Austin English
Born 1983, San Francisco, CA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and Stockholm, Sweden
Education
Kungl Konsthögskolan Royal Institue of Art, Professional Project Program. Printmaking. Stockholm, Sweden Fall 2010 through Spring 2011
New School University, Eugene Lang. Received a Bachelors Degree in Modern Literature. New York, NY. May 2006
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Tanti Affetti Human NYC, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
2013 Happy Hour Mission Comics and Art, San Francisco
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Hot Chix: Adam Green and Friends The Hole, New York, NY
Shrink It/Pink It, curated by Irena Jurek Cathouse FUNeral, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Deep Fun, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA.
2013 Draw Gym, curated by Brian Belott 247365/Know More Games Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
The End, curated by Matt Leines Beginnings Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011 SKVER! Festival, Mali Lošinj, Croatia
Panelists 4, Giant Robot New York, New York, NY
Future Ink, BQE Eye Level gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions as Curator
2014 Deep Fun Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Check-Marks Open Space, Baltimore, MD
Published Work as Solo or Main Contributor
The Life Problem (comic), March 2013, Drippybone Books, Los Angeles, CA
Disgusting Room (comic), April 2011, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Windy Corner #3 (comic magazine), June 2009, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Windy Corner #2 (comic magazine), June 2008, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Windy Corner #1 (comic magazine), March 2007, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Christina and Charles (graphic novel), June 2005, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Selected Anthologies/Periodicals
Drawn In: A Peek into the Inspiring Sketchbooks of 44 Fine Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Cartoonists, edited by Julia Rothman, 2011, Quarry Books,
The Exquisite Book, edited by Julia Rothman, 2010 Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA
Giant Robot Magazine issues #46-50 edited by Eric Nakamura, 2008-09, Giant Robot, Los Angeles, CA
Project Romantic edited by Chris Pitzer, 2006, Adhouse Books, Richmond VA
Selected Self Published Work/Art Books
I Used to Live on Ridge Street, lmited edition stone lithograph portfolio, 2011
The Greatest Fear, limited edition dry point etching portfolio, 2010-2011
Sweetheart #’s 1-5 (May 2008-June 2009)
The Tenth Frame #’s 1-12 (October 1998- February 2004)
Awards
2013 Ignatz Awards Nominations:
Best Comic (Austin English, The Life Problem)
2008 Ignatz Awards Nominations:
Promising New Talent (Austin English, Windy Corner #2) and Outstanding Anthology/Collection (Austin English, Windy Corner #2).
2007 Eisner Award Nomination (as contributor):
Project Romantic, edited by Chris Pitzer
Best American Comics, vol. 1, 2006, edited by Harvey Pekar and Anne Elizabeth Moore. Chapter 1 of Christina and Charles selected as ‘Distinguished Comic’.
Born 1983, San Francisco, CA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and Stockholm, Sweden
Education
Kungl Konsthögskolan Royal Institue of Art, Professional Project Program. Printmaking. Stockholm, Sweden Fall 2010 through Spring 2011
New School University, Eugene Lang. Received a Bachelors Degree in Modern Literature. New York, NY. May 2006
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Tanti Affetti Human NYC, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
2013 Happy Hour Mission Comics and Art, San Francisco
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Hot Chix: Adam Green and Friends The Hole, New York, NY
Shrink It/Pink It, curated by Irena Jurek Cathouse FUNeral, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Deep Fun, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA.
2013 Draw Gym, curated by Brian Belott 247365/Know More Games Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
The End, curated by Matt Leines Beginnings Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011 SKVER! Festival, Mali Lošinj, Croatia
Panelists 4, Giant Robot New York, New York, NY
Future Ink, BQE Eye Level gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions as Curator
2014 Deep Fun Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Check-Marks Open Space, Baltimore, MD
Published Work as Solo or Main Contributor
The Life Problem (comic), March 2013, Drippybone Books, Los Angeles, CA
Disgusting Room (comic), April 2011, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Windy Corner #3 (comic magazine), June 2009, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Windy Corner #2 (comic magazine), June 2008, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Windy Corner #1 (comic magazine), March 2007, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Christina and Charles (graphic novel), June 2005, Sparkplug Comic Books, Portland OR
Selected Anthologies/Periodicals
Drawn In: A Peek into the Inspiring Sketchbooks of 44 Fine Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Cartoonists, edited by Julia Rothman, 2011, Quarry Books,
The Exquisite Book, edited by Julia Rothman, 2010 Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA
Giant Robot Magazine issues #46-50 edited by Eric Nakamura, 2008-09, Giant Robot, Los Angeles, CA
Project Romantic edited by Chris Pitzer, 2006, Adhouse Books, Richmond VA
Selected Self Published Work/Art Books
I Used to Live on Ridge Street, lmited edition stone lithograph portfolio, 2011
The Greatest Fear, limited edition dry point etching portfolio, 2010-2011
Sweetheart #’s 1-5 (May 2008-June 2009)
The Tenth Frame #’s 1-12 (October 1998- February 2004)
Awards
2013 Ignatz Awards Nominations:
Best Comic (Austin English, The Life Problem)
2008 Ignatz Awards Nominations:
Promising New Talent (Austin English, Windy Corner #2) and Outstanding Anthology/Collection (Austin English, Windy Corner #2).
2007 Eisner Award Nomination (as contributor):
Project Romantic, edited by Chris Pitzer
Best American Comics, vol. 1, 2006, edited by Harvey Pekar and Anne Elizabeth Moore. Chapter 1 of Christina and Charles selected as ‘Distinguished Comic’.