Kelly Wang (草 千 Caochian)  is an award-winning alternative cartoonist, printmaker, and musician based in Chicago, USA. BFA 2023 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Their hand-drawn works combine Asian and American influences, their stories exploring personal narratives and growth often with absurd or magical realism twists.
They currently self-publish their work through their own small risograph press REESO PRESS and play music.
Awards
2024 | Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Emerging Talent Award Recipient

2024 | WHAT CAN YOU BRING TO THE TABLE?
2024 Cartoonist Studio Prize Award - Best Short Form Comic NOMINEE
2020 | OUR GRAND STATIONClip Studio Paint International Comics/Manga Schools Contest 2020 GRAND PRIZE
2020 | A GOLDFISH'S DREAMCreative Comics Collection Original Comic and Script Awards 2020 HONORABLE MENTION
Select clients:American Medical Association Journal of Ethics
Academic Experiences Abroad
Covet