Andrea Bell is an illustrator and comic artist who grew up playing in the northern woods of Wisconsin. It's these memories of adventure, nurturing nature, and adolescent independence that are reflected throughout her colorful work. Her hope is to create stories that resonate with children and the inner child. She currently resides in Chicago, IL.

See more of her recent work on her Instagram @andyharvest.

If you have a project or engagement I may be a good fit for, please reach out to: andreabelldraws@gmail.com.

Or, you can reach out to my lit agents directly, Claire Friedman and Jess Mileo.

Selected Published Works

Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes The Graphic Album (contributing writer + illustrator, 2022)
Joan Jett and the Black Hearts 40 x 40 Comic Anthology (contributing illustrator, 2022)
Transformers Beast Wars 2022 Annual: The Morphlings (illustrator, 2022)
Maker Comics: Conduct a Science Experiment (illustrator, 2021)
The Leak (illustrator, 2021)
Diary of a 5th Grade Outlaw Trilogy (illustrator, 2019 - 2020)

Awards

Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Selected Clients

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Nestlé, Culture Collide, Safe Families, Kitchen Table Mag

Interviews

“Creator Conversations: Andrea Bell”, Written By Hand, Comics & Teaching. April 2021.
“Choose Your Own Adventure”, DEMO Magazine, Issue 27. (pg 57). December 2018.
“Meet Andrea Bell”, Voyage Chicago. May 2018.
“Blank Cassette: To Andrea, Love Liv”, The Nerdologues Podcast. (ep. 40). June 2017.
“Making a Mark”, DEMO Magazine, Issue 20. (pg 29 - 31). May 2014.

Artist Talks

Society of Children’s Book Writers + Illustrators - November Webinar (presenter, 2023)
LitX - Music and Comics (panelist, 2023)
LitX - “Feeling Zine: Utilizing Zines + Webcomics in the Classroom…” (panelist, 2022)
Columbia College Chicago - Drawing the Graphic Novel + Intro to Illustration (adjunct professor, 2021 - 2022)
Columbia College Chicago - Graphic Novel Class (presenter, 2021)
CPS Advanced Arts Program - Designing a Poster (lecturer, 2020 - 2021)
Columbia College Chicago - Alumni Panel (panelist, 2020 + 2021)
INKFEST - “Post College Way Finding” + “Vulnerability in Art” (panelist, 2019)
Summer at Columbia - high school arts program (lecturer, 2019)
Adler Planetarium - “Suffragette City: Chicago’s Leading Women in Comics” (panelist, 2019)
School of the Art Institute - Comics class (presenter, 2018)
Columbia College Chicago - “Building Your Art Empire” (panelist, 2018)

Exhibitions

Lightbox - Pasadena, CA
Toronto Comic Arts Festival - Toronto, ON
Comic Arts LA - Los Angeles, CA
Linework NW - Portland, OR
Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo
Chicago Zine Fest - Chicago, IL
Chicago Alternative Comics Expo
St. Louis Small Press Expo - STL, MO
Emerald City Comic Con - Seattle, WA
Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, Vancouver, BC
LA Zine Fest - Los Angeles, CA
New York Comic Con - New York, NY
Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival - Ann Arbbor, MI
Small Press Expo - Bethesda, MD
Death Salon - Boston, MA

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