Andrew Farago
| Andrew Farago | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1976 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Colorado College |
| Occupation | Curator and author |
| Spouse(s) | Shaenon K. Garrity |
Andrew Farago (born May 12, 1976) is the curator of the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, author, chairman of the North California chapter of the National Cartoonists Society, and husband of webcomics author and illustrator Shaenon K. Garrity.
Farago began his writing career in the mid 2000s by writing for various print and online magazines. He went on to author various books on cartooning most notably 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History, a book that chronicles the creative and business history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.
Farago graduated from Colorado College with a degree in Studio Art.
Farago is married to Shaenon K. Garrity, herself a webcomic creator.
Both Farago and Garrity have both been big supporters of Richard Thompson's collaborative project Team Cul de Sac which aims to help find a cure for Parkinson's disease.
Farago received an Inkpot Award for Fandom Services at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History, written by Farago, won the 2015 Harvey Award for Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation.
Andrew Farago has worked for the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco since the summer of 2000, starting as a volunteer. It is here that he met his future wife. He moved from volunteer status to a paid position in 2001, and in 2005 he was formally named Curator of the Cartoon Art Museum. In his time with CAM he has curated over 100 exhibits.
Although remaining with the Cartoon Art Museum, Farago began to channel his love of cartoons into other venues.
Farago has written for a number of magazines both online and in print related to cartoons such as Animation World Network,The Comics Journal, and The Comics Reporter. Topics covered have included the San Francisco-based comic book convention WonderCon, interviews with Patton Oswalt,Kyle Baker, and Keith Knight, as well as a retrospective on the 20th anniversary of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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