Karen Luk is a freelance illustrator by trade and a writer by leisure. Since 2003, she has created original comics. She welcomes opportunities to speak to groups about comics and manga as mediums of creative expression. In addition to informative talks, she has taught drawing and comic workshops emphasizing art fundamentals first. Inquiries about commission and commercial work are appreciated. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a BFA in Illustration from the California College of Art.
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Comics
Raconteur, Girlamatic.com, creator, 2007 to present
Life Meter 3, Life Meter Comics, contributor, 2009
Tales of Encounter, Paper Dragon Press, self-published, 2009
Sea Rover and Other Tales, Paper Dragon Press, self-published, 2007
Achromatic 1-3, self-published, 2003 to 2004
Instruction
Writer and contributing artist for Manga Start!, October 2008 to present
Cartoonist-in-Residence, Charles M. Schulz Museum, June 2010
How to Draw Manga, Morgan Hill Library, March 2010
Learn to Draw Manga, Rose Garden Branch, San Jose Library, February 2010
Manga for Classroom Ed, CAEA, Presenter/Art Demonstrator, November 2009
Manga Mania, Cartoon Art Museum, October 2009
Manga Mania, College of San Mateo, Community Education, September to October 2009
Comics as a Storytelling Medium, Ohlone College, English: Science Fiction/Fantasy, April 2009
Intro to Manga, NAEA, Presenter/Art Demonstrator, April 2009
Intro to Manga for the Classroom, CAEA, Presenter/Art Demonstrator, November 2008
Manga and Jam Comic Workshop, Racines Art and Office Supplies, August 2008
Art Demonstrator, Canson Fine Art Products at NAMTA, May 2008
Mini Comic Workshop, Pleasanton Library, July 2005
Ohlone for Kids: Drawing by Looking, Ohlone Community College, June to July 2002
Art Exhibitions
Monsters of Webcomics, Cartoon Art Museum, August 2009 to January 2010
Visual Storytelling, Gallery Project, April to May 2009
Beneath the Surface, Louie-Meager Art Gallery, solo show, September to December 2007
Valentine Show, Gallery Blu, February 2005
Art of Zines `04, San Jose Art Museum July to October 2004
Summer, Louie-Meager Art Gallery, June to August 2004
Ohlone College Library, March and May 2004
Fremont Main Library, July 2003
San Francisco Design Center, ASID: One Tall Wall, October to December 2002
Bay Area Ladyfest 2002, Spanganga Gallery, July 2002