Elizabeth Enright

Elizabeth Enright serves as Associate Chair for Sequential Art and Part-time Professor at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Atlanta, GA since 2018, while concurrently working as Graphic Designer and Visual Merchandiser at Trader Joe’s since 2008. Her academic role focuses on sequential art pedagogy within SCAD’s creative ecosystem.

Her educational foundation includes:

• M.F.A. in Visual Narrative from School of Visual Arts
• B.F.A. in Sequential Art from Savannah College of Art and Design

Enright’s creative research centers on independent comics production and visual narrative, exploring contemporary social dynamics through zine culture and graphic storytelling. Her work critically examines digital-age relationships, psychological complexity in urban environments, and DIY publishing methodologies, emphasizing community-driven artistic collaboration and experimental narrative structures in sequential media.

Her publications from 2013-2017 reveal consistent thematic engagement with modern social issues through concise visual narratives. Appearing in literary journals and independent anthologies, these works demonstrate evolving technical mastery in blending textual and visual elements to dissect themes like online dating culture, domestic isolation, and anthropomorphic storytelling within constrained formats.

Her notable recognition includes:

• Will Eisner Art Award from SVA Alumni Society (2017)

As editorial mentor at Sweaty Palms Press, Enright provided structured guidance to 70+ illustrators through weekly critiques while managing full production cycles. She demonstrated grant acquisition proficiency by securing $28,000 via Kickstarter for Sweaty Palms (1,500 copies) and $6,800 for Zinetendo (500 copies), overseeing budget allocation, marketing, and print production for these independent publications.

Her co-founded initiatives Sweaty Palms Press and Zinetendo functioned as collaborative creative collectives where multidisciplinary teams developed content under her editorial leadership, establishing frameworks for artist development within Atlanta’s independent comics scene through community workshops and publication mentorship.