Bread Lee 🍞 is a UX Designer 🖥️ by day and a comics creator 🖍️ by night.
Born and raised in Texas, Bread (like the food) is constantly seeking the way the sun hits the Earth just right. In 2021 they received a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis, and they have taken classes at Parsons/The New School and SAIC. They are open to tabling, commissions, contract work, and collaborations.
Email: bylee[at]wustl.edu
Featured in: A Royal Pain (2019), Lilies Anthology Volume 8 (2018), A Lifetime Together (2018), Revelry in the Dark (2018), Lovin' Out Loud (2018), Plus Ultra and Beyond (2018), Stardust in Our Veins (2017), Places Artbook (2015)
Awards: Howard Nemerov Prize in Poetry (2020), Holobaugh Honors Frida Kahlo Creative Arts Award (2018), Rhode Island School of Design Annual Art Award (2017), and The Dallas Morning News’ 26th annual High School Journalism Illustrations or Cartoons (Portfolio) Award (2017)
Previous tabling events: AnimeFest (2014, 2015, 2016), A-Kon (2016, 2017), Kinokuniya Artist Alley (2017), Craft Carnival (2018)
Inspirations: Alison Bechdel, Yuko Ota and Ananth Hirsh of Johnny Wander, Mike Birbiglia, Choo, Luke Healy, Tess Scilipoti, Millionfish, Meruz, ND Stevenson, JR Doyle, Sara Kipin, Car Seat Headrest, Sachin Teng, Hwei Lim, Kate Beaton, Kathleen Finneran, Joaquín Sorolla, Frank O’Hara, Koyamori, Audre Lorde, Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki, Ngozi Ukazu
Reading: On a Sunbeam, The Black Experience in Design, Good Omens, SAKANA, This is Not Fiction, Barbarous, BFFComic
Watching: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Good Omens