Jacki Randall is an American cartoonist,

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, musician, and writer. Born in Los Angeles in 1959, Randall first garnered attention for her lesbian focused cartoons in the '' Baltimore Gaypaper'' in 1981. Her comics have been featured in publications such as '' Gay Comics'', ''

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'', and '' Lesbian Connection.'' Randall is currently based in

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, where she works as a tattoo artist.

Biography

Randall was born in

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, in 1959. While in high school, Randall worked at

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, as a portrait artist. After graduating, Randall declined a scholarship from the York Academy of Art and decided to pursue work as a freelance artist and musician. In her work as a cartoonist, Randall's comic strips largely focus on lesbian themes and relationships, as well as

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and motorcycle culture. Randall's body of work has ranged from erotic paintings to commissioned artworks for churches and murals in Baltimore. Since 1991, Randall has moved away from comics to work primarily as a tattoo artist, although she has published comic strips as recently as 1998. From 1994 to 2004, Randall worked at Sea Tramp Tattoo, Portland, Oregon's oldest tattoo parlor. In 2006, Randall and her partner moved to Baltimore, where she opened her own tattoo parlor, Charm City Tattoo.

Published works

Randall's work as a cartoonist has been featured in the following publications: * Illustrated the back cover of ''Women: A Journal of Liberation'', Volume 8, Issue 13 (1983) * "Dyke Dating Game" and "Angriest Dyke" in ''Gay Comix'' #14 (Winter 1991) * "Fetishes" in ''Gay Comics'' #16 (Summer 1992) * "I'm...," "Who's Flaunting What?" and "Terms of Endearment" in ''Gay Comics'' #18 (Spring 1993) * "The REAL Meaning of: 'Lesbian Bed Death!"" and back cover illustrations in ''Brat Attack #4'' (Summer/Fall 1993) * "Devotion" in ''What is This Thing Called Sex?: Cartoons by Women'', edited by Roz Warren (1993) * "B.D.'s Day at the Mall" in ''Gay Comics'' #25 (Spring 1998) * Randall's comics have also been featured in many publications, including: the '' Baltimore Gaypaper'', '' Lesbian Connection, Logomotion,'' ''Filth Monthly,

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, Amazon Times, Independent Biker, Tattoo, Tattoo Revue, Tabu Tattoo'', ''Outlook'', ''Skin Art, Skin & Ink'', ''International Tattoo Art'', ''Bad Attitude'', and the ''

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Shows and exhibitions

* Harrisburg Museum of Art (1976) *Louie's Cafe, Baltimore, Maryland * National Cathedral College of Preachers *"Kink: A Woman's Perspective,"

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(1990) *

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(1991) *The Cartoon Shows, New York City (1993) *Brown's Memorial Baptist Church, Baltimore, Maryland

Interviews

*''Tattoo Savage'' #11 *''Outlaw Biker Tattoo Revue'' #60 *''Tabu Tattoo'' #2 *''JustOut'', August 2004 *''OutLoud'', August 2004 and June 2008 *Electric City TV, San Francisco, 1991 *KBOOFM Portland, 1995 *''BME/News'', 2008

Awards and recognition

Randall's work has been listed in the Michigan State University Special Library Collection. In 1991, Randall was awarded a special citation by Governor William Donald Schaffer.

References

External links

Randall's personal website

Randall's Etsy shop

Jacki Randall Collection at the Leather Archives & Museum

Randall's Bandcamp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Randall, Jacki 1959 births Living people American tattoo artists American women cartoonists American lesbian artists LGBT comics creators American cartoonists 21st-century American women artists