Ellen Forney

Ellen Forney is an author, artist, teacher, and mental health coach. Her work includes The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, & Me, the story of her diagnosis and struggle with bipolar disorder and this year’s selection for the UC Davis Campus Community Book Project.

Its companion book, Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life, a handbook for mental health, was featured in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)’s “Best of Graphic Medicine 2018”, and the book’s self-care framework is widely used by therapists and clinicians. Forney has given talks and lectures internationally at universities, conferences, and institutions, including her TED talk, “Finding Balance in Bipolar,” as keynote speaker at the Comics & Medicine Conference at Johns Hopkins. She was awarded fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Civitella Ranieri, Artist Trust and the Hedgebrook Foundation. Forney grew up in Philadelphia and lives in Seattle.

A virtual question and answer session will take place immediately following the event.