Sunday 17 February 2019

Billy Mavreas : part one

Billy Mavreas (he/him) is an artist/writer and the author of three graphic novels, one book of posters and several dozen zines, pamphlets and chapbooks.

He has been involved with the Montreal literary community since the late 1980s as an editor on journals, poster maker for spoken word events, cover artist for various small presses and in a myriad other capacities bouncing between poetry and comics.

He is an original co-founder of Expozine, Montreal’s zine fair and is an ardent collaborator and small press and self expression advocate.

He works out of his art shop Monastiraki.

Photo credit: Jen MacIntyre

What are you working on?

I’m working on several simultaneous projects. Currently I have an abstract graphic novel that needs tightening and a whole slew of drawing poems that will eventually be zines.

I get easily moved by materials, a new pen or rubber stamp, some vinyl stickers, an old perfect magazine to destroy. I never know what new thing will spark me, leaving older things pushed further back.


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