LLLCF Distinguished Speaker Series Presents: Paul Madonna

Paul Madonna of San Francisco Chronicle "All Over Coffee" fame comes to the Lafayette Library and Learning Center as a participant in the Distinguished Speaker Series. Paul is the author of two books, "All Over Coffee" (City Lights 2007), and "Everything is its own reward" (City Lights 2011), which won the 2011 NCBR Recognition Award for Best Book. Paul's work has been published internationally in numerous books and magazines, exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco and the Oakland Museum of California, and printed as large scale murals for Tacolicious restaurants and Starbucks. He is the Comics Editor for TheRumpus.net, has taught drawing at the University of San Francisco, and frequently lectures on creative practice. He holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University, and was the first (ever!) Art Intern at MAD Magazine, for which he proudly received no money. Paul travels internationally to draw and write, and currently lives in San Francisco.