Eliza Frye is a graphic novelist, illustrator and exhibiting artist. She was born in the small mining town of Silverton, Colorado and spent her childhood traveling constantly. Her work focuses on the power of ambiguity, exploring expression through suggestion and negative space. She studied Character Animation at California Institute of the Arts, holds a BA in Japanese Literature from UCLA and is currently working on her MFA in Creative Writing at Calarts. She also owns Miss Scarlet in the Parlor, an art gallery in Echo Park and teaches animation at Inner-City Arts through Calarts’ Community Arts Partnership.
EMAIL
mail@elizafrye.com
MAIL
1282 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026 USA
PUBLISHERS
C’est Bon Kultur (forthcoming)
Fugu Press (forthcoming)
Narrative Magazine
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
“Anatomically Correct” – Miss Scarlet in the Parlor group show. Los Angeles, CA Feb 20 – Mar 20, 2010
“A Private Affair” – Siren’s Salon solo show. Los Angeles, CA Sep 13 – Oct 11, 2009
“Girls of Summer” – Meltdown Comics group show. Los Angeles, CA Aug 15 – 30, 2009
“Monsters of Webcomics” – Cartoon Art Museum group show. San Francisco, CA Aug 8 –
“Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy” – Japanese American National Museum group show. Los Angeles, CA Jul 11 – Oct 4, 2009
“Booty” – Infusion Gallery group show. Los Angeles, CA Jan 30, 2009
“Deep Water” – C.A.V.E. Gallery group show. Venice, CA Nov 7 – Nov 29, 2008
“October” – C.A.V.E. Gallery group show. Venice, CA Oct 3 – Oct 31, 2008
“Delicious Dimes” – The Grind Gallery group show. Mar Vista, CA Sep 19 – Oct 15, 2008
“Bee-rotica” – The Hive Gallery group show. Los Angeles, CA Sep 6 – 27, 2008
“Under The Radar” – The Grind Gallery group show. Mar Vista, CA May 23 – Jun 13, 2008
“Studying Character” – Moral Punch Gallery group show. Hollywood, CA Mar 15, 2008
“Cannibal Flower” – Various Locations. Los Angeles, CA Monthly Group Show
The Hive Gallery group show. Los Angeles, CA Monthly Group Show
AWARDS
2009 Eisner Award – The Lady’s Murder nominated for Best Digital Comic
2009 Stumptown Trophy Award – The Lady’s Murder nominated for Outstanding Art
PRESS
Ninu Nina interviewed me about my art and influences
Animation Magazine (Aug 09 issue) discussed The Lady’s Murder and the other 2009 Eisner nominees for Best Webcomic
Comicon.com Pulse interviewed me about The Lady’s Murder and the Eisner nomination
Size Matters reviewed Magic Everywhere
Storming the Tower reviewed The Lady’s Murder highlighting “Frye’s mastery of the visual language of storytelling”
Optical Sloth reviewed Magic Everywhere
COMIXTALK nameed The Lady’s Murder one of the best webcomics of 2008
The Yalobusha Review praised The Lady’s Murder
La Repubblica della Donne discussed my work within the context of erotic art
COMIXTALK reviewed The Lady’s Murder and “can’t recommend this story highly enough”
The Sequential Artists’ Pub podcast featured me in Episode 1 as a guest speaker
Fleen called The Lady’s Murder “something really different”