Lark Pien
{{short description|American cartoonist and architect}}
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| notable works = Long Tail Kitty,Mr. Elephanter
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Harvey Award, 2007
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Lark Pien (born c. 1972) is an American cartoonist who has created the minicomics Stories from the Ward, Mr. Boombha, and Long Tail Kitty, the last of which won her the Friends of Lulu Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent in 2004.
Pien earned her Bachelor of Architecture in 1995 from California Polytechnic State University. She began making comics in 1997.
Bibliography
= Picture books =
- Long Tail Kitty
- Long Tail Kitty, Come Out and Play
- Mr. Elephanter
= Work as Colorist =
Pien is the colorist for the following books:
- American Born Chinese (author: Gene Luen Yang, publisher: First Second Books){{Cite web |last1=Riesman |first1=Abraham Josephine |last2=MacDonald |first2=Heidi |last3=Boxer |first3=Sarah |date=16 April 2018 |title=The 100 Most Influential Pages in Comic Book History |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/100-most-influential-pages-comic-book-history.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024121829/https://www.vulture.com/article/100-most-influential-pages-comic-book-history.html |archive-date=24 October 2022 |access-date=28 November 2022 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}
- Boxers & Saints (author: Gene Luen Yang, publisher: First Second Books){{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Jonathan H. |date=9 September 2013 |title=Interview: Gene Yang Talks Boxers & Saints |url=https://geekdad.com/2013/09/gene-yang-boxers-saints/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126144954/https://geekdad.com/2013/09/gene-yang-boxers-saints/ |archive-date=26 November 2021 |access-date=28 November 2022 |website=GeekDad |language=en-US}}
- Sunny Side Up (authors: Jennifer and Matthew Holm, publisher: Graphix/Scholastic){{Cite news |last=Russo |first=Maria |date=30 September 2015 |title=Recent History |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/books/review/sunny-side-up-review.html |access-date=28 November 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129022448/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/books/review/sunny-side-up-review.html |url-status=live }}
- Dragon Hoops (author: Gene Luen Yang, publisher: First Second Books){{Cite web |last= |date=25 January 2021 |title=ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards |url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/01/ala-announces-2021-youth-media-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131203343/https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/01/ala-announces-2021-youth-media-awards |archive-date=31 January 2022 |access-date=28 November 2022 |website=News and Press Center |language=en}}
- Swing It, Sunny (authors: Jennifer and Matthew Holm, publisher: Graphix/Scholastic)
- Sunny Rolls the Dice (authors: Jennifer and Matthew Holm, publisher: Graphix/Scholastic)
- Sunny Makes a Splash (authors: Jennifer and Matthew Holm, publisher: Graphix/Scholastic)
- Turtle in Paradise (authors: Jennifer L. Holm and Savanna Ganucheau, publisher: Random House Graphic)
- Stargazing (author: Jen Wang, publisher: First Second Books)
- Diana: Princess of the Amazons (authors: Shannon and Dean Hale, publisher: DC){{Cite web |last=Goldfield |first=Ray |date=8 January 2020 |title=Review - 'Diana: Princess of the Amazons': Feat of Clay |url=https://geekdad.com/2020/01/review-diana-princess-of-the-amazons-feat-of-clay/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522235750/https://geekdad.com/2020/01/review-diana-princess-of-the-amazons-feat-of-clay/ |archive-date=22 May 2022 |access-date=28 November 2022 |website=GeekDad |language=en-US}}
- Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales Library Edition (author: Gene Yang, pub. Dark Horse Comics){{Cite web|title=Avatar: The Last Airbender--The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales Library Edition by Gene Luen Yang, Faith Erin Hicks: 9781506722740 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667330/avatar-the-last-airbender--the-lost-adventures-and-team-avatar-tales-library-edition-by-featuring-the-work-of-joaquim-dos-santos-carla-speed-mcneil-gene-luen-yang-faith-erin-hicks-sara-goetter-gurihiru-and-others/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815030400/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667330/avatar-the-last-airbender--the-lost-adventures-and-team-avatar-tales-library-edition-by-featuring-the-work-of-joaquim-dos-santos-carla-speed-mcneil-gene-luen-yang-faith-erin-hicks-sara-goetter-gurihiru-and-others/|url-status=live}}
= Anthologies =
- Hello Kitty, Hello 40: a 40th Anniversary Tribute (pub VIZ Media){{Cite web|date=July 22, 2014|first=Chris|last=Sims|title=Viz Comic-Con Plans Include Exclusives, Hello Kitty Photos|url=https://comicsalliance.com/viz-media-comic-con-san-diego-2014-exclusives-hello-kitty/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=ComicsAlliance|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815030401/https://comicsalliance.com/viz-media-comic-con-san-diego-2014-exclusives-hello-kitty/|url-status=live}}
- Mameshiba: We Could Be Heroes graphic novel (pub VIZ Media){{Cite web |date=9 July 2012 |title=The MAMESHIBA Are Back This Summer In Brand New Adventures fr. VIZ Kids! |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-press-release/2012/07/09/the-mameshiba-are-back-this-summer-in-brand-new-adventures-fr-viz-kids |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815030406/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-press-release/2012/07/09/the-mameshiba-are-back-this-summer-in-brand-new-adventures-fr-viz-kids |archive-date=15 August 2021 |access-date=28 November 2022 |website=Crunchyroll}}
- Comics Squad #3: Detention! (pub Random House Books for Young Readers)
- "The Story of Binny" Flight Volume 4 (2007)
- "Game Daze" The Girls Guide to Guys' Stuff (2005)
- "Paragon" Scheherazade (2005)
- "Timshel" Blood Orange #4 (2004)
- "Demoniac Pacheco" Orchid (2002)
= Minicomics =
- Immortal Chicken: Change (2019)
- Immortal Chicken: Practice, Practice (2019)
- Immortal Chicken: Relax, Relax (2019)
- You Are, I Am - Magic (2009)
- Small Destructions (2008)
- Brave Mr. Elephanter (2007)
- Blomp!(2006)
- Long Tail Kitty - Graveyard Shift (2006)
- Accidental (2005)
- Long Tail Kitty - Full Moon Night (2004)
- Eat With Me, Long Tail Kitty cookbook (2003)
- Long Tail Kitty - Outer Space! (2002)
- Long Tail Kitty - XOXO (2002)
- Long Tail Kitty - Heaven (2001)
- Mr. Boombha Goes for a Walk (2001)
- Stories from the Ward, vols 1-4 (1997–2002)
= Magazines =
- [https://www.illustoria.com/ Illustoria Magazine] (ed Elizabeth Haidle, pub McSweeney's){{Cite web |last=Danielson |first=Julie |date=12 August 2016 |title=The Story of Illustoria |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/story-illustoria/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815030400/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/story-illustoria/ |archive-date=15 August 2021 |access-date=15 August 2021 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}
- [http://studygroupcomics.com/main/ Studygroup Magazine] #4 (ed Zack Soto){{Cite web|last=Clough|first=Rob|date=2017-05-26|title=Rediscovering Genre: Study Group Comics {{!}} The Comics Journal|url=http://www.tcj.com/rediscovering-genre-study-group-comics/|access-date=2021-08-15|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815030401/http://www.tcj.com/rediscovering-genre-study-group-comics/|url-status=live}}
- Nickelodeon Magazine (ed Chris Duffy){{Cite web|date=2006-08-03|title=Comments|url=https://nickmag-comics.livejournal.com/724.html|access-date=2021-08-15|website=nickmag_comics|archive-date=2021-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815031904/https://nickmag-comics.livejournal.com/724.html|url-status=live}}
- Vision Quest comics gazette (ed Tim Goodyear){{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Suzette |date=24 February 2016 |title=Vision Quest's Adult Funnies |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/vision-quests-adult-funnies/Content?oid=17691946 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129023154/https://www.portlandmercury.com/Arts/2016/02/24/17691946/vision-quests-adult-funnies |archive-date=29 November 2022 |access-date=15 August 2021 |website=Portland Mercury |language=en}}
= Murals =
- [https://www.sunstreetbreads.com/ Sunstreet Breads] in Minneapolis, MN{{Cite web|title=portion of Lark's mural at Sunstreet Bakery in Minneapolis|url=https://heavytable.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Sun-Street-Breads-3.jpg|access-date=2021-08-15|website=homesmsp.com|archive-date=2022-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219210455/https://heavytable.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Sun-Street-Breads-3.jpg|url-status=live}}
- Ronald McDonald House in Palo Alto, CA (with Butler Armsden Architects){{Cite web|title=photo of Lark's mural at Ronald McDonald House in Palo Alto|url=https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/content-public/images/photo-gallery/ronald-mcdonald/ronald-mcdonald-4-stanford-childrens-800x450.jpg|access-date=2024-04-29|archive-date=2020-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316161326/https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/content-public/images/photo-gallery/ronald-mcdonald/ronald-mcdonald-4-stanford-childrens-800x450.jpg|url-status=live}}
= Web =
- Long Tail Kitty on [https://sundayhaha.com/ sundayhaha.com] (2020- )
- Immortal Chicken on [https://popula.com/ Popula.com] (2018)
Exhibitions
- 2015 - MOMENTUM: An Experiment in the Unexpected,{{Cite web|date=2014-10-07|title=Momentum: an experiment in the unexpected|url=https://sjmusart.org/exhibition/momentum-experiment-unexpected|access-date=2021-08-15|website=San José Museum of Art|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815030410/https://sjmusart.org/exhibition/momentum-experiment-unexpected|url-status=live}} "intervention" installation - San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose
- 2009 - I Love You a Little gallery show - Studio Gallery, San Francisco
- 2007/8 - I Am 10 exhibition - Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
- 2007 - Small Destructions installation - Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
- 2002 - She Draws Comics exhibition - Secession Gallery, Vienna
- 2001 - 355 Days installation{{Cite web|title=Galería de la Raza: Atlas(t): A Mapping Expedition/Exhibition|url=http://www.galeriadelaraza.org/eng/exhibits2/archive/exhibits.php?op=view&id=199&media=info&year=2001|access-date=2021-08-15|website=www.galeriadelaraza.org|archive-date=2021-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815030401/http://www.galeriadelaraza.org/eng/exhibits2/archive/exhibits.php?op=view&id=199&media=info&year=2001|url-status=live}} - Atlas(t) at Galería de la Raza, San Francisco
Awards
- 2004 — Friends of Lulu Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent {{cite web | url = http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/lulu.php | title = Lulu Award | publisher = Comic Book Awards Almanac | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130126234514/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/lulu.php | archivedate = January 26, 2013 | url-status = live}}
- 2007 — Harvey Award for color work on American Born Chinese (written and drawn by Gene Luen Yang, published by First Second Books, 2006)
- 2021 — Recipient of [http://koyamapress.com/blog/koyama-press-provides/ Koyama Provides] microgrant
References
{{Reflist}}
- Okinaka, Bobby. [http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/030815/20030815_comicon.html "Pulp Representation," Asia Pacific Arts (Aug. 11, 2003).]
- Pay, Geoffrey. [http://www.asianweek.com/2003/03/21/beyond-superheroes-independent-apa-cartoonists-featured-in-small-press-spotlight/#more-4036 "Beyond Superheroes: Independent APA cartoonists featured in Small Press Spotlight," Asian Week (Mar. 21, 2003).]
External links
- {{official website|http://www.larkpien.me}}
- [https://www.candlewick.com/authill.asp?b=Author&m=bio&id=8449&pix=y Author page at Candlewick Press]
- [http://lambiek.net/artists/p/pien-lark.htm Pien page at Lambiek.net's Comiclopedia]
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Category:Alternative cartoonists
Category:American female comics writers
Category:American female comics artists
Category:Artists from San Francisco
Category:Harvey Award winners for Best Colorist
Category:California Polytechnic State University alumni