The Cartoon Art Museum (CAM) proudly announces a special Filipino Komiks Marketplace featuring Bay Area cartoonists, illustrators, and publishers presented in conjunction with the exhibition Pinoy Power! A Celebration of Filipino Komiks from the Archipelago to the Bay. Exhibitors will showcase and sell comics, books, prints, and other works in the galleries where the museum exhibits are also on display. Artists will be tabling on Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 11am to 5pm. This event is included as part of admission to the museum.
Exhibitors*
Donna Almendrala – Artist and illustrator whose works include the silent comics The Solstice Submarine and The Wanderer’s Guide to the Wilds. Her work is currently spotlighted in CAM’s Emerging Artist Showcase exhibition.
Arkipelago Books – San Francisco-based bookstore specializing in Filipino and Filipino American titles including comics.
Rina Ayuyang – Comics creator, podcaster, and nominee for Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz awards. The New York Public Library recently named her Depression-era noir graphic novel The Man in the McIntosh Suit one of the Best Books of 2023 and a Top 10 Graphic Novel for Adults. Her art currently appears as part of CAM’s Pinoy Power! exhibition.
Nico Bocalan – Horror comics creator currently working on her first full-length graphic novel.
Amanda Castillo – Cartoonist, illustrator, and co-creator (w/Cameron Chittock) of the middle-grade fantasy graphic novel trilogy Mapmakers.
Trinidad Escobar – Comics creator, poet, and 2022 Ignatz Award nominee for Outstanding Collection (Arrive in My Hands) whose recent work includes the graphic memoir Crushed: Book One. Her art currently appears as part of CAM’s Pinoy Power! exhibition.
Bong Redila is best known for his short stories set in Meläg, a fictional, phantasmagoric little town. These stories were collected and published in the Philippines by Anino Comics/Adarna House and received numerous accolades including the 2017 National Book Awards for Graphic Literature, the 2017 Komikon Best Graphic Novel, and the National Children’s Book Awards. His art currently appears as part of CAM’s Pinoy Power! exhibition.
Kid Hero Productions – producers of the 2020 action comedy Lumpia With a Vengeance and comic book of the same name.
Sari-Sari Storybooks – Publisher of multilingual Filipino children’s books.
Xtine Tiñoso – Designer and illustrator with a background in print, film, and gaming.
*Lineup subject to change.
