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Andy Singer is an American political cartoonist born in 1965. [1] He began publishing cartoons in 1992 in University of California Berkeley's student newspaper, The Daily Californian. [2] Since 1992, his cartoons have appeared in hundreds of newspapers, magazines, websites, books and exhibitions around the world. These include The New Yorker, [3] The New York Times, [4] Funny Times, [5] Z magazine, [6] La Décroissance, [7] Neweekly (in China), [8] Boston.com, [9] Forbes.com, [10] NPR.org, [11] NBC.com, [12] Bloomberg.com, [13] Wired.com, [14] a 2021-22 outdoor exhibit on the Artwall Gallery in Prague, [15] and a major outdoor exhibit on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo Brazil, as part of Virada Sustentável in 2020. [16]

He's the author of 4 books. The first, CARtoons (2001, Car Busters Press, ISBN   978-80-238-7020-6), has been translated into several languages, including French (Echappe, 2007, ISBN   978-2-915830-03-3) and a Portuguese language edition, published by Autonomia Literária in Brazil in 2017 ( ISBN   978-85-69536-17-8). His second book, Attitude Featuring Andy Singer NO EXIT (2004, Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing, ISBN   978-1-56163-408-8) was part of series of books by NBM publishing, edited by fellow cartoonist Ted Rall. His third book was Ils M'Énervent (Mais Je Garde Mon Calme) (2006, Berg International Éditeurs, ISBN   978-2-911289-91-0), a compilation of cartoons, translated into French. His most recent book was Why We Drive, published in 2013 by Microcosm Publishing ( ISBN   978-1-62106-486-2).

His work has also appeared in numerous cartoon compilations. These include "Long Story Short" (Akashic Books, 2020, ISBN   978-1-61775-796-9), "Treasury of Mini Comics, Volume 1" (Fantagraphics Books, 2013, ISBN   978-1-60699-657-7), "Superheroes Strip Artists, & Talking Animals" (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2011, ISBN   978-0-87351-777-5), and "Attitude: The New Subversive Political Cartoonists" (NBM Publishing 2002, ISBN   978-1-56163-317-3).

Andy grew up in New York City and Berkeley, California and graduated from Cornell University with bachelors degrees in Fine Arts and Art History. [17] He currently lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota and serves as volunteer co-chair of the Saint Paul Bicycle Coalition. [18]

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  2. ↑ "Andy Singer". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  3. ↑ "A New Yorker Cartoon". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  4. ↑ Gottlieb, Anthony (2013-05-31). "Such Small Portions". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  5. ↑ "singer Archives". The Funny Times. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  6. ↑ lschietecatte. ""Invading new markets" par Andy Singer". 20000 lieues sur le net (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  7. ↑ "- Journal La Decroissance -". ladecroissance.net. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  8. ↑ "新青年进化论". neweekly.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  9. ↑ "Out of Line". Boston.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  10. ↑ Day, Cartoon Of The. "Duolingo Doesn't Teach 'Corporate Speak' -- But Maybe It Should". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  11. ↑ "Double Take 'Toons: Laissez Fair". NPR. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  12. ↑ "Does Biden Make Obama Look Bad on Gay Marriage?". NBC News. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  13. ↑ "A Cartoonist's Vision of a Car-Free Future". Bloomberg. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  14. ↑ Fermoso, Jose. "Our 12 (Or So) Favorite Techie Cartoons of 2008". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  15. ↑ "Andy Singer: CARtoons". www.artwallgallery.cz. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  16. ↑ Virada Sustentável 2020 SP - Artes na Av Paulista , retrieved 2022-02-03
  17. ↑ "Andy Singer | Satiric and Political Graphics | Carleton College". apps.carleton.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  18. ↑ "Andy Singer: Changing Bike Policy One Cartoon at a Time". www.bikelaw.com. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-03.


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