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Born in [[Montreal]], Smyth was educated at a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] girls' school before her family moved to [[Toronto]]. After graduating from the art program at [[Central Technical School]], she | Born in [[Montreal]], Smyth was educated at a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] girls' school before her family moved to [[Toronto]]. After graduating from the art program at [[Central Technical School]], she | ||
took a degree from the [[OCAD University|Ontario College of Art]] in 1986. She began creating comics as a student, inspired in part by the work of [[Keith Haring]] and [[Chester Brown]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Enns |first1=Anthony |date=2018 |title=Sex, Feminism, and Comics: An Interview with Fiona Smyth |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10222/83863 |journal=Dalhousie Review |volume=98 |issue=2 |pages= |doi= |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> | took a degree from the [[OCAD University|Ontario College of Art]] in 1986. She began creating comics as a student, inspired in part by the work of [[Keith Haring]] and [[Chester Brown]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Enns |first1=Anthony |date=2018 |title=Sex, Feminism, and Comics: An Interview with Fiona Smyth |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10222/83863 |journal=Dalhousie Review |volume=98 |issue=2 |pages= |doi= |hdl=10222/83863 |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> | ||
Smyth established herself as a painter and muralist (including designing the facade of the iconic [[Sneaky Dee's]] music venue) in Toronto, often incorporating comics and [[zine]]s into her practice, stating "“Even my earliest shows, I would make zines to sell. So I would have an art show but make a mini-zine to sell, because people might not be able to afford a painting, but they could afford a zine.”<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kenins |first=Laura |date=May 10, 2018 |title=Koyama Press gives celebrated Toronto artist Fiona Smyth her first retrospective collection |url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/koyama-press-gives-celebrated-toronto-artist-fiona-smyth-her-first-retrospective-collection/ |magazine=Quill & Quire|location=Toronto |publisher= |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> | Smyth established herself as a painter and muralist (including designing the facade of the iconic [[Sneaky Dee's]] music venue) in Toronto, often incorporating comics and [[zine]]s into her practice, stating "“Even my earliest shows, I would make zines to sell. So I would have an art show but make a mini-zine to sell, because people might not be able to afford a painting, but they could afford a zine.”<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kenins |first=Laura |date=May 10, 2018 |title=Koyama Press gives celebrated Toronto artist Fiona Smyth her first retrospective collection |url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/koyama-press-gives-celebrated-toronto-artist-fiona-smyth-her-first-retrospective-collection/ |magazine=Quill & Quire|location=Toronto |publisher= |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> | ||
Along with collaborating with schoolmates [[Maurice Vellekoop]] and [[Seth (cartoonist)|Seth]], Smyth also contributed solo work to many comics anthologies and zines. [[Vortex Comics]] published four issues of her [[comic book]] series ''Nocturnal Emissions'' between 1991 and 1994. Her longrunnig weekly [[comic strip]] ''Cheez'' began in [[Exclaim!|Exclaim! Magazine]] and ran for ten years (1992–2002).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Enns |first1=Anthony |date=2018 |title=Sex, Feminism, and Comics: An Interview with Fiona Smyth |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10222/83863 |journal=Dalhousie Review |volume=98 |issue=2 |pages= |doi= |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> | Along with collaborating with schoolmates [[Maurice Vellekoop]] and [[Seth (cartoonist)|Seth]], Smyth also contributed solo work to many comics anthologies and zines. [[Vortex Comics]] published four issues of her [[comic book]] series ''Nocturnal Emissions'' between 1991 and 1994. Her longrunnig weekly [[comic strip]] ''Cheez'' began in [[Exclaim!|Exclaim! Magazine]] and ran for ten years (1992–2002).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Enns |first1=Anthony |date=2018 |title=Sex, Feminism, and Comics: An Interview with Fiona Smyth |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10222/83863 |journal=Dalhousie Review |volume=98 |issue=2 |pages= |doi= |hdl=10222/83863 |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> | ||
Smyth has been an instructor at OCAD University since 2006. She was inducted into the [[Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame|Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/alootook-ipellie-fiona-smyth-are-the-2019-inductees-to-canadian-cartooning-hall-of-fame-1.5108924 |title=Alootook Ipellie, Fiona Smyth are the 2019 inductees to Canadian cartooning hall of fame |last=van Koeverden |first=Jane |date=Apr 24, 2019 |website=CBC.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] |access-date=November 23, 2024|quote=Inuit artist Alootook Ipellie and Toronto comic creator Fiona Smyth will be inducted into the Giants of the North Hall of Fame at the annual Doug Wright Awards on May 11.}}</ref> | Smyth has been an instructor at OCAD University since 2006. She was inducted into the [[Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame|Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/alootook-ipellie-fiona-smyth-are-the-2019-inductees-to-canadian-cartooning-hall-of-fame-1.5108924 |title=Alootook Ipellie, Fiona Smyth are the 2019 inductees to Canadian cartooning hall of fame |last=van Koeverden |first=Jane |date=Apr 24, 2019 |website=CBC.ca |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] |access-date=November 23, 2024|quote=Inuit artist Alootook Ipellie and Toronto comic creator Fiona Smyth will be inducted into the Giants of the North Hall of Fame at the annual Doug Wright Awards on May 11.}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 30 December 2024
Fiona Smyth (born 1964) is a Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and comics educator.
Biography
Born in Montreal, Smyth was educated at a Catholic girls' school before her family moved to Toronto. After graduating from the art program at Central Technical School, she took a degree from the Ontario College of Art in 1986. She began creating comics as a student, inspired in part by the work of Keith Haring and Chester Brown.[1]
Smyth established herself as a painter and muralist (including designing the facade of the iconic Sneaky Dee's music venue) in Toronto, often incorporating comics and zines into her practice, stating "“Even my earliest shows, I would make zines to sell. So I would have an art show but make a mini-zine to sell, because people might not be able to afford a painting, but they could afford a zine.”[2]
Along with collaborating with schoolmates Maurice Vellekoop and Seth, Smyth also contributed solo work to many comics anthologies and zines. Vortex Comics published four issues of her comic book series Nocturnal Emissions between 1991 and 1994. Her longrunnig weekly comic strip Cheez began in Exclaim! Magazine and ran for ten years (1992–2002).[3]
Smyth has been an instructor at OCAD University since 2006. She was inducted into the Giants of the North: The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame in 2019.[4]
Bibliography
Books and collections
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cheez | Pedlar Press | Template:ISBNT | collecting comic strip work from Exclaim! Magazine |
| 2011 | The Never Weres | Annick Press | Template:ISBNT | graphic novel |
| 2013 | What Makes a Baby | Seven Stories Press | Template:ISBNT | with Cory Silverberg |
| 2015 | Sex is a Funny Word | Seven Stories Press | Template:ISBNT | with Cory Silverberg |
| 2018 | Somnambulance | Koyama Press | Template:ISBNT | career retrospective collection |