Photo of Kat Simmers in front of one of her murals in Calgary.

Photo by Ryan Danny Owen

 

2024

Calgary’s core just got a lot more colourful with a new mural in the Beltline - CBC News Calgary

BUMP it up! - The Scene

Pride mural at Red Deer Polytechnic is a bold statement of inclusion - Red Deer Advocate

BUMP festival attracts artists from all over the world - Global News Calgary

2023

New murals celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ community ahead of Calgary Pride Festival 2023 - City News Calgary

AuArts Alumni video stories - Kat Simmers & Ryan Danny Owen

Anthology highlights the work of Alberta cartoonists, each exploring the concept of 'home' - CBC Calgary

2022

Pass Me By: Electric Vice review - The Comics Journal

Purolators Holiday Box Art Campaign - Alberta - CTV News Calgary/Edmonton

Alberta artist featured on Purolator limited-edition holiday box - Newswire Calgary

Red Deer Polytechnic Alum creates mural - Red Deer Advocate

Calgary Pridecast - Kat Simmers - Calgary Pride

Calgary ‘Pride Marches On’ murals unveiled at Central Memorial Park - City News Calgary

Pride art unveiled at four corners of Central Memorial Park - Live Wire Calgary

Downtown Calgary art sends a message before Pride Week - Daily Hive Calgary

2022 Doug Wright Awards nominees

2021

Calgary artists explore identity, memory and glam-rock with graphic novel, Pass Me By: Electric Vice - The Calgary Herald

4 New graphic novels offer sanctuary amidst struggle - The Toronto Star

21 Canadian comics to watch for in the fall - CBC Bookes

Bashaw siblings return home to restore mural - CTV News Edmonton

Pass Me By: Electric Vice - CBC Books

Artistic siblings return to beautify their hometown of Bashaw - Red Deer Advocate

Alberta-based Graphic Novel - Pass Me By: Electric Vice - Hits Kickstarter - Arts Commons

2020

2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Winners

Pass Me By: Gone Fishin’ - CBC Books

Queer rural Canadian tragedy explores glam rock, small town life, and dementia - The Calgary Herald

Pink and Teal and read all over - Dementia Connections

2019

The Best Canadian comics of 2019 - CBC Books

Graphic novels that range from satisfying to superb - The Toronto Star