ABOUT
Merissa Mayhew
Comics Artist, Illustrator, Writer
Merissa Mayhew is a Canadian illustrator, comics artist, and writer. With a love for fantasy and a passion for storytelling, she is lovingly dedicated to her creative endeavours. Having always been a dreamer, her work is full of magic and whimsy.
She currently lives in the prairies of Manitoba with her two cats, and hundreds of books about fairies, witches, and ghosts.
@sorecy
CV
Comic Work & Publications
(Forthcoming, Sept 2024) - It Happened to Me and It's Not Okay, Brandon University.
2024 - Reflections, WildStar Press.
2023 - "Dreaming Beauty", Dream Weaver: Tales From The Subconscious, Level Ground
Comics (comic artist and cover artist).
2023 - "Sapphire", CHROMAdore, Independent.
2022 - "The Winds of Fortune", Songs of the Sea, WildStar Press.
2020 - "Until One Day", Gothic Tales of Haunted Futures, Renegade Arts Entertainment.
2019 - "The Nursery", Comeuppance Horror Comic Anthology, Brandoon Comics.
2018 - "Thief", Wintergreen: Drawn Stories on the Gift of Giving, Brandoon Comics.
2017 - "Windtide".
Illustrations
Spring 2024 - Modern Mer, written by Jeanette Smith.
2022 - Sunny and the Bicycle Goblins, written by B.D. Mousseau.
2021 - Poster Design for Prairie Comics Festival 2022
Sept 2018 - Witches of Space, Time, and Honey, Self-published art book featuring Inktober drawings.
Spring 2018 - The Traveller, Self-published art development book.
Mar 2018 - Marie and the Beads, Métis Book Project.
Dec 2017 - The Master Plan, written by Edye Benedict.
Exhibitions
Nov 2023 - Members' Artist Exhibition Show,
Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon MB
Nov 2022 - Members' Artist Exhibition Show,
Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon MB
Jun to Sept 2022 - Brandon Hearts Bees,
Bee City Brandon at the Tommy McLeod Curve Gallery, Brandon MB
Jun 2021 - Pollinator Art Show 2021,
Bee City Brandon Digital Exhibition, Brandon MB
Aug 2020 - Members' Artist Exhibition Show,
Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, Brandon MB
Summer 2017 - In Love: The Lives of Small Town LGBT+People and Allies,
Pembina Hills Art Council, Morden MB.
Art Zines
Feb 2024 - Polar Lights 2: Dawn, A Charity Anthology Zine for Arctic and Antarctic Life (illustrator)
Sept 2023 - Rose OC Fashion Zine Vol 5: Stelliferous, Zine (illustrator)
April 2023 - Excalibur, BBC's Merlin Fanzine (illustrator)
April 2023 - Endure My Heart (cover artist)
Mar 2023 - Polar Lights, A Charity Anthology Zine for Arctic and Antarctic Life (illustrator)
Feb 2023 - A Femme So Fatal, Women of Horror Zine (illustrator)
Jan 2023 - CHROMAdore, A Sapphic Love Theme Zine (comic artist/illustrator).
Dec 2022 - Coniunctio, Houseki No Kuni Fan Zine (illustrator).
Nov 2022 - Rattle the Stars, Treasure Planet Fan Zine (illustrator).
Oct 2022 - Rose OC Fashion Zine Vol 4: Insects, Zine (illustrator).
Jun 2021 - Children of the Forest, Cartoon Saloon Fan Zine (illustrator and cover artist).
Jul 2020 - Soulmates, Voltron Fan Zine (illustrator and designer).
Jun 2020 - Wayward Leaves: Into the Unknown, Over the Garden Wall Fan Zine (illustrator).
Oct 2019 - Dazzling, Houseki No Kuni Fashion Zine (illustrator).
Aug 2019 - Moomin Valley Fashion Zine 2019, The Moomins Fan Zine (illustrator and designer).
Jan 2019 - Republic of Heaven, His Dark Materials Fan Zine (illustrator).
Education
Interactive Media Arts Diploma Assiniboine Community College
BFA in Digital Arts Brandon University