Hello!
I’m Olivia Li, a cartoonist, writer, and multidisciplinary artist based in Queens, NY. In August 2021 I obtained my master’s in MFA Visual Narrative at SVA.
I’m particularly interested in telling coming-of-age and self-discovery stories of queer, non-white protagonists. I also care a lot about the portrayal and destigmatization of mental illness. My comics dive into this focus through magic, myth, and the lives of urban ambiverts.
In addition to my own comics and artwork, I work to benefit art (and particularly comic creators) communities at large: I’m currently Director of Logistics at MICE (previously Volunteer Coordinator from 2022-2023), and I co-founded the monthly NYC Cartoonist Meetup with Grace Desmarais in spring of 2023.
As a freelance artist, I work across platforms in marketing communications, video and motion graphics, design, and illustration. Please use the contact form below for work-for-hire inquiries. My literary agent is Janna Morishima, she can be reached at janna@jannaco.co.
Credits & Recognition
SVA Alumni Scholarship Award recipient (2021) for Teen Spirit
MICE Mini-Grant recipient (2019) for Good Morning, Gorgon!
“Slant” (2017): 1-page comic in New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei
“Do You Remember” (2017): 2-page comic in Dirty Diamonds #8: Sex
“Errand of Mercy: The Irish Potato Blight and the Good Ship Jamestown” (2017, illustration only): 8-page comic for the Massachusetts Historical Society, written by JL Bell