Artist · Canada

Born 1959

Also signed as

“Obom”

Portrait of Diane Obomsawin
Born1959
Born inMontreal
CountryCanada
Workcomics artist
Alsoscreenwriter

Diane Obomsawin.

comics artist · screenwriter

Canada, Born 1959

In short

Diane Obomsawin (born 1959) is an Abenaki Quebec-based author, illustrator and animated filmmaker, often known by her pseudonym, Obom. Some of her notable works have explored the issue of lesbian first love, including a 2014 graphic novel, published in French as J'aime les filles by L'Oie de Cravan and in English as On Loving Women by Drawn & Quarterly. J'aime les filles was adapted as a 2016 National Film Board of Canada animated short, I Like Girls (J'aime les filles), which received the Nelvana Grand Prize for Independent Short at the 40th Ottawa International Animation Festival.

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Biodata

Born
1959, Montreal
Citizenship
Canada, Abenaki people
Work
comics artist, screenwriter, animator, author
Also known as
Obom

Sketchbook

Portrait of Diane Obomsawin