MEET THE ARTIST
Emily Fontes is currently completing their senior year at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, pursuing a BFA in Illustration with minors in Art History and Business Administration. During this time, they have served as the Promotions Manager, Secretary, and President of 20 Cent Fiction Production Company, as well as a Student Ambassador and a Graphic Designer for the Health Promotion department.
Their creative inspirations include children's media such as CyberChase and Arthur, Dungeons and Dragons, Art Nouveau and the Golden Age of Illustration, and science fiction/fantasy franchises such as Pokémon and Star Wars.
Honors
Exhibitions
2019 – Silver Keys in Digital Art and Portfolio, Rhode Island Scholastic Art Awards
2018 – Silver Key in Drawing, Rhode Island Scholastic Art Awards
2023 – Senior Exhibition, CVPA Gallery, North Dartmouth, MA
2019 – Art:Evolution, University Art Gallery, New Bedford, MA
Publications
2023 – The Jack Vol. 3 Iss 2., 20 Cent Fiction Production Company, April 2023
2023 – Star-Crossed: An AniDala Zine
2022 – The Jack Vol. 3 Iss. 1, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company, December 2022
2022 – Trainersona Zine, November 2022
2022 – The Jack Vol. 2 Iss. 2, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company, May 2022
2021 – The Jack Vol. 2 Iss. 1, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company, December 2021
2021 – “Jack Ass!” The Jack Vol. 1 Iss. 2, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company, May 2021
2020 – “Welcome Back, Jack,” The Jack Vol. 1 Iss. 1, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company, December 2020
Artistic Credits
2023 – Cover Artist, The Jack Vol. 3 Iss. 2, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company
2023 – Graphic Designer, ReSpawn: An Interactive Tale of Terror!, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company
2022 – Cover Artist, The Jack Vol. 3 Iss. 1, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company
2022 – Graphic Designer, The 29th Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company
2022 – Graphic Designer, Northbound, Fiberglass Quilt, 18th & Union Portable Performance Festival
2021 – Graphic Designer, The 28th Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company
2021 – Graphic Designer, The Dolls of New Albion, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company
2021 – Graphic Designer & Assistant Media Manager, Pisces Pals Alternate Reality Game, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company
2020 – Graphic Designer & Assistant Media Manager, The 27th Annual Rocky Horror Picture Show, 20 Cent Fiction Production Company