Frances Chang Andreu is a comics artist and academic librarian based in western New York. She is the co-founder and organizer of the Rochester Indie Comics Expo and RIT Zine Fest.
Frances is represented by Brent Taylor at Triada US Literary Agency
Artist Resume
Community Work:
- Riso Print Project Juror, Flower City Arts Center, 2026
- Co-founder and organizer of the Rochester Indie Comics Expo RICE, 2019 – present
- Board President and Treasurer of Western New York Comic Arts, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, 2022 – present
- Co-organizer of RIT Zine Fest, 2022 – present
- Founder, Editor-in-Chief for Disquiet: A horror comic anthology, 2016-2019
Exhibitions:
- Behind the Glass Gallery. May 31, 2024 – June 28, 2024; Curated by Richard Colón and Quajay Donnel
Publications:
- “Self-Published Worldwide” Illustrated Exhibition Guide, Illustrations. Text by Daniel Worden. RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection, 2025.
- Winner, Frank J. Romano Prize for Publishing Entrepreneurship
- “What I Talk About When I Talk about Quitting” (2017) Strumpet #5: Origin Stories. Comic. A short, personal comic about how I got into and then out of distance running.
- “A Tale of Two Cemeteries” (2018) Built on Strange Ground: An Anthology. Comic Script. Historical comic comparing Mt. Hope Cemetery and the burial grounds in what is now Highland Park.
- Various self-published mini comics and zines 2016-present
Workshops:
- Comic-Making Workshop. Fairport Public Library, May 2023. Intro to comics workshop for teens and adults
- Kids on Campus – Making Comics. RIT, July-August 2018. Week-long comics workshop for teens on the RIT campus.
- Zine Workshop, RIT, April 2019. Day-long, drop in Zine-making workshop for all ages at ImagineRIT 2019.
Awards:
- “2-Across” Play. 2 Pages/2 Voices 2018 contest at Writers & Books