Breena Nuñez

I was hit up by co-founders of Chicago’s brand new latinx queer dance party, DJ Mala Vida and Cozmiika to create branding and the first pride flier for Golosa. This is a day-time event that has been creating an inviting and healing space for queer, trans, and gender non-conforming folks and to come together on the dance floor.

ICAF is the International Comic Arts Form that gathers comics scholars, students, and comic author/artists to learn about up and coming research on the comics practice that represent distinct voices from different sections of the globe.

The board of ICAF invited me to arrive as a key note speaker, workshop facilitator, and a featured artist who illustrated the 30th anniversary poster for their San Diego State University conference.

Every other issue my husband and I alternate with creating the cover for our Laneha House comics. (Which is my one of the funnest jobs to do when you run your own small press)

The concept behind each cover is inspired by the my feelings toward each season, and also what our actual living situations look like during the time we are about to release a new Laneha House issue.

A commission from Livable City, who organizes the annual Sunday Streets gatherings throughout various neighborhoods in San Francisco. I was asked to create an illustration that could also be adapted into promotional art in the form of brochures, posters, and Muni ads. The concept of behind the art was influenced by all the different houses you see in different locations like the Mission, Excelsior, Bayview, and Sunset districts.

A commission from Ch. 510, a literary youth organization that curates and manages writing programs for kids of all ages. The front and back cover were used for the Bend Like Water anthology that contains original poems by Oakland sixth graders.

These illustrations were commissioned by Chapter 510, a literary youth arts organization based in Oakland, CA. I was asked to read selected poems by students from Hoover Elementary School and to illustrate these images. Chapter 510 printed postcards of the art to encourage folks to mail the art and the writing to loved ones while we were continuing to navigate through the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A commission from one of my favorite animated series, Summer Camp Island. This title card was created for Episode 13 of Season 5 as seen on HBO Max and Cartoon Network.

Jan. 10 2021

The California Endowment commissioned me to create an Instagram portrait of Luis Salas, who was voted as the first trans homecoming queen at Castlemont High School in Oakland, CA.

Dec. 13, 2018

Gustavo Gutierrez’s portrait is a part of a young person’s book titled, Holy Trouble Makers & Unconventional Saints where readers can learn about various religious leaders who advocate for love and LGBTQ+ inclusion.

A design for the 9th Annual East Bay Alternatvie Book + Zine Fest in Oakland, CA.