Marlo Meekins is an American cartoonist, comedian, caricaturist, model and actress. [1] She is best known for her work on Vine. [2] [3]
Marlo Meekins is an American cartoonist, comedian, caricaturist, model and actress. [1] She is best known for her work on Vine. [2] [3]
Meekins was born in Collingswood, New Jersey. [1] In 2003, she earned a bachelor's degree in Illustration from Moore College of Art and Design. [4] She also attended the Rhode Island School of Design. [2]
Meekins' work came to notice when she started a blog in 2005 and was featured in Zoo Weekly Australia [5] and Attack of the Show! , who praised her " Ren & Stimpy -style illustrations." [6] She won the Silver Nosey Award for Caricaturist of the Year at the 2009 International Society of Caricature Artists convention. [7] [2]
Meekins' Vine videos often feature crude humor and satire and make use of animation, costumes, props, fake blood, special effects, and her dogs. [8] [2] They earned her a place on Comedy Central's first online comedy festival in 2013, [8] where The New York Times praised her "crisp ideas and unexpected visual flourishes". [8] Later that year, Meekins was commissioned by Wendy's to make and share a Vine in her typical style. [1] [9]
She is married to Over the Garden Wall art director and double Emmy winner, Nick Cross. [10]
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