Bishakh Som is an Indian-American trans femme visual artist and author. Her work has appeared in many publications including The New Yorker, MoMA.org, Autostraddle, The Strumpet, The Boston Review and The Georgia Review. Her graphic novel Apsara Engine (The Feminist Press) is the winner of a 2020 L.A. Times Book Prize for Best Graphic Novel and a 2021 Lambda Literary Award winner for Best LGBTQ Comics. Her graphic memoir Spellbound (Street Noise Books) was also a 2021 Lambda Literary Award finalist. Her latest graphic novel, Amavaria, is due to be published by Abrams Comicarts in 2028.
Bishakh’s artwork was featured at ArtLexis Gallery, Jaya Yoga Center, The Society of Illustrators in New York, the Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College, De Cacaofabriek in the Netherlands and Art Omi in Ghent, NY.
Bishakh has taught comics at SVA in New York, CCA in San Francisco and at The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
