Hello! I’m a comic artist who resides in Stockholm, Sweden. Freelance work is including, but not limited to; illustration, short comics and graphic novels, editoring work, lectures, workshops, writing, event hosting and expertise consulting. Mostly published in Sweden, but also in Denmark, Norway and Uruguay. I enjoy drawing nervous characters, awesome colors and supernatural visions. My preferred genre is magical realism. I also lean into slice of life and journaling.
E-mail me for professional inquiries at info@stefgaines.se
Whenever I have the time, I make the webcomic Quiet ~ Crowd. The story takes place in Sweden, but it’s all in English.
I also recently started a blog projects inspired by hourly comic day. When available, a link will appear here.
President of The Swedish Comics Association 2019 – 2024 Editor and reporter of podcast Mangapatriarkatet together with Lisa Medin 2013 – 2020 Articles and interviews for Bild & Bubbla, Svenska Tecknare and Underlandet
Drawing workshops for children and young adults. Kulturskolan I Östhammar 2025, PUNKT Medis 2024 Björkhagen Library, Mölndal Library 2023
Österåker Library 2022
Some projects
Managing the booth, the guests, the volunteers and the social media during Comic Con Heroes in Stockholm 2023 for the Swedish Comic’s Association.
Expert advice and work at Seriekonstens natt (The night of comics art) during the Stockholm Culture Night 2023 at the Science Fiction Bookstore in Stockholm
Academic presentations
- A transmedial experience between comics and film and the working methods provided from it.
Drawing Connections – Comics as Art and Inquiry Malmö University November 15 2024 - Latin-American characters in a non-Latin-American setting
Nordic Symposium on Comics and Norm-critical Perspectives June 19 2024 in Norrköping for Linköpings Universitet Opponent for examination of Sandra Lavaniegos’ Master of Fine Arts at Konstfack University 2019
Lectures
- Pacing in Comics Culture festivals NärCon sommar in Linköping 2024 and Live at heart in Örebro 2019
- Guest lecturer at Comics, illustration & animation at Skarpnäck Folk high school 2024 and 2016 – 2019
Moderating
- Panel about Webcomics and Webtoons with Magnolia Winroth, Deus Jet and Viktor Engholm at Heroes at Comic Con Stockholm 2024
- Feefal about her art journey Stockholm International Comics Festival 2024
- Panel with the producers of shoujo manga inspired magazine Rosett Stockholm International Comics Festival 2024
- Joanna Rubin Dranger about her book Ihågkom oss till Liv (Remember us to life) Stockholm International Comics Festival 2022
Stage panels
Livedrawing together with Yvette Gustafsson at Copenhagen Comics 2025
Interviewed together with Anders Häger Jönsson by Linda Gustafsson at Stockholm International Comics Festival 2022
An international outlook on publishing, creative content and IP Frankfurter Buchmesse 2020
Education
Konstfack University Of Arts And Crafts
Animation and motion graphics for artists 15 HP
Visual Communication Master of Fine Arts 120 HP
Malmö University
Digital Comics 15 HP
HDK Valand Academy of Art and Design Gothenburg University
Comics And Storytelling 30 HP
Malmö Comic School / Kvarnby Folkhögskola
Comics 1
University of Gävle
Comics- And Graphic Storytelling 120 HP
