Athena Naylor
Is a Cartoonist and Illustrator based in Washington, D.C.
Athena grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and now lives and works in Washington, D.C. She specializes in autobiographical comics and illustration. Her work has been featured in Nat. Brut and The Washington Post, and in 2021 she received an Honorable Mention for the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) Cupcake Award.
Athena received a Master’s in Art History from The George Washington University in 2017 and, unsurprisingly, wrote her thesis on comics. More of her writing involving comics can be found here and here, and more of her arts writing can be found here.
For work inquiries, contact Athena at: athena.naylor@gmail.com
To keep up to date on her current projects and events, check her out on Instagram @athena.naylor
Chances are if she’s not drawing, she’s probably reading, analyzing movies and popular culture, or strumming a guitar.
Upcoming Events:
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Selected Events
Oct 8-9
June 11
Oct 24
2022
Columbus Cartoon Crossroads
Columbus, OH
Salt Lake City, UT
2021
DC Zine Fest
Washington, DC
Aug. 5
July 7
May 26
April 20
April 13
April 12
June 15
April 14
March 31
Sept. 30
2019
DC Art Book Fair
Washington, DC
LA Zine Fest
Los Angeles, CA
Richmond Art Book Fair
Richmond, VA
Grid Zine Fest
Salt Lake City, UT
Grid Zine Fest Eve: A Perzine Panel Discussion
Salt Lake City, UT
2018
Live Comics Reading in conjunction with
Bookshelves: PaperCuts/LIVE
Washington, D.C.
Grid Zine Fest
Salt Lake City, UT
Current Art Book Fair
Richmond, VA
2017
Comics reading at Fantom Comics
Washington, D.C.
Selected Exhibitions
2020
Transformer Gallery
Washington, D.C.
2018
Bookshelves: PaperCuts/LIVE,
Washington Project for the Arts (WPA)
Washington, D.C.
2016
Series No. ___
(Developed and Co-Curated a show on local zine and comics creators),
Gallery 102
Washington, D.C.
ARTSHOW_15: Comix,
Hole in the Sky
Washington, D.C.
2015
So Much Depends Upon...,
Gallery 102
Washington, D.C.