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Ed Shems

ABOUT THIS ARTIST

Ed Shems, Illustrator/Graphic Designer

Ed Shems is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and has been illustrating and graphic designing for more than 25 years.

Ed works in the education market as well as for middle grade books and early readers. He also writes, storyboards, and designs animated shorts for large and small companies.

Ed’s current obsession is with writing and illustrating chapter books, graphic novels and comics.

Ed is the Special Guests Coordinator for the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE), where he manages comic creators from around the world.

Disciplines

Cartooning,Graphic Design,Illustration

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