TOR WAR
CURICULUM VITAE
Education
2024 DePaul University, Secondary Education, Visual Arts / MED-ART-AC (AUSL)2021 Center for Cartoon Studies, Graphic Novels Workshop, (BIPOC Scholarship)2016-2020 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bachelor of Fine Arts, (Merit Scholarship)
Publishing
COMING SOON "Linh Han, of Dinh Tanh" Short Story for Scribemind's "No Mercy In This Land" Horror AnthologyCOMING SOON Are We There Yet? Comics Anthology from Level Ground ComicsCOMING SOON "Firetruck on the Moon" and "Summer Love Letters to NH" for T4T Mag2024 "Collection of Correspondences from December 2023" Digital word collage for COVID Cautious Queers Zine, from Steel Transplants2024 "wrath, revisited" Personal essay for The Letters Home Collection Issue 1: Shatter the Windows2024 "No Lucky Rabbit Foot Needed" 3 page Comic for Stardew Valley Blind Date2024 "Piltdown Man" and "Lost Mind" Full page illustrations for Nothing to Write Home About from Art of Nothing Press2024 "Better", "In the Spring", "Metamorphosis (and Erasure", "Piltdown Man After Hop Along" Full page illustrations for Transients Magazine Issue 22024 "The Six Magic Types of the Waking World" Illustration for Dot Zines: Magic Book2024 "War Casualty," "Constants and Variables," "Aasimar Dreaming," "In Between," and "King of Thieves" on consignment with Quimby's Bookstore2024 Poetry Reader and Art Editor on Moss Puppy Magazine2023 "Sestina" Poem for The Madison Journal of Literary Cricitism2023 "Tor's Tupperware" for Apple a Day with Bitter Pill Press2023 "Lypophrenia" and "Starskin" for Uterpi Zine: Escapism2023 "Simisear" and "Ducklett" Full and half page illustration for Love Letter to Unova2023 "Astronauts" Animation, vocal cover, and full illustration for Dream Inside a Dream: siinamota Fanzine2021 "Wintry" Full page illustration for Fatality & Flora2021 Various illustrations for the Unbreakable Anthologies2021 "EXPLORATION" Full page illustration for When I Was Me: Stories of Trans Euphoria2021 "Benched" 4 page comic for Game Changers2021 "Meandering Rivers" Half page illustration for Unbreakable: Pathways2021 "Big Rat, Don't Eat My Millet" Half page illustration for Unbreakable: Revolution2021 "YOU ARE THE SUN, WUKONG" Poem for Legends: From Storybook to Heart2021 "A COLD FRONT PASSING" Short Story for Rain Check2021 "in between" 8 page Comic for IMMIGRATITUDE: Tales of Asian Immigration2020 "Apple & Crispin," "Atlas," "Starskin," "Fortune Cookie Tellers," and "Game Over" on consignment with Quimby's Bookstore2020 "I'M SORRY I LOVE YOU" 4 page Comic for Pest Control Magazine2020 "I'M SORRY I LOVE YOU" 4 page Comic for Stratos: A Dream Anthology2020 Cover Illustration for "Secretum Hortus"
Galleries and Shows
2023 Malt Adult #28, Public Works Gallery2023 PocketCon, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago2023 Cartoonist Co-op, Member2020 ARTCADE, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Site Galleries2019 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bachelor’s of Fine Arts Show, Sullivan Galleries2019 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Holiday Art Sale, Millennium Park2019 A Packet of Holiness and Joy Will Come To You!, Prop Theater2019 Poster work, Dungeons and Dragons at SAIC2018 Foundation for Asian American Independent Media Tabling, Gene Siskel2017 April Art Bash, School of the Art Institute of Chicago2017 Winter Art Sale, School of the Art Institute of Chicago2016 Alpharetta Art Streetfest2016 Alpharetta High School Showcase2016 Roswell Visual Arts Showcase
Teaching Experience
2024 Poetry Out Loud Judge, Chicago Poetry Center2024 Substitute Literary Tutor, Redwood Literacy2023 Regular In-House GM, Chicago Roleplaying Guild2023 Professional Game Master, Startplaying.games2023 Resident, Academy for Urban Leadership Program2023 Poet in Residence, Chicago Poetry Center2023 Teaching Artist, Marwen2021 Group Facilitator and Professional Dungeon Master, Game to Grow2021 Remote Math Tutor, Saga Education2020 Afterschool Program Leader, The Laboratory Chicago2019 AmaZINE Alternative Book-Binding Workshop with Beth Hetland, ChicagoZineFest2019 Unreal Engine Fundamentals for Educators, Depaul University2019 Orientation Leader, School of the Art Institute of Chicago2017-2018 Continuing Studies Middle School Program, School of the Art Institute of Chicago2016 Volunteer, FOCUS + Fragile Kids2015 Fencing Team Captain, Alpharetta High School2014 SPECTRUM LGBT+ President, Alpharetta High School