Darya Foroohar
Writer and cartoonist extraordinaire. Interested in accessible public transit, intersectional activism, and pushing the boundaries of comics.
My Eyes, Your Gaze is OUT NOW!
Order here from Chicago's Bridge Books.
My zines are also carried by Radiator Comics, Domino Comics, as well as by indie bookstores in Chicago and NYC. For more comics, take a look at my Instagram or Patreon.
📍 Current roles
Prospect Researcher at Chicago Public Media
Freelance website and social media adminstrator
All my work, in one place!
💡 Other work
Decapitate Magazine (winter 2024)
Commissioned comic: Life at BHSEC (summer 2023)
Our Town Downtown (complete archive)
Memoryhouse Magazine (fall 2022)
Short Vine (spring 2022)
College Trips and Tips (fall 2021)
The Chicago Maroon (spring 2021)
💡 Sites I currently run or have designed
CLP Instagram (2023-2024)
ChoMUN (2022-2023)
📅Upcoming Events!
🤖National Humanities Leadership Council Presentation
As a member of the National Humanities Center's National Humanities Leadership Council cohort 2023-24, I will be presenting my research this September at a virtual conference. Stay tuned for updates on my project, which focuses on the use of nonfiction comics in education.
🕐 Comic Events!
August 17- Autoptic Comics Fair – Minneapolis, MN
August 24-25- CAKE Chicago- Zhou B Art Center
August 31- Bridge authors reading at Open Books Pilsen
September 7- Zinemercado- Chicago, IL
September 21- Pictobeach Bazaar – Rockaway Beach, NY
October 5- Reading at Bernice's Tavern- Chicago, IL
October 26- SLICE- St. Louis, MO
