Comic Art Exhibit Focuses on Historical and Contemporary Strips

From Jackie Hooper, Thorne:

The history of comics from early newspaper strips to digital internet works will be explored in an art exhibit to be displayed October 24 to December 6 at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery. “Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics” celebrates creators of comics, both historical and contemporary, from underrepresented demographics, including women and minorities. A public reception, hosted by Friends of the Thorne, will open the exhibit on Friday, October 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the gallery.

“Out of Sequence” features works by a diverse group of comic artists and writers, showcasing works by women, small-press, minority, independent, gay and lesbian, self-published, underground, Web, and/or gallery comic creators. During the 20th century, white males were considered the creators of the popular comic culture, but at the same time, there were plenty of other voices, according to John Jennings and Damian Duffy, co-curators of the exhibit. Both are based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where they create comics together. (Read more about the exhibit here.) For more information, call 8-2720 or visit the Thorne website.