Miriam currently lives in Washington Heights, NY with husband Geoff and a giant Ficus Benjamina tree. Katin’s awards include: 2006 Eisner Award nomination for Outstanding Short Story, 2006 Ignatz Award nomination for Outstanding Artist category, 2007 Grand Prix de la Critique of the Association des Critiques at Journalistses de Bande Dessinee, 2007 Inkpot Award for Outstanding contribution to the world of comics, and a 2013 nominated for Ignatz Award for Outstanding Artist. Her work has been included in Best American Comics for 20. Her graphic novels are We Are On Our Own (Drawn & Quarterly, 2006) and Letting It Go (Drawn & Quarterly, 2013). In 2000, Katin started creating her own comics. From 1981-1989, Katin worked in Ein Gedi Animation in Kibbutz Ein Gedi as a background designer, and from 1990 -2000 as a background designer for Jumbo Pictures/Nickelodeon, MTV Animation, and Disney Studios in New York. She has had no formal education except for a passion for drawing her entire life. She apprenticed in a graphic arts studio in Tel Aviv, and from 1960-1962 served in the Israel Defense Forces as a graphic artist. Miriam Katin was born in Hungary in 1942, and immigrated to Israel after the Hungarian uprising of 1956.
This event is FREE and open to the public! You can find out more information about the program and exhibit here.įor now, we thought we’d give you a taste for what these fabulous women have in store for you by sharing a bit about their histories:
We are so excited for the opening program and reception for GRAPHIC DETAILS: CONFESSIONAL COMICS BY JEWISH WOMEN this Sunday, April 19th at The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum!
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