Felipe Galindo (Feggo) creates humorous art in a variety of media, including cartoons, illustrations, animations, fine art and public art.
Born in Cuernavaca, Mexico, he resides in New York City since 1983. BFA in Visual Arts from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His humorous drawings have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, Mad, Narrative, International Herald Tribune, NACLA, INXART and numerous European publications. Galindo has held numerous individual exhibitions in the United States and abroad. Recent awards include: Zagreb Cartoon 2014; International Tourism Cartoon Competition 2013, Antalya, Turkey; 2012 Porto Cartoon Festival, Portugal; The United Nations /Ranan Lurie Political Cartoons Award, 2012; “People’s Prize,” Knokke-Heist Humorfest 2011, Belgium; Greek Ministry of Culture Honorable Mention, 2007; “People’s Choice Award,” Omiya Festival, Japan. He is the creator of the celebrated book and project Manhatitlan: Mexican and American Cultures Intertwined (J. Pinto Books.)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 4 public artworks in glass for the 231st. Street subway station in New York, commissioned by the MTA-Arts for Transit Program. His website is www.feggo.com
Felipe Galindo
