Fly (artist)

Last updated
Fly
Born
Elen Orr

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Known for Comix, illustration, drawing, graphic art, collage
Movement Comix, zines. punk, squat culture

Elen Orr, known as Fly, is a comic book artist, illustrator, activist, and teacher whose art has been published in various magazines and fanzines, including Slug and Lettuce , Maximum Rock 'N' Roll , World War 3 Illustrated , and The Village Voice, among others. [1] [2] [3] She is also a former member of New York queercore punk band God Is My Co-Pilot. [4]

Fly came to work in New York in the late 1980s, and got involved with ABC No Rio, a social center for punks and artists located at 156 Rivington street in New York City's Lower East Side. [4] She is a member of the World War 3 Illustrated collective, [5] and a contributor to the anthology Juicy Mother 2 , edited by Jennifer Camper, which was published by Manic D Press in 2007. [6]

In 2003, Fly exhibited her art at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, California. [7] She has also produced cover artwork for Hungry March Band, Adeline Records and Geykido Comet Records. [4] Aside from freelance cover artwork, she has printed many photocopy zines of her artwork and published books. In 1998, Fly had her first book, CHRON!IC!RIOTS!PA!SM!, published by Autonomedia. [1] [3] In 2003, she published a graphic novel-style book named PEOPS, a collection of portraits and stories about people Fly has met. The book was released by Soft Skull Press, and subtitled "Portraits and Stories of People". [3] In 2006, she was invited as a guest speaker at the Victoria International Arts Symposium. [8] In December this same year, Fly appeared at the Grace Comics showcase alongside Elizabeth Merrick. [9]

Aside from visual arts, Fly also engages in the spoken word and musical collage art of her band Zero Content (named after one of her comic strips) which can be heard on several Geykido Comet Records Compilations. [1] Previously, she played bass and sang for several years with Craig Flanagin in the band God Is My Co-Pilot, with which she went on tours in the 1990s. [1] [3] [4]

As of 2020, Fly’s zine archive has been acquired by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. [10]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fanzine</span> Magazine published by fans

A fanzine is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest. The term was coined in an October 1940 science fiction fanzine by Russ Chauvenet and first popularized within science fiction fandom, and from there the term was adopted by other communities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zine</span> Collection of self-published work reproduced by photocopying

A zine is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually reproduced via a copy machine. Zines are the product of either a single person or of a very small group, and are popularly photocopied into physical prints for circulation. A fanzine is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest. The term was coined in an October 1940 science fiction fanzine by Russ Chauvenet and popularized within science fiction fandom, entering the Oxford English Dictionary in 1949.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lisa Crystal Carver</span> American musician

Lisa Crystal Carver, also known as Lisa Suckdog, is an American writer known for her writing in Rollerderby. Through her interviews, she introduced the work of Vaginal Davis, Dame Darcy, Cindy Dall, Boyd Rice, Costes, Nick Zedd, GG Allin, and Liz Armstrong to the public. A collection of notable articles from the zine was published as Rollerderby: The Book.

Slug and Lettuce is a free newsprint punk zine started in State College, Pennsylvania by Christine Boarts in 1987. In 1989 CBL and S&L relocated to New York City where the zine's print run steadily grew and increased to 10,000 with free worldwide distribution. In 1997, CBL and S&L relocated to Richmond, Virginia. Its byline reads "A zine supporting the Do-It-Yourself ethics of the punk community". The print version ended in 2007 with edition #90, and the PO Box was closed in 2016.

Scott Treleaven is a Canadian artist whose work employs a variety of media including painting, collage, film, video, drawing, photography and installation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julie Doucet</span> Canadian comic artist and writer (born 1965)

Julie Doucet is a Canadian underground cartoonist and artist, best known for her autobiographical works such as Dirty Plotte and My New York Diary. Her work is concerned with such topics as "sex, violence, menstruation and male/female issues."

Mitch Andrew Clem is an American cartoonist best known for his web comics Nothing Nice to Say, San Antonio Rock City, and My Stupid Life.

Robert Kirby is an American cartoonist, known for his long-running syndicated comic Curbside – which ran in the gay and alternative presses from 1991 to 2008 – and other works focusing on queer characters and community, including Strange Looking Exile, Boy Trouble, THREE, and QU33R.

Enemy You was an American punk rock band from San Francisco, California, United States, that formed in 1997.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellen Forney</span> American cartoonist (born 1968)

Ellen Forney is an American cartoonist, educator, and wellness coach. She is known for her autobiographic comics which include I was Seven in '75; I Love Led Zepellin; and Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo and Me. She teaches at the Cornish College of the Arts. Her work covers mental illness, political activism, drugs, and the riot grrrl movement. Currently, she is based in Seattle, Washington.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dina Babbitt</span> Czech-American painter

Annemarie Dina Babbitt was an artist and Holocaust survivor. A naturalized U.S. citizen, she resided in Santa Cruz, California.

Cynthia Connolly is an American photographer, curator, graphic designer, and artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jennifer Camper</span> Cartoonist and graphic artist

Jennifer Camper is a cartoonist and graphic artist whose work is inspired by her own experiences as a Lebanese-American lesbian. Her work has been included in various outlets such as newspapers and magazines since the 1980s, as well as in exhibits in Europe and the United States. Furthermore, Camper is the creator and founding director of the biennial Queers and Comics conference.

Jacki Randall is an American cartoonist, tattoo artist, musician, and writer. Born in Los Angeles in 1959, Randall first garnered attention for her lesbian-focused cartoons in the Baltimore Gaypaper in 1981. Her comics have been featured in publications such as Gay Comics, The Baltimore Sun, On Our Backs, and Lesbian Connection. Randall is currently based in Baltimore, Maryland, where she works as a tattoo artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicole Georges</span> American illustrator, writer, zinester, podcaster, and educator

Nicole J. Georges is an American illustrator, writer, zinester, podcaster, and educator. She is well known for authoring the autobiographical comic zine Invincible Summer, whose individual issues have been collected into two anthologies published by Tugboat Press and Microcosm Publishing. Some of her other notable works include the graphic memoirs Calling Dr. Laura and Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home. In addition to this, Georges creates comics and teaches others how to make them, produces the Podcast Sagittarian Matters, and illustrates portraits of animals. She currently divides her time between Los Angeles, California and Portland, Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan Henk</span>

Daniel Jonathan Henk is an American artist and writer, noted for his work in tattooing and painting. He has produced record-album covers, political cartoons, controversial articles, and a variety of other media. Growing up a disaffected army brat, his early life revolved around a punk rock subculture that included bouts of homelessness and societal rejection.

Sabrina Jones is an American painter and comic book artist, writer, illustrator, and editor. In addition to her own graphic novels, she is associated with artist/activist collectives such as Carnival Knowledge and underground comics such as GirlTalk and World War 3 Illustrated.

Cristina Carrera, otherwise known as Cristy C. Road is a Cuban-American illustrator, graphic novelist, and punk rock musician whose posters, music, and autobiographical works explore themes of feminism, queer culture, and social justice. She primarily works as an illustrator and graphic novelist, but also published a long-running zine about punk music and her life as a queer Latina. She performed on the Sister Spit roadshow in 2007, 2009, and 2013 and was the lead vocalist and guitarist for the queercore/pop-punk band, The Homewreckers. She currently sings vocals and plays guitar in Choked Up. She has published three books and one collection of postcards, as well as numerous concert posters, protest flyers, book covers, and logos. Road has worked as a professor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.

Suzy Varty is a noted British comics artist, writer, and editor. In the late 1970s, she compiled, contributed to and edited Heröine, the first anthology of comics by women to be published in the U.K. Throughout the 70s, she was part of the Birmingham Arts Lab, and she has participated in the Underground Comix and Wimmen's Comix movements in the U.S. Varty remains active in the British Comics scene, frequently appearing at such conventions as Thought Bubble Comic Arts Festival in Leeds and the Canny Comic Con in Newcastle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tina St. Claire</span> American musician and artist (1984–2016)

Tina St. Claire, also known as T.S. Claire and TFail, was an American musician and artist who was known for her street art works.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rapoport, Lynn The PEOPs have spoken: Comic book artist and illustrator Fly's brilliant subjects come to life from San Francisco Bay Guardian
  2. ↑ "World War 3 Illustrated". Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Peops by Fly Archived 2007-12-24 at the Wayback Machine from Soft Skull Press
  4. 1 2 3 4 Portrait Of The Artist As A Fly Archived 2007-05-07 at the Wayback Machine from Razorcake
  5. ↑ Reynoso, Frank. Fly in Your Eye: An Interview with Fly, LES comic artist from Indypendent
  6. ↑ "Juicy Mother 2: How They Met". Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  7. ↑ LOCAL SCREENINGS Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine from Animation World Network website
  8. ↑ "Guest Artists Victoria Arts Symposium". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  9. ↑ "Elizabeth Merrick :: This Is Not Chick Lit :: Girly". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  10. ↑ "Rebel voice: Inside the Fly Zine Archive, a chronicle of punk, queer, and DIY counterculture –– Minneapolis Institute of Art". new.artsmia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.