LISA MENDIS is a Winnipeg based illustrator, print maker and graphic designer. She received BFA (Honours) from the University of Manitoba. Lisa works in digital, traditional pen and ink and silk screen. A comic enthusiast she values the art of storytelling through the medium. Her first graphic novel, Curb Angels was published in 2019 by At Bay Press and received a Doug Wright Award nomination for Best First Book. She teaches adult and youth classes at Martha Street Studio, and is involved with studio and school programs at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Lisa has published biweekly strips in local newspapers and is currently working on a new graphic novel.
May 30th, 2025
The Angels are back!Faced with their most precarious mission yet, the Angels have made a pact that nothing will stop them in their fight against the injustices facing a group of young women.
May 30th, 2019
In the post-punk, global economy of the 1980’s, four young women from very different backgrounds are united by a common goal: justice. Curb Angels features fearless female characters on a mission that crosses borders and challenges the status quo. In the face of exploitation and violence against…
