leadership award] for her work with "Say It With Your Chest." The foundation recognised the organisation as an inspirational one led by a promising leader with a passion to make a difference. In 2021, Say It With Your Chest was awarded a [https://www.stephenlloydawards.org/winners/ Stephen Lloyd award] and in 2022, Sabrina was nominated for a [https://twitter.com/ndawards/status/1511664941903794181 positive role model award] by the National Diversity Awards for her work with Say It With Your Chest." |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Revision as of 09:17, 28 April 2024
| Sabrina Jones | |
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| Born | Sabrina Jones October 6, 1960 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, painter, illustrator writer, editor |
Notable works | GirlTalk Isadora Duncan, A Graphic Biography Race to Incarcerate: A Graphic Retelling |
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Sabrina Jones (born on November 21, 1994, in
In 2019, Sabrina received a Shackleton Foundation leadership award for her work with "Say It With Your Chest." The foundation recognised the organisation as an inspirational one led by a promising leader with a passion to make a difference. In 2021, Say It With Your Chest was awarded a Stephen Lloyd award and in 2022, Sabrina was nominated for a positive role model award by the National Diversity Awards for her work with Say It With Your Chest."
Biography
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Jones moved to
In the mid-1990s Jones co-founded (with Isabella Bannerman and Ann Decker) Girltalk, a four-issue comics anthology of women's autobiographical comics published by Fantagraphics.[7] In 1997, GirlTalk was nominated for "Lulu of the Year" by Friends of Lulu (losing out to The Great Women Superheroes, by Trina Robbins).
In 2002, Jones' work was included in the exhibition "She Draws Comics: Trina Robbins and 27 Women Cartoonists", curated by Trina Robbins, shown at the Secession Gallery, Vienna, Austria; the exhibition toured to the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (New York City) in 2006.[8]
Jones created her first historical comics for Wobblies! A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the World, published by Verso Books in 2005. Her work on The Real Cost of Prisons Comix inspired her to create Mixed Signals,[citation needed] a counter-recruitment tool in comic book form. Her first long-form graphic novel was Isadora Duncan: a Graphic Biography, published in 2008 by Hill & Wang.
2010 saw one of Jones' first collaborations with a writer —
In 2013 Jones wrote and drew Race to Incarcerate: A Graphic Retelling, an adaptation of Marc Mauer's book on America's exploding imprisonment rate.[10][11]
In 2016,
In addition to being a fine art painter, Jones has worked consistently as a
Jones was awarded MacDowell residences in 1995, 1997, and 2004.[13] She completed an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2003.[13]
Personal life
Jones lives in Brooklyn, New York.[13]
Bibliography
Solo projects
- Mixed Signals (self-published one-shot, 2006)
- Isadora Duncan: a Graphic Biography (ISBN 978-0809094974
- Race to Incarcerate: A Graphic Retelling (ISBN 978-1595585417 — adaptation of Marc Mauer's book
- Our Lady of Birth Control: A Cartoonist's Encounter with Margaret Sanger (ISBN 978-1593766405
Anthologies
- World War 3 Illustrated (many issues, 1984–2004) — regular contributor, occasional editor
- Real Girl #4 (Fantagraphics, Sept. 1992) — contributor; edited by Angela Bocage
- GirlTalk (4 issues, Fantagraphics, 1995–1996) — co-editor and contributor
- Wobblies! A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the World (ISBN 978-1844675258 — contributing cartoonist; edited by Paul Buhleand Nicole Schulman
- Nature Comics #3 (Nature, 2008) — contributed the story "Good Wolf / Bad Wolf"
- The Real Cost of Prisons Comix (ISBN 9781604860344— contributed the story "Prisoners of the War on Drugs"
Illustrator
- FDR for Beginners (ISBN 978-1934389508 — with writer Paul Buhle
- Radical Jesus: A Graphic History of Faith (Herald Press, 2013) ISBN 978-0836196214 — illustrated the cover as well as the section "Radical Gospel;" with writer Paul Buhle
Further reading
- Robbins, Trina. A Century of Women Cartoonists (Northampton, Mass.: Kitchen Sink Press, 1993)
- Robbins, Trina. From Girls to Grrrlz: a History of [Female] Comics from Teens to Zines (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1999)
References
- ^ "Sabrina Jones". Soft Skull Press. November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Visual Arts Department’s 'Visiting Artist Series' kicks-off with a Visit from Graphic Artist Sabrina Jones," Brooklyn Friends website (January 15, 2014).
- ^ a b c Kelly, Kim. "The amazing life of Margaret Sanger, 'Our Lady of Birth Control': 'I was intrigued that such a great do-gooder was also quite a bad girl in private': Salon talks to Sabrina Jones about her new graphic novel about past and present fights for contraception," Salon (July 30, 2016).
- ^ World War 3 Illustrated #30 (2000), Grand Comics Database. Retrieved Nov. 5, 2022.
- ^ World War 3 Illustrated #28 (1998), Grand Comics Database. Retrieved Nov. 5, 2022.
- ^ World War 3 Illustrated #35 (2004), Grand Comics Database. Retrieved Nov. 5, 2022.
- ^ Girl Talk entry, Grand Comics Database. Retrieved Nov. 17, 2022.
- ^ Gardner, Alan. "SHE DRAWS COMICS EXHIBIT TO OPEN AT MOCCA," Daily Cartoonist (March 17, 2006).
- ^ Pietaro, John. "FDR and the New Deal for Beginners," People's World (July 20, 2010).
- ^ a b MacDonald, Heidi (March 8, 2013). "On the Scene: World War 3 Illustrated, A New York Institution". The Beat.
- ^ Mann, Brian. "A graphic account of America's love affair with prisons," North Country Public Radio (July 31, 2014).
- ^ Leone, Nicki. "The Legacy of Margaret Sanger: On Sabrina Jones’s ‘Our Lady of Birth Control’," The Millions (October 19, 2016).
- ^ a b c d e f Jones bio, MacDowell website. Retrieved Nov. 5, 2022.
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