Presenter Spotlight: Chicago Cartoonist Bianca Xunise

Chicago cartoonist Bianca Xunise shares some of her world famous cartoons and the inspirations behind them.

Scroll through her illustrations below and register for Xunise's CHF program on the past and future of comics with Dr. Grace D. Gipson.

"[My artwork is] gonna be political, it's gonna be social justice, it's gonna be Blackness, it's gonna be all these things, but more than anything it's gonna be Bianca Xunise." — Bianca Xunise at CHF

Bianca Xunise is a cartoonist based out of Chicago, Illinois. Her work primarily focuses on the plight, joy, and daily struggles of young Black outcasts. In 2017 Xunise earned an Ignatz for Promising New Talent for her comic Say Her Name, an autobiographical story of police brutality and social justice. Xunise has collaborated with Vogue, The Washington Post, The Nib, and Believer Magazine. She is also a contributor to the book How We Fight Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance along with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tarana Burk, and Harry Belafonte. As of 2020 Bianca became the second nationally syndicated Black female cartoonist when she joined the comic strip "Six Chix" as their first Black creator in their 20 year run. Her Tuesday strip continues to spark viral sensations all over the world. When she’s not doodling away, Bianca is usually somewhere dreaming of the Chicago Mothman.

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[Hero image description: The banner image at the top of the web page is a collage. On the far right is a photograph of Bianca Xunise, a Black woman, with red hair and black lipstick, wearing glasses and holding a bouquet of flowers in front of a leafy background. The four images on the left side of the collage are cartoons illustrated by Xunise. All images courtesy of the artist, Bianca Xunise.]