Vanessa Davis (cartoonist)

Vanessa Davis
Vanessa Davis
Born	October 14, 1978 (age 45); West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Occupations	Cartoonist; author; humorist;
Known for	Spaniel Rage (2005); Make Me a Woman (2010)

Vanessa Davis is an American illustrator, humorist, and cartoonist of alternative comic books.

She is best known for the autobiographical graphic novel Make Me A Woman and minicomic Spaniel Rage, published by Drawn & Quarterly.^[1] Her comics have appeared in several anthologies, including Kramers Ergot, The Best American Comics, Stuck in the Middle, Papercutter, and An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories. She earned a fine arts degree from the University of Florida.^[2]

Davis' comics and illustrations are usually rendered in highly chromatic watercolors or in pencil. The stories they tell are taken from her diary and are candidly personal, witty and self-deprecating; centering on her youth, mother, relationships with men, and

Paris Review.^[8]

Bibliography

Summer Hours (self-published, 2016)

Make Me a Woman (Drawn & Quarterly, 2010)
Kitchen Conniption (self-published, 2010)
Spaniel Rage (Buenaventura Press, 2005)
- reissued (Drawn & Quarterly, 2017)

References

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ISBN 9780786465538
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^ Davies, Rachel (February 2, 2017). "Own Who You Are: An Interview With Vanessa Davis". Rookie.
^ "VANESSA DAVIS discusses and signs her graphic novel "MAKE ME A WOMAN"". Skylight Books. October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
^ "Opinion - Image - NYTimes.com". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "All in the Family". Dissent Magazine. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Vanessa Davis Archives". The Forward. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
^ "Vanessa Davis – Tablet Magazine – Jewish News and Politics, Jewish Arts and Culture, Jewish Life and Religion". Tabletmag.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
^ "Alexia Arthurs Wins 2017 Plimpton Prize; Vanessa Davis Wins Terry Southern Prize". www.theparisreview.org. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

External links

Official Vanessa Davis website
Vanessa Davis on Tablet Magazine
Vanessa Davis on Etsy
"Summer Hours" comics series by Vanessa Davis

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ISBN 9780786465538
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[2] Davies, Rachel (February 2, 2017). "Own Who You Are: An Interview With Vanessa Davis". Rookie.

[3] "VANESSA DAVIS discusses and signs her graphic novel "MAKE ME A WOMAN"". Skylight Books. October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2016.

[4] "Opinion - Image - NYTimes.com". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[5] "All in the Family". Dissent Magazine. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[6] "Vanessa Davis Archives". The Forward. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[7] "Vanessa Davis – Tablet Magazine – Jewish News and Politics, Jewish Arts and Culture, Jewish Life and Religion". Tabletmag.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.

[8] "Alexia Arthurs Wins 2017 Plimpton Prize; Vanessa Davis Wins Terry Southern Prize". www.theparisreview.org. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

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