Lara (she/they) is an award-winning creative who loves black humor, black coffee, and colorful characters.
Their debut graphic novel, Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars, was the recipient of the 2023 Graphic Medicine Award and a finalist for both the Ringo Comic Awards and Pop Culture Classroom's Book of the Year. They’ve been awarded a We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) Illustrator, Author Grant and a Comics Advocacy Group (CAG) Creators Grant, and have been an artist-in-residence at The Peter Bullough Foundation, Ragdale Foundation, and Atlantic Center for the Arts. They regularly contribute comics to The Washington Post in their news, opinion, and travel sections and were included in the Best Illustrations of 2022. Select clients include The Washington Post, CNN International, and Queerty, and they've been featured in The Wall Street Journal, WNYC-NPR, Kirkus, Paris Review, and more. If you dine in NYC you might see one of their infamous Choking Victim posters. They are also a creative producer on the Witch Wave Podcast, hosted by Pam Grossman.
Hailing from Wisconsin, they currently live in Brooklyn with their almost-toothless chihuahua, Chuck.
Recent supporters

Sharon & James bought 10 coffees.
Love your enthusiasm, determination, creativity, and acts of kindness and humanitarianism. You are a shining star in moments of darkness!!!

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Oye! Coffee!