Lawrence Lindell

Lawrence Lindell (born February 4, 1988) is an American cartoonist, speaker, and musician. He has written autobiographical comics including From Truth With Truth and Couldn’t Afford Therapy, So I Made This.[1][2] His work covers mental health issues, blackness, and queerness.[3] He lives in the Bay Area, California.[4] Lindell is open about living with bipolar depression and PTSD. These are two of the main themes of his work.[5]

Lawrence Lindell
Lindell at a panel at the Small Press Expo 2020
Born (1988-02-04) February 4, 1988
OccupationCartoonist, author, musician, educator and artist
EducationOtis College of Art and Design,
(BFA) California College of The Arts,
(MFA)
Notable worksFrom Truth With Truth ,
Couldn’t Afford Therapy, So I Made This,
From Black Boy With Love
Website
lawrencelindell.com

Early life

Lindell is from Compton, California.[6]

Education

He received a B.F.A. degree from Otis College of Art and Design, where he majored in illustration and animation.[3] He is studying to complete his M.F.A from California College of the Arts in 2020.[4]

Career

In 2017, he produced the autobiographical comic Couldn’t Afford Therapy, So I Made This[7] and “From Black Boy With Love” which gained media attention from outlets including Huffington Post,[6] Afropunk,[8] Atlanta Black Star,[9] and NowThis.

In 2018 he published The Section, which is a web comic about blackness.[10]

In 2020 Lindell self published his graphic memoir "From Truth With Truth",[1][5] that deals with how he navigated his mental health issues, parents divorce and healing.[1]

Music, teaching, and talks

Lindell plays piano and performs live electronic sets.[11][12][13] He has been releasing music since 2009, under various aliases and his own name.[14] He started an independent label called Noise Met Sound in 2013, to release his music.[14][15]

Lindell also teaches, leads zine workshops, hosts comic workshops and gives lectures.[16][17][18]

In 2018 he was a special guest at Small Press Expo, where he was on the panel “Writing With Bipolar” alongside Ellen Forney, Keiler Roberts and moderated by Rob Clough.[19][20]

In 2019, he was the guest of honor for San Francisco Zine Fest.[21][22] He gave a lecture at Indiana Tech as part of their Tech Talk series.[23] He was also a featured guest at Comic Arts Brooklyn 2019, where he was on the Decolonizing Comics Panel with fellow cartoonists Trinidad Escobar and Breena Nuñez, moderated by Minnie Phan.[24]

Lindell has written comics for The New Yorker.[25][26]

Personal life

Lindell lives in California. He is engaged to fellow cartoonist Breena Nuñez. The two became engaged in 2018 at the East Bay Alternative Zine Fest, which is where they met in 2015.[18]

Bibliography
  • From Black Boy With Love, Self Published (2017).
  • Couldn't Afford Therapy So I Made This, Self Published (2017).
  • From Truth With Truth, Self Published (2020). ISBN 978-0-578-63103-5

Exhibitions
  • Queer Comics Saves Lives, Solo Art Exhibition (2020).[27]
  • We are more: Stories by Queer Artists, Group Art Exhibition (2019).[28]

Film scores
Year Title Director Notes / Accolades
2016 When Noise Met Sound: Apocalyptica Raymond Metoyer First film score
Film released in 2016

Discography
  • A Nomad Story (2014)
  • Eclectic Frequencies (2014)[29]
  • Magic Megaphone (2015)[30]
  • Cinema of Soul(2015)[31]
  • Lawrence Lindell (2015)
  • Raw Imperfections (2016)[11]
  • Life of Color (2017)
  • Afrospacetable (2019)

References
  1. Seven, John (February 5, 2020). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat.
  2. "This Man Couldn't Afford Therapy, So He Made This". The Mighty.
  3. Papalii, Whitney. "Artist faces mental health through comic art".
  4. "Nat. Brut | Issue Eleven | Lawrence Lindell". Nat Brut Fall 2019.
  5. Dueben, Author Alex (December 17, 2019). "Smash Pages Q&A: Lawrence Lindell". SMASH PAGES.
  6. Hill, Zahara (April 3, 2017). "New Children's Book Teaches Black Boys To Treat Black Girls With Respect". HuffPost.
  7. "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. February 7, 2018.
  8. "PREMIERE: Empowering picture book promotes self-love for black boys". AFROPUNK. June 20, 2017.
  9. Willis, Kiersten (April 4, 2017). "Children's Book 'From Black Boy with Love' Pays Homage to Girls with Darker Skin".
  10. "This biting comic series dives into black anxieties, intersectionality, and self-love". AFROPUNK. March 5, 2018.
  11. "Looking Back to Lawrence Lindell's "Raw Imperfections" | The Deli Magazine". m-la.thedelimagazine.com.
  12. "Lawrence Lindell's final album, release party Friday | The Deli Magazine". m-la.thedelimagazine.com.
  13. "The Cutting Room on 4.25: Experimental music, live visuals, and haircuts | The Deli Magazine". m-la.thedelimagazine.com.
  14. ""Never apologize for being who you are" — The DIY ethos of Lawrence Lindell | The Deli Magazine". m-la.thedelimagazine.com.
  15. "Noise met Sound". Noise met Sound.
  16. "Comics and some important updates!". t.e2ma.net.
  17. Grimason, Maggie. "Arts Interview: Print Magic". alibi.
  18. "We Want the Airwaves: 95: Breena Nuñez and Lawrence Lindell". qtpocart.libsyn.com.
  19. "Comics Grinder". Comics Grinder. September 14, 2018.
  20. "Lawrence Lindell « SPX: The Small Press Expo".
  21. "Guest of Honor". San Francisco Zine Fest.
  22. "SF weekend: Desert NightLife at California Academy of Sciences, yoga on the beach, Zine Fest, more". Hoodline.
  23. NEWS, ADAMS (October 16, 2019). "Indiana Tech's annual Tech Talks series to explore identity Thursday | 963XKE | Fort Wayne's Classic Rock | Fort Wayne, IN". 963xke.com.
  24. MacDonald, Heidi (October 11, 2019). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat.
  25. Lindell, Lawrence. "Group Meet-Ups Be Like". The New Yorker.
  26. Lindell, Lawrence. "Feelings Be Hard". The New Yorker.
  27. "Sister Dana Sez, "So now that we're in a new month since New Year's resolutions, how many of those resolutions have we already broken?!"". January 29, 2020.
  28. "OAKLAND―We Are More: Stories by Queer Comic Artists". California Humanities.
  29. "NEW MUSIC: Lawrence Lindell's 'Eclectic Frequencies' is the bold new record experimental electronica has been waiting for. #SoundCheck". AFROPUNK. March 19, 2014.
  30. "AFROPUNK PREMIERE: Stream Experimental Electronica Artist Lawrence Lindell's new album 'Magic Megaphone' #SoundCheck". AFROPUNK. February 4, 2015.
  31. "NEW MUSIC: Stream 'Cinema of Soul,' the Newest From Experimental Producer Lawrence Lindell #SoundCheck". AFROPUNK. May 12, 2015.
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