Shebani Rao

Shebani Rao is a comic artist, writer, and visual artist based in Philadelphia. Her illustrations and comics have been published in LitHub, The Margins, Buzzfeed, Buzzfeed India, Tides, and others. Her visual art has been featured by Philly arts organizations like Twelve Gates Arts, The Resource Exchange, and the South Asian American Digital Archives (SAADA). Shebani has worked in nonprofits, foundations, and local government for the past decade. Her day job, art practice, and identity all inform each other. Across mediums, her artwork deals with themes like race, identity, mental and physical health, and structural inequality. You can check out her daily comics on Instagram: @shebanimal.