Vanessa Davis

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Vanessa Davis
Born	Vanessa Davis (1978-10-14) October 14, 1978 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Cartoonist, author, humorist
Known for	Spaniel Rage (2005) Make Me a Woman (2010)

Vanessa Davis is an American illustrator, humorist, and cartoonist of alternative comic books.

She is best known for the autobiographical graphic novel and minicomic, Spaniel Rage, and Make Me a Woman, published by Drawn and Quarterly. Her comics have appeared in several anthologies, including Kramers Ergot, Best American Comics, Stuck in the Middle, Papercutter and An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories.^[1]

Davis' comics and illustrations are usually rendered in highly chromatic watercolors or in pencil. The stories they tell are taken from her diary and are candidly personal, witty and self-deprecating; centering on her youth, mother, relationships with men, and Jewish identity.^[2] Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Dissent, Vice, and The Jewish Daily Forward,^[3] and she is a regular contributor to Tablet Magazine.^[4]^[5]

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Precursors	American Association of University Women (1881) National Association of Women Artists (1889) New York School of Applied Design for Women (1892)

Movements and fields	Cyberfeminism Postmodern feminism Women in photography Women Surrealists

Venues or organizations	A.I.R. Gallery Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art (Brooklyn Museum of Art) Hera Gallery Lesbian Art Project National Museum of Women in the Arts New York Feminist Art Institute Soho20 Chelsea tArt Artist Collective Woman's Building

Exhibitions or installations	Womanhouse

Films or documentaries	!Women Art Revolution

Publications	Heresies: A Feminist Publication on Art and Politics (1977–1992)

Groups	subRosa Guerrilla Girls The Waitresses Women's Caucus for Art Where We At (WWA)

Artists	Joyce Aiken Nancy Azara Sheila Levrant de Bretteville Judy Chicago Mary Beth Edelson Cheri Gaulke Jenny Holzer Mary Kelly Joyce Kozloff Barbara Kruger Suzanne Lacy Lucy Lippard Ana Mendieta Kate Millett Arlene Raven Faith Ringgold Rachel Rosenthal Martha Rosler Miriam Schapiro Carolee Schneeman Nancy Spero Mierle Laderman Ukeles June Wayne Faith Wilding Hannah Wilke See also List of feminist artists

Feminist art historians and curators	Lucy Lippard Linda Nochlin Griselda Pollock Merlin Stone

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Name	Davis, Vanessa
Alternative names
Short description	Cartoonist
Date of birth	October 14, 1978
Place of birth	West Palm Springs, U.S.
Date of death
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