Felipe Galindo (aka Feggo) creates humorous art in a variety of media, including cartoons, illustrations, animations, fine art, and public art. Born in the Mexican city of Cuernavaca, he lives in New York City. His drawings have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Manhattan Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, Mad, Narrative, International Herald Tribune, NACLA, INXart.com, and numerous European publications.
Galindo has held numerous individual exhibitions in the United States and abroad. His recent awards include: Aydin Dogan Success Award, Istanbul 2016; Zagreb Cartoon 2014; Tourism Ministry Cartoon Competition, Antalya, Turkey, 2013; 2nd Prize Award, Porto Cartoon Festival, Portugal 2012, and The United Nations Correspondents Association Award, 2012. He is the creator of the celebrated project Manhatitlan: Mexican and American Cultures Intertwined, which includes a book (J. Pinto Books.), works on paper exhibitions and animations. He also has a couple of cartoon collections: Cats Will Be Cats (Plume/Penguin) and No Man Is a Desert Island (J. Pinto Books.) He created “Magic Realism in Kingsbridge,” a series of four public artworks in faceted glass for the 231st Street subway station in New York, commissioned by the MTA-Arts for Transit Program. To view more of his work, visit www.feggo.com |
© Felipe Galindo,Feggo, 2017
© Felipe Galindo,Feggo, 2017
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