Abby Kacen is a midwest/southern cartoonist who uses visual storytelling to explore emotional growth, change, and identity.

Kacen received a BFA in interdisciplinary arts at Lamar Dodd School of Art in 2016 and an MA in nonprofit leadership in 2020 at the University of Georgia. She specializes in grants + fundraising and youth programming, is a community organizer, and builds resources for working artists.

She is currently working on a new graphic novel that is a sequel to her self-published book 'Sid & the Sickos (2021)' and is expected to be self-published in 2025.

You can find her work on Instagram @mild_pain and Patreon. Her open resources live here.