Cartoonist-in-Residence Program
Meet Professional Cartoonists Every Second Saturday
at the Schulz Museum! Founded in 2004 by the Charles M. Schulz Museum and the Northern California Chapter of the National Cartoonist Society, our Cartoonist-in-Residence (CIR) Program helps
us fulfill our Mission of “building an understanding of cartoonists and cartoon art.”
On the second Saturday of each month from 1 to 3pm,
visitors to the Schulz Museum can meet and discuss
cartooning with a professional cartoonist. In an informal and
conversational setting, visitors have the opportunity to see the
cartoonist at work, ask questions, and gain a better
understanding of the field of cartooning.
Cartoonists who visited the Schulz Museum this past year include...
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June 2009
Local San Francisco cartoonist Elle Skinner met with Museum visitors to discuss her art techniques. Skinner’s mini-comics can be found online and her artwork has appeared in galleries throughout San Francisco.
[photo by Jeff Hollis]
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May 2009
Caricaturist Zach Trenholm's celebrity caricatures appear in the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, New Republic, Reader's Digest, and Washington Post among others. He also contributes artwork regularly to the celebrity quote columns of Time, Men's Health, and Barrons. |
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April 2009
Freelance cartoonist and animator Vern Mercado has drawn for Mad Magazine, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and TV Guide. He has recently illustrated the book, Stuck in the Middle Seat: Why Traveling Can Really Suck! |
March 2009
Jimmy Gownley, creator of the graphic novel series for kids, Amelia Rules! visited the Schulz Museum in March. A five-time Eisner Award Nominee and two-time Harvey Award Nominee, Jimmy published his first book of comics when he was 15. Jimmy is also the co-founder of Kids Love Comics, whose goal is to get kids reading through comics. |
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February 2009
Award–winning writer, cartoonist, animator, director, and stand–up comedian, Mike Gray visited the Schulz Museum in February. Mike’s cartoon Thom Cat recently aired on Nickelodeon as part of the Random Cartoons series.
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January 2009
Berkeley–born cartoonist and illustrator Briana Miller has been cartooning since 2000. She has done many mini–comics, including Walk Like Tall Birds, Over and Over, and Simple. Most recently she has produced a prequel to Simple, called Still. In addition to comics, Briana creates hand–silkscreened shirts, posters, and postcards. |
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December 2008
Justin Thompson's days are crammed with inventiveness and creativity, from his full-time job at Charles M. Schulz
Creative Associates, his skilled endeavours as an actor and a Medieval jouster, and as the dedicated cartoonist of the
giggle-worthy MythTickle and co-host of the Comics Coast To Coast podcast. |
November 2008
This November visitors learned about about the topic of "Politics in Cartooning" from a panel discussion of local editorial cartoonists, including Tom Meyer (San Francisco Chronicle), Steven Lait (Oakland Tribune), Stephen Rustad (Petaluma Argus Courier), and Justin DeFreitas, a Santa Rosa High School graduate and contributor to several local newspapers including the Berkeley Daily Planet and West Marin Citizen. |
October 2008
Rhoda Grossman is a Bay Area artist who specializes in caricatures. In addition to drawing by hand, Rhoda uses a pressure sensitive tablet and a Mac computer to create digital drawings. She has also written numerous books, including tutorials on computer art. |
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September 2008
Debbie Huey is the northern California artist, writer, and creator of the minimalist comic series Bumperboy. Debbie’s work also includes the Xeric Award–winning book Bumperboy Loses his Marbles, and her new graphic novel Bumperboy and the Loud, Loud Mountain, which was named one of Booklist’s “Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth” in 2007. |
August 2008
Joe King is a 2004 Pulitzer Prize Nominee who designs both the product and packaging for a wide variety of specialty items. He is currently in production of several self-syndicated comic strips distributed world-wide under the banner of his publishing forge, Funny Paperz. |
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July 2008
Graphic designer Tony Caporusso has created the comic character Lucky Pup (modeled after his real dog, Lucky) and is in the process of illustrating and publishing his first children’s book. |
[All photos by Jessica Ruskin, except where noted.]
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