ABOUT

Grace Desmarais is a cartoonist and illustrator, based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is inspired by history, magic and romance. 
Her clients have included Chronicle Books, Little Red Bird Press, Last Gasp, and more. Grace is represented by Sara Crowe with Sara Crowe Literary Agency. 
She regularly self publishes mini comics and designs stationery. 
For work inquiries, panelist features, and interviews email grace.desmarais(at)yahoo.com 
When she's not making romance comics, Grace spends most of her time writing fan-fiction or re-playing Dragon Age. 
Author photo by Angela DiTerlizzi 
AWARDS & HONORS
2024 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Anthology - We Won't Back Down Edited by Trina Robbins - Letterer
2022 Best of Small Press by Women Write About Comics - Song for Medusa Mini Comic
2020 RINGO Nomination - Votes for Women Anthology 
MEMBERSHIPS
2022 Co-Founder of NYC Cartoonist Meet Up 
2019 Cartoonist Cooperative Member 



Residencies & Gallery appearances 
2024 School of Visual Arts Summer Residency
2024 Gutter Show Reading
2023 Atlantic Gallery
2019 Center for Cartoon Studies Summer Program Assistant 
2019 Artist in Residency at MassMOCA
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