Josh Taira is an illustrator, graphic designer, and animator currently working in Missoula. He will be displaying his show, shoujo, for the month of September at Clyde Coffee. shoujo is a collection of prints that explores some of the overly dramatic panels and scenarios often seen in shoujo manga. The works are influenced by panels seen from quick glances of these books as a child to eventually reading them as an adult.

First Friday event is September 7th 5-8pm. 610 S Higgins.