Lucy Knisley
Lucy Knisley is an American comic artist and musician. Her work is often autobiographical, and food is a common theme.
Knisley's drawn travel journal French Milk was published through Simon & Schuster in October 2008. It received positive reviews in several publications, such as USA Today and Salon.com. Comics critic Douglas Wolk described it as "a keenly observed letter back home... the pleasure Knisley takes in food and company is infectious."
Knisley holds a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. While there, she contributed to and edited the comics section of the school newspaper, FNews. Knisley holds an MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies. She was awarded the 2007 Diamond in the Rough scholarship for her CCS application comic, Heart Seed Snow Circuit. She is a 2014 recipient of the Alex Awards.
Personal life
Knisley married designer John Horstman in September 2014. At the time of his proposal to her, they had been separated for three years after a five-year relationship.Knisley gave birth to her first child on June 13, 2016. She refers to them as "Pal" in her writing, short for Palindrome, for privacy reasons.
Works
Biographical series
- French Milk
- Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
- An Age of License: A Travelogue
- Displacement: A Travelogue
- Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride
- Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos
- Go to Sleep : Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood
- ''Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair''
Picture books
- You Are New
- ''Ride Beside Me''
''Peapod Farm'' (series)
- Stepping Stones
- Apple Crush
- ''Sugar Shack''
Anthology contributor
- Trubble Club Vol. 1-4
- You Ain't No Dancer #3
- Secrets & Lies
- Elephano the Magician
- Side B: The Music Lover's Graphic Novel
- I Saw You...
- Marvel Comics:
- *Girl Comics Vol.2 #1 "Shop Doc"
- *I Am An Avenger Vol.1 #4 "Growing Pains"
Self-published
Heart Seed Snow Circuit Searching For Cassady Radiator Days Pretty Little Book Drawn To You Make Yourself Happy- Mini-comics
- * Letters from the Bottom of the Sea
- * My Addiction
- * French Milk minis
- * The Fast
- * "Paris Journal"
- * "Salvaged Parts"
Albums
Sweet Violet Pretty/Nerdy- ''Comics Tunes By and For Us Comics Goons''