Rutu Modan, Michael Capozzola to visit CAM in October
Rutu Modan: Exit Wounds
Thursday, October 18th, 7pm to 9pm
Free and open to the public
The Cartoon Art Museum and The Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest are proud to present Israeli children's book illustrator, cartoonist, editor and Graphic Novel author Rutu Modan for a presentation and book-signing on Thursday, October 18th from 7pm to 9pm. Modan will be speaking about and signing her first full-length graphic novel, Exit Wounds, a powerful tale of a man¹s search for his father, who is presumed to be killed in a suicide bombing.
Modan has received several awards in Israel and abroad, including the Best Illustrated Children's Book Award from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem four times, Young Artist of the Year by the Israel Ministry of Culture and is a chosen artist of the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation.
This event is presented with the support of The Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest. Additional support has been provided by the Cartoon Art Museum and the Israeli Center of the Jewish Federation of San Francisco.
About Exit Wounds:
Set in modern-day Tel Aviv, a young man, Koby Franco, receives an urgent phone call from a female soldier. Learning that his estranged father may have been a victim of a suicide bombing in Hadera. Koby reluctantly joins the soldier in searching for clues. The father¹s death would certainly explain his empty apartment and disconnected phone line. As Koby tries to unravel the mystery of his father¹s death, he finds himself not only piecing together the last few months of his father¹s life, but his entire identity. With thin, precise lines and luscious watercolors, Modan creates a portrait of modern Israel, a place where sudden death mingles with the slow dissolution of family ties.
Exit Wounds is the North American graphic novel debut from one of Israel's best-known cartoonists, Rutu Modan, and has been nominated for the televised 2007 Quill Awards for graphic novels.
About Rutu Modan:
Rutu Modan is one of Israel's best-known cartoonists. Born in Tel-Aviv in 1966, she has received much recognition for her work, including four Best Illustrated Children¹s Book Awards from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The Israel Ministry of Culture named Rutu Modan the Young Artists of the Year in 1997, she has been a chosen artist of the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation since 2005, and her work has received nominations for Eisner, Ignatz and Angoulême awards. She currently lives in England with her family, and will be on tour in select North American cities in October 2007, with the generous support of the Consulate General of Israel.
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October Cartoonist-in-Residence:
Michael Capozzola
creator of Cheap City
in the San Francisco Chronicle's 96 Hours
Saturday, October 20th, 2007, 1pm to 3pm
Free and open to the public
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Michael Capozzola, creator of Cheap City, on Saturday, October 20th from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to watch Capozzola at work and chat with him about cartooning.
Michael Capozzola’s cartoon Cheap City appears every Thursday in the San Francisco Chronicle’s weekend entertainment guide 96 hours. Michael is a Bay Area-based cartoonist and illustrator, and has contributed to MAD Magazine and National Lampoon.
Michael is also a 17 year veteran of the Stand Up Comedy world and performs regularly around the USA. He is also the producer of the Cartoon Art Museum's annual "Comics for Comix" comedy fundraising event. His work can be seen at http://www.Capozzola.com and http://www.sfgate.com
The Cartoon Art Museum regularly hosts professional cartoonist in its galleries as part of its Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum patrons see cartoonists at work on their latest projects and learn everything you ever wanted to know about cartoonists--but were afraid to ask. Past featured Cartoonists-in-Residence include Paul Madonna (All Over Coffee), Keith Knight (K Chronicles, (th)ink), Paige Braddock (Jane's World), Michael Jantze (The Norm) and Grady Klein (The Lost Colony) among many others.
Thursday, October 18th, 7pm to 9pm
Free and open to the public
The Cartoon Art Museum and The Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest are proud to present Israeli children's book illustrator, cartoonist, editor and Graphic Novel author Rutu Modan for a presentation and book-signing on Thursday, October 18th from 7pm to 9pm. Modan will be speaking about and signing her first full-length graphic novel, Exit Wounds, a powerful tale of a man¹s search for his father, who is presumed to be killed in a suicide bombing.
Modan has received several awards in Israel and abroad, including the Best Illustrated Children's Book Award from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem four times, Young Artist of the Year by the Israel Ministry of Culture and is a chosen artist of the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation.
This event is presented with the support of The Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest. Additional support has been provided by the Cartoon Art Museum and the Israeli Center of the Jewish Federation of San Francisco.
About Exit Wounds:
Set in modern-day Tel Aviv, a young man, Koby Franco, receives an urgent phone call from a female soldier. Learning that his estranged father may have been a victim of a suicide bombing in Hadera. Koby reluctantly joins the soldier in searching for clues. The father¹s death would certainly explain his empty apartment and disconnected phone line. As Koby tries to unravel the mystery of his father¹s death, he finds himself not only piecing together the last few months of his father¹s life, but his entire identity. With thin, precise lines and luscious watercolors, Modan creates a portrait of modern Israel, a place where sudden death mingles with the slow dissolution of family ties.
Exit Wounds is the North American graphic novel debut from one of Israel's best-known cartoonists, Rutu Modan, and has been nominated for the televised 2007 Quill Awards for graphic novels.
About Rutu Modan:
Rutu Modan is one of Israel's best-known cartoonists. Born in Tel-Aviv in 1966, she has received much recognition for her work, including four Best Illustrated Children¹s Book Awards from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The Israel Ministry of Culture named Rutu Modan the Young Artists of the Year in 1997, she has been a chosen artist of the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation since 2005, and her work has received nominations for Eisner, Ignatz and Angoulême awards. She currently lives in England with her family, and will be on tour in select North American cities in October 2007, with the generous support of the Consulate General of Israel.
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October Cartoonist-in-Residence:
Michael Capozzola
creator of Cheap City
in the San Francisco Chronicle's 96 Hours
Saturday, October 20th, 2007, 1pm to 3pm
Free and open to the public
The Cartoon Art Museum hosts cartoonist Michael Capozzola, creator of Cheap City, on Saturday, October 20th from 1pm to 3pm as part of its ongoing Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum visitors will be offered the chance to watch Capozzola at work and chat with him about cartooning.
Michael Capozzola’s cartoon Cheap City appears every Thursday in the San Francisco Chronicle’s weekend entertainment guide 96 hours. Michael is a Bay Area-based cartoonist and illustrator, and has contributed to MAD Magazine and National Lampoon.
Michael is also a 17 year veteran of the Stand Up Comedy world and performs regularly around the USA. He is also the producer of the Cartoon Art Museum's annual "Comics for Comix" comedy fundraising event. His work can be seen at http://www.Capozzola.com and http://www.sfgate.com
The Cartoon Art Museum regularly hosts professional cartoonist in its galleries as part of its Cartoonist-in-Residence program. Museum patrons see cartoonists at work on their latest projects and learn everything you ever wanted to know about cartoonists--but were afraid to ask. Past featured Cartoonists-in-Residence include Paul Madonna (All Over Coffee), Keith Knight (K Chronicles, (th)ink), Paige Braddock (Jane's World), Michael Jantze (The Norm) and Grady Klein (The Lost Colony) among many others.