Laura Gao Imagination Fund Recipient — Author & Illustrator
Laura Gao is an author and illustrator, creator of the graphic novels Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir and Kirby's Lessons for Falling (In Love), and a 2024 Playbook Imagination Fund grant recipient. This is Laura Gao's Imagination Fund application, with comics, zines and a proposal.
Artist statement
I'm a queer Asian American author, illustrator, chaotic Taurus, and daily bread vacuum. I'm the creator of two graphic novels—Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir and the upcoming sapphic rom-com, Kirby's Lessons for Falling (In Love)—and my work has been featured on NPR, the Library of Congress, and the Museum of Chinese in America.
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Idris Grey
Hello, I really love your story and your project. Your art is so cool too. Good luck!