Opening Reception
Wednesday, March 6 2pm PT in Knight 121A
The artist will be present. Coffee and food stuffs provided.
About the Work
“These zines are a collaboration between my friend, Audra McNamee, who is an artist and freelance cartoonist, and myself. We tend to focus on niche history and technology, but generally use the zines to research and write about whatever we’re most excited about. We’ve covered topics such as the history of Jell-O and gelatin, the Uncle Sam billboard on I-5, and our distaste for Amazon-owned Audible.
Working on this project collaboratively has been a wonderful experience. In theory, I research and do most of the writing, while Audra lays out and draws the zines. However, in practice, those lines are quite blurred, and the writing especially is a very collaborative process.” – Allia Service
About the Artist: Allia Service & Audra McNamee
Audra McNamee is a nonfiction cartoonist, whose work has been published in The Nib (RIP). She has been working with UO PI Luca Mazzucato to write a series of long-form comics on the neuroscience of psychedelics since 2021. Allia has been working at Knight Library since 2020; first as an ODNP and Oregon Digital student cataloger and then as an OER Specialist.
Allia and Audra have been friends for over 15 years and making zines together since 2020.
Audra’s website: audmcname.com
Allia’s website: alliaservice.com
