Katie Diamond is a Radical, Feminist Comic Artist. She strongly believes in the direct cross-over of art and politic, and uses this dogma in her every-day art practice. She's done many illustrations and cartoons about gender, sexuality, and sex education. She's also designed many pamphlets, flyers, and posters for various local organizations.

Katie has graduated from the Maine College of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. At MECA, she obtained the nickname of "Megaphone" because of her intense involvement in the communities of the school, and Greater Portland. Using illustration as her springboard, Katie has organized a Voting Education and Registration Drive; put into action a huge Sex Education collaborative project; taught art classes to disadvantaged youth; painted a mural with elementary and high school students at their school; and designed posters and pamphlets for local non-profits.

Stylistically, Katie has been heavily influenced by cartoonist Alison Bechdel; comic artist Adrian Tomine; cartoonist Roberta Gregory; comic art historian Trina Robbins; and the late printmaker Kathe Kollwitz. Politically, Katie looks to Kathe Kollwitz, as well as groups such as the Guerilla Girls and subRosa for inspiration as an artist-activist-advocate.

Links that make Katie happy:

http://www.thefemmeshow.com

http://www.johnnyblazes.com

http://www.justinalves.com

http://www.individualdetails.net

http://www.ellenforney.com

http://www.dykestowatchoutfor.com

http://www.drawn.ca

http://www.artthreat.net

http://www.feministing.com