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Meredith Laxton

Sequential art professor

Education

  • M.F.A., sequential art, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • B.A., art and design, North Carolina State University

Credentials

  • Professor of sequential art, 2024–present
    Career adviser, 2023
    Teaching assistant, 2018
    Graduate mentor, 2017–18, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Co-creator, 2023, SAVAGE FST, Savannah, GA
  • Freelance editor, 2023, Self-Employed, Savannah, GA
  • Graphic novel artist, 2021–23, PageTurner Graphic Novels
  • Freelance comic artist, 2020, CEX Publishing
  • Freelance comic artist, 2020, IDW Publishing
  • Graphic novel artist, 2019–20, Humanoids LLC
  • Freelance graphic artist, 2018, InXile Entertainment
  • Concept artist, 2014–18, Puny Human Games, Raleigh, NC
  • Multimedia designer, 2014–15, Nine Oak Media LLC, Raleigh, NC
  • Multimedia designer, 2011–14, NCSU-DELTA, Raleigh, NC

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Nominee: Wait Till Helen Comes, 2023
  • Children's Book Council's Children’s and YA Favorites Award: Wait Till Helen Comes, 2023
  • Children's Book Council's Librarian Favorites Award: Wait Till Helen Comes, 2023
  • Children's Book Council's Teacher Favorites Award: Wait Till Helen Comes, 2023
  • Russ Manning Award Nominee: MPLS Sound, 2022
  • Gertrude M. Cox Award, 2012

Organizations

  • Artist in Residence, Neighborhood Comics, Savannah, GA, 2021

Publications and presentations

Selected group exhibitions

  • Sketchbook Showcase, Lacoste, France, 2018
  • Art On The Move, Bus Mural Design winner, City of Raleigh, 2013
  • North Carolina Aquarium Illustration Exhibit, 2013
  • Senior Showcase, Fish Market Exhibition, Raleigh, NC, 2013
  • NC State Biological Illustration Exhibit, Raleigh, NC, 2012
  • SparkCon Street Painting Festival Best in Show, Raleigh, NC, 2009, 2012

Trade shows

  • S.P.I.C.E., Savannah, GA, 2024
  • Small Press Expo (SPX), Bethesda, MD, 2022
  • Heroes Convention, Charlotte, NC, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
  • San Diego Comic Con, Panelist, Virtual, 2020
  • Savannah SuperStar Con, Savannah, GA, 2019
  • Emerald City Comic Con, Seattle, WA, 2019
  • Galaxy Con, Pro guest, Raleigh, NC, 2017, 2018

Bibliography

  • Miller, Nancy. Interview with Meredith Laxton. My Creative Life for Artists and Creators. Podcast audio. April 7, 2024.
  • DeHart, Jason. Words, Images, and Worlds with Meredith Laxton. Words, Images, and Worlds. Podcast audio. March 13, 2024.
  • Ellsworth, Lindsay, Meredith Laxton. "Meet the Graphic Novelist: Meredith Laxton." Lecture, King County Library. Virtual. December 6, 2023.
  • Miller, Lila. "Savage FST: First Zine Festival Bringing Mini-Comics, Zines, and Community." The Savannahian, October 16, 2023. https://www.thesavannahian.com/savage-fest-zine-festival.
  • Edenfield, Enocha. "Beacon in the Night: Comic Book, Sequential Artists Find Community in Savannah." Savannah Morning News, October 28, 2021, sec. DoSavannah, 1C.
  • Waid, Mark, Illidge, Laxton, Cooper, Moustafa. Mark Waid & The Future of Humanoids. San Diego Comic Con. Virtual. July 25, 2020.
  • Hepplewhite, James. "Little Red CRVT: Thoughts on MPLS Sound." Bleeding Cool News and Rumors, July 5, 2021. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/little-red-crvt-thoughts-on-mpls-sound.
  • Jones, Jude. "The Creators of MPLS Sound Talk about the People, the Process and Prince." COMICSXF, April 20, 2021. https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/20/the-creators-of-mpls-sound-talk-about-the-people-the-process-and-prince.
  • Martin. "GVN's Talking Comics Interview: Humanoids 'MPLS Sound' Artist Meredith Laxton." Geek Vibes Nation, April 15, 2021. https://geekvibesnation.com/gvns-talking-comics-interview-humanoids-mpls-sound-artist-meredith-laxton.
  • "Panel Mania: MPLS Sound by Joseph Illidge, Hannibal Tabu and Meredith Laxton." PublishersWeekly.com, April 12, 2021. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/86066-panel-mania-mpls-sound-by-joseph-illidge-hannibal-tabu-and-meredith-laxton.html.
  • Radtz, B. "An Ode to Prince: An Interview with MPLS Sound's Joseph Illidge, Hannibal Tabu, and Meredith Laxton!" Comic Watch, April 14, 2021. https://comic-watch.com/news/an-ode-to-prince-an-interview-with-mpls-sounds-joseph-illidge-hannibal-tabu-and-meredith-laxton.