Swan Song
The long-awaited new title from Sonja Ahlers, creator of the pioneering alt-comix masterpiece Temper, Temper, and Rookie Yearbook artist. Ahlers is also a Sobey Art Award nominee.
Since publishing her last book in 2010, Ahlers' work has appeared in a number of art exhibits including a solo show at the Yukon Arts Centre called War in Peace (Total Eclipse of the Heart), and the Ottawa Art Gallery's Larger Than Life.
Sonja Ahlers is a visual artist and poet from Victoria, BC. Her books are hard to classify and can be found in several different sections of the library. 1994’s A Wandering Eye was the first of many self-published books that circulated mainly through the underground “penpal” network of punk rock and Riot grrrl zines. Ahlers attracted national attention with Temper, Temper, published by Insomniac Press in 1998, followed by Fatal Distraction in 2004. In 2010, Drawn & Quarterly published The Selves. Ahlers’ art has been exhibited across Canada, as well as in the United States, Japan, and Australia. She helped create the visual identity of Rookie Mag and from 2011 to 2015 was a frequent contributor to the publication and lead artist/designer of its four anthologies.
