Inverna Lockpez is a Havana-born artist and curator who left Cuba in the late 1960s. Upon settling in theU.S., she became involved in political art movements including the pioneering feminist exhibition x12 and theanti-Vietnam War People s Flag Show. Her painting and sculpture has exhibited in over 80 venues, includingthe winning design of a major public art competition in New York City. Under her directorship, the INTARGallery was cited as one of the best 15 galleries for seven years running by Art in America. A two-timerecipient of grants from The National Endowment for the Arts, Lockpez lives in New York and Florida.
Dean Haspiel is the creator of the Eisner Award-nominated "Billy Dogma "and the webcomics collectiveACT-I-VATE. He has drawn comics for "The New York Times," DC/Vertigo, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse, Scholasticand Toon Books among others. He is best known for his collaborations with Harvey Pekar on THE QUITTERand with Jonathan Ames on THE ALCOHOLIC and the HBO series "Bored to Death." He lives in Brooklyn."