May 27, 2017
Screamland #4
Art by: Héctor Casanova
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Screamland #4
Art by: Héctor Casanova
#myICON: Featuring Artist & Educator Héctor Casanova
ABOUT HÉCTOR: Héctor Casanova is an Assistant Professor in the Illustration Dept. at the Kansas City Art Institute, and an Instructor at The Illustration Academy, teaching courses on Comics & Sequential Art, Illustration and Muralism.
He has been working as a fine and graphic artist for over 20 years, doing work for collectors, magazines and corporations nationally and abroad. He was staff Editorial Artist at The Kansas City Star from 1999 - 2014. His comics work includes the graphic novels Screamland with writer Harold Sipe (Image Comics, 2008, 2010) and The Lurkers with writer Steve Niles (IDW, 2006), as well as his own weekly comic strip Guffman & Godot (2000 - 2003). He was co-founder and curator of the Green Door Gallery, an alternative art space dedicated to showcasing the work of established and emerging artists from Kansas City and beyond. He has received awards from American Illustration, Print, and Society of News Designers, and was the recipient of The Pitch’s 2008 Mastermind Award for his artistic contributions to Kansas City.
Where did you first learn about ICON?
I first heard about ICON from my colleagues when I started teaching Illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute. ICON8 was my first time attending.
Tell us about the best part of your ICON experience.
Being able to soak up so much information and inspiration is a fantastic experience as an attendee. I was a presenter at ICON9, and that was also a thrill and an honor.
How has your experience with ICON impacted your creative career?
The networking opportunities have led to new friendships and professional relationships, which in turn have led to new projects and being invited to participate in other art and comics-related conferences.
Any advice for ICON first-timers?
The Education Symposium presentations are great, but they can lead to information overload. I highly recommend taking a workshop to allow your brain to reset and process all that information, while you learn some new skills, meet some new people, and let the right side of your brain take over for a little while.
High Crimes - Hector Casanova
Besides this just being amazingly good, I'm excited to have new original Hector artwork in my hands.
hector casanova is too cute for this world
holy shit, guys
Hector Casanova is the instructor for both my "Color and Space" and "Storytellers and Myth Makers" classes!
am so stoked rn, i can't even, wowowowowowow
Screamland: Death of the Party (2011)
Covers by Hector Casanova