Mon, Aug 04
|Somerville
Picture + Panel: Resistance and Resilience with Mattie Lubchansky and Denali Sai Nalamalapu
This month, Picture + Panel examines resistance and resilience with Mattie Lubchansky and Denali Sai Nalamalapu. Join us for an inspiring discussion that bridges the gap between dystopian fiction and real-world activism.
Time & Location
Aug 04, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Somerville, 285 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143, USA
Guests
About the Event
About the Event
This month, Picture + Panel examines resistance and resilience with Mattie Lubchansky and Denali Sai Nalamalapu. Join us for an inspiring discussion that bridges the gap between dystopian fiction and real-world activism, as these creators share how their graphic narratives capture the spirit of defiance and perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds, from rural mountain communities to imagined futures.
All BCAF events are free to attend. If you wish to pay it forward, a $5 suggested donation helps sustain BCAF's comics advocacy and educational programming in the Greater Boston area.
More about Picture + Panel
Picture + Panel is a monthly conversation series that brings fantastic graphic novel creators to the Greater Boston area. Discover terrific authors and fascinating stories that combine text and art through conversational confabulation. Produced in partnership by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Porter Square Books, and the Boston Figurative Arts Center, Picture + Panel provides thought-provoking discussions for adults about this unique form of expression.
Book sales are provided at the event by Porter Square Books.
About the Creators
Mattie Lubchansky is a cartoonist and illustrator. She is also an Ignatz winner, a Herblock Prize finalist, and the author of Boys Weekend, The Antifa Super-Soldier Cookbook, and her latest work, Simplicity. She lives in beautiful Queens, NY, with her spouse.
Denali Sai Nalamalapu is a climate organizer from Southern Maine and Southern India. Denali lives in Southwest Virginia. They have written for Truthout, Prism, and Mergoat Magazine, and their climate activism has been covered in Shondaland, Vogue India, Self, The Independent, and elsewhere. They studied English Literature at Bates College and completed a Fulbright grant in Malaysia. Their debut graphic novel is Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance. You can find them at @DenaliSai on Instagram.