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marinaomi

MariNaomi is the author and illustrator of the graphic memoir Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22 (Harper Perennial). She self-published seven issues of Estrus Comics (1998-2009), and her work has appeared in such publications as I Saw You: Comics Inspired by Real Life Missed Connections, Cheers to Muses: Contemporary Works by Asian American Women and Action Girl Comics. Mari has been exhibiting her artwork since 2002 and has done live painting performances in such venues as the De Young Museum and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. She has performed many visual readings of her comics, including an international tour with Sister Spit in 2011, and has appeared on HGTV's That's Clever. She is 1/4 of the collaborative team Five True Fans, and works and lives in San Francisco, California.

Read Mari's artist statement here.

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Interviews, Readings, etc. … (by date)

TCJ Talkies—November 2011 interview with Noah Van Sciver with Mike Dawson
Radar blog—October 2011 interview about vampires by Michelle Tea
Booksmith Reading—April 2011 reading at Booksmith in San Francisco, CA, plus Q&A (video)
Graphic Novel Reporter—April 2011 interview by John Hogan
San Francisco Chronicle—April 2011 interview by Nellie Bowles
Smith Magazine—April 2011 interview by Lisa Qiu
Large-Hearted Boy—March 2011 autobio playlist for Kiss & Tell by MariNaomi
The Comics Journal—March 2011 interview by Rob Clough
Three Dollar Bill Cafe Reading—March 2008 reading at the Three Dollar Bill Cafe (video)
Ink Studs—2008 interview by Robin McConnell (audio)
SFist—2007 interview by Christina Loff
LaDy LaMb&Popsy—2007 interview by Claudio Parentela
That's Clever, season 4, episode 6—2006 HGTV (video)
Juxtapoz Tribe—2005 interview by Dharmabox

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Contact MariNaomi by sending email to marinaomi (at) pobox (dot) com, or send snail mail to:

MariNaomi
P.O. Box 330029
San Francisco, CA 94133
U.S.A.

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© 2011 MariNaomi

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