The Ghosts We Know

In his debut book Sean Karemaker presents stories of his wild BC country childhood contrasted with his downtown Vancouver bus riding adventures. In between are stories of small town parties, drawing in cafés, school misfits, scrolls, street people of all kinds, and winding through it all are the ghosts, both known and unknown. Karemaker has a distinct panelless style of comics in which the narrative and art blend seamlessly. Journal writing has always been an instinctive foundation for him ― most often of an observational, autobiographical nature ― and here he combines it with flowing, murky images to make wholly original comics.

After a childhood obsession with reading and writing comics, Karemaker obtained a diploma in graphic design from Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo (2002) and began a career in 3D design for video games, with freelance work in graphic design and illustration. Personal narrative is a common element in a body of work encompassing diorama sculptures, comics, scrolls and paintings. Sean has shown his work at Vancouver art spaces such as: The Gam Gallery, The Gropps gallery, The Seymour Art Gallery, The Pendulum Gallery, The YVR Airport and the Ayden Gallery.