Artist Statement

Through illustration and comics I explore personal investigations and commemorations into grief and memories, the humor of everyday narratives, and issues of identity and family. I often work off of my own poetry, physical diaries, and digital record-keeping. I’m interested in collaging and preserving daily moments, managing my passionate love affair with the internet, and—despite what my resting sad face would have you think—making people laugh.

Biography

April dela Noche Milne (she/her) is a Filipino-Canadian illustrator and writer living in Vancouver. April studied Fine Arts at Langara College and graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Emily Carr University. She was the artist for the graphic novel The Blue Road: A Fable of Migration, and the children’s book The Imperfect Garden. She was also a contributor to the comic anthology The Witching Hours. April is a recent graduate of the Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University.

Check out more of April’s art on her website aprilmilne.com or on Instagram and Twitter @apricotjoy 

Sigh up to her Newsletter https://mygutisacosmos.substack.com/.