about
Rosa has worked as a designer, developer, illustrator and educator. She is a graduate of the National College of Art & Design, Dublin, a fully qualified post-primary teacher, and
Rosa’s comic work has appeared in The Irish Times, Sliced Quarterly, Vast Expanse, Draw The Line (winner of the 2017 Broken Frontier Award for Best Webcomic), and in exhibitions with Dr Ian Williams’ ‘Graphic Medicine’ project. She was one of twelve grant recipients of the DLR Arts Office Open Call for comics in 2022.
Things that keep me busy…
2022
The Selkie’s Call
A comic about homelessness created in collaboration with the USA-based writer Anne Toole and published by IrishComics.ie. Anne and I were two of twelve grant recipients of the DLR Arts Office Open Call for comics in 2022.
Wulfie: A Ghostly Tail
Cover illustration, interior illustration and typesetting for a middle-grade fantasy books by Lyndsey J Sedgewick and published by Little Island Books.
Pandora’s Box
Interior layout and design of a collection of short prose, poetry and illustration by emerging writers.
2021
Wulfie Saves The Planet
Cover illustration, interior illustration and typesetting for a middle-grade fantasy books by Lyndsey J Sedgewick and published by Little Island Books.
A small collection of wonder
Interior layout and design of a collection of short prose, poetry and illustration by emerging writers.
‘Raise a better generation’ and ‘Stand up’
Two illustrations contributed to Draw the Line which, along with around 100 other artists illustrating actions to make the world a better place, won the 2017 Broken Frontier Award for Best Webcomic. Published in hardback in 2020, due out in softcover in November 2021 with updated illustrations.
2020
The History of Kilbarrack United
Cover design and interior layout and design, of a community history celebrating 50 years of Kilbarrack United F.C.
To The Future And Back Again
Writing mentorship, interior layout and design of a collection of short speculative fiction by emerging writers from west Dublin.
The Mind’s Penumbra
Writing mentorship, interior layout and design of a collection of short prose, poetry, graphic fiction and playwriting by emerging writers.
2019
DOT MD: Graphic Medicine Exhibition
Contributing artist to the Graphic Medicine exhibition at DOT MD, curated by Dr Ian Williams.
Yes, We Still Drink Coffee!
A graphic essay documenting a conversation between Seham Osman and
Rebalance
A comic about illness, published by the Irish Times in print and online.
Blockathon Ireland
As part of a team (AiL), awarded first place for the development of a design proposal and functioning proof of concept
Sliced Quarterly
Contributing artist to Sliced Quarterly Volume 3 which collected issues #9-12 of the experimental comic anthology edited by Ken Reynolds.
2018
The Mega Gamecraft Showdown: Digital vs Analogue
Team AiL awarded first place (people’s choice award) for design and development of a card game during this game jam. Our first
Sliced Quarterly
Contributing artist to Sliced Quarterly Volume 2 which collected issues #5-8 of the experimental comic anthology edited by Ken Reynolds.
2017
Draw the Line
Contributing artist. The collection won the 2017 Broken Frontier Award for Best Webcomic.
Vast Expanse
Contributing
Vast Expanse
Contributing
2016
Honeypot
Contributing artist (inker).
Vast Expanse
Contributing
Vast Expanse
Contributing
2015
Connections anthology
Contributing creator to Sunday Comix’ anthology to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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