May 11 – September 8, 2013            “Look!  Up in the sky!  It’s a bird!  It’s a plane!  It’s Superman!” The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates the 75th anniversary of Superman, The Man of Steel with an exhibition exploring the long and storied history of The Last Son of Krypton, from his [...]

Saturday, April 27, 2013, 11:00am-2:00pm We still have catalogs available in our store, or if you want to mail order a catalog (unsigned or bookplate signed) visit: https://guestlistapp.com/events/163326                 In celebration of his retrospective, Samplings and Dabblings, the Cartoon Art Museum is publishing a full-color, 80-page exhibition catalog covering [...]

May 4 – August 4, 2013 Reception Thursday, May 16, 5:00-8:30pm, Free and open to the public Alexis E. Fajardo is a student of the classics–whether Daffy Duck or Damocles–and has created a unique blend of the two in Kid Beowulf. Lex has taught cartooning throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and currently resides in [...]

March 16 – July 7, 2013 Reception Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 5:00-8:00pm     StartSelection:0000000199 EndSelection:0000002229 I SEE WHAT YOU SAY Visual Stories and Narrative Art Reception April 28th 2013 5pm – 8pm Book signings with Christian Robinson’s (Rain!) and Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen (The Dark) Special guests Roman Muradov, Christian Robinson, Dasha [...]

March 16 – July 7, 2013 Details to be announced.

February 9 – May 5, 2013 Reception Saturday, March 23, 2013     Chuck Jones: Drawing on Imagination 100 Years of an Animated Artist The Cartoon Art Museum has announced a centennial retrospective of the art of legendary animation director and creator Chuck Jones, on display from February 9 through May 5, 2013.  The exhibition, comprising [...]

January 19 – April 28, 2013 Extended through April 28   Gabrielle Gamboa is a cartoonist, visual artist, and arts educator based in Santa Rosa, California.  She studied painting and film at California College of Art, and earned a BA in Painting at San Francisco State University.  A long-time self-publisher and zine maker, she was [...]

February 23 – June 16, 2013  The Sam Kieth exhibition catalog is available for purchase online, in its regular format and in a limited bookplate edition.  Please visit this link for more information:  https://guestlistapp.com/events/163326   The Cartoon Art Museum presents Samplings and Dabblings:  a retrospective, a celebration of the art of Sam Kieth.  This exhibition [...]

October 13, 2012 – January 13, 2013 Opening Reception Saturday, October 13, 2012 from 8:00-11:00pm       Beginning on October 10, 2011, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing  Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Jonas Madden-Connor.   Jonas Madden-Connor is a cartoonist living and working in Berkeley. He’s the creator of the award-winning [...]

October 13, 2012 – March 10, 2013           In the fall of 1982, Fantagraphics published its first issue of Love and Rockets, a black-and-white magazine featuring stories and art by the brothers Jaime, Gilbert and Mario Hernandez, a.k.a. Los Bros. Hernandez.  These early comics, informed by the brothers’ love of Archie [...]

September 22, 2012 – February 3, 2013     Opening reception Saturday, October 20, 2012, from 6:00-8:30pm Advance tickets for the opening reception can be purchased through this link. The Cartoon Art Museum proudly presents Sketchtravel, a unique collaborative project bringing together 71 talented artists from around the world. Acclaimed artists Dice Tsutsumi of Japan [...]

Thursday, August 23, 2012, 7:00-9:00pm Free and open to the public The Cartoon Art Museum and The Latino Comics Expo are proud to announce Noche de Latinas, an evening with Latina comic book artists discussing their craft, their inspirations, and how they manage to navigate in the “macho” world of comics.   Bay Area Creators Gabrielle [...]

October 6, 2012 – February 17, 2013    Join Screenwriter and Co-Director Chris Butler at a special presentation on Wednesday, November 7! The Cartoon Art Museum proudly presents original works of art from the feature film ParaNorman, produced by LAIKA, the Portland-based animation studio owned by Nike co-founder and Chairman Philip H. Knight, and released [...]

June 23 – September 23, 2012 Beginning on June 23, 2012, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing  Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Susie Cagle. Susie Cagle is a journalist and cartoonist living and working in Oakland. She has drawn true stories in comic books since 2008, including the Nine Gallons series on San [...]

May 12 – October 7, 2012 “And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born—to fight the foes no single super hero could withstand! Through the years, their roster has prospered, changing many times, [...]

May 5 – September 30, 2012 Opening Reception Friday, May 4, 7:00-9:00pm Reception is free and open to the public Cinco de Mayo marks the opening date for a major art exhibition focusing on Latinos in comics:  La Raza Comica: A Celebration of the Latino American Experience in the Comic Arts. This exhibition features original [...]

Exhibition:  April 28 – August 5, 2012 Presentation and booksigning with Jeffrey Brown: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 7:00-9:00pm What if Darth Vader actively raised his son? What if “I am your father” was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious and sweet comic reimagining, Darth Vader is a dad like any [...]

April 21 – September 16, 2012   In 1952, editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines launched MAD, one of the most influential and imitated humor publications in the world.  Originally created to parody popular TV shows, movies and, inevitably, comic books, MAD soon expanded into a wide-ranging satire of modern American culture. Features like [...]

March 10 – June 10, 2012 Reception Thursday, March 22, 7-9pm, Free and open to the public Beginning on March 10, 2012, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing  Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Ric Carrasquillo. Ric Carrasquillois a cartoonist, illustrator and animator living and working in San Francisco since 1998.   After self-publishing Vim [...]

February 4 – April 29, 2012 Opening reception Thursday, February 23, 2012 In 1992, seven of the most popular comic book artists in the world joined forces to create Image Comics, a company specializing in the publication of creator-owned comics and graphic novels.  The first wave of Image Comics were an immediate hit with fans, [...]

February 1 – April 22, 2012 Puss in Boots, the Academy Award® Best Animated Feature nominee from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. is the subject of an impressive new art exhibition at San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum.  This 20-piece exhibit provides a behind-the-scenes overview of the development of the 2011 hit animated feature film.  From preliminary [...]

Black and White and Read All Over: Keith Knight and Stephan Pastis in conversation Cartoon Art Museum Event:  Thursday, January 12, 2012, 7:15-9:00pm $5 Suggested Donation The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Keith Knight, creator of The Knight Life, and Stephan Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine, for a discussion of their comics and careers in [...]

December 10, 2011 – March 4, 2012 Beginning on December 10, 2011, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing  Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of ten Bay Area LGBTQ cartoonists. This installment of the Cartoon Art Museum’s Small Press Spotlight has been curated by the students of the Engage: Queer Comics Project class at the [...]

    Help the Cartoon Art Museum ring in the new year by supporting its 2012 Annual Fund Drive! The past year was one of the busiest in the museum’s 27-year history, with exhibitions focusing on contemporary comic strips, The Wizard of Oz, Allen Ginsberg’s HOWL, Bloom County, Archie Comics, Green Lantern, Looney Tunes, Troubletown and [...]

December 17, 2011 – May 6, 2012 “I never thought my art would be displayed anywhere other than my mother’s refrigerator. And even she tried to hide it under large magnets and grocery lists.”  -Stephan Pastis, Pearls Before Swine The newspaper comics page is known for its sense of tradition.  The Katzenjammer Kids is still [...]

November 12, 2011 – April 15, 2012 Programming to be announced We’re off to see the Wizard! The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with an exhibition featuring vintage newspaper tearsheets and original artwork spanning over 100 years of classic comics. At the dawn of the 20th century,  L. Frank Baum created [...]

October 1 – December 4, 2011 Karen Luk is drawer of words, writer of images and erstwhile sword fighter.  She was professionally published at 17 by Marion Zimmer Bradley for the anthology Sword and Sorceress, but decided to make art instead while in college.  She is a graduate of the California College of Art.  Since [...]

KING FEATURE SYNDICATE BRINGS TOGETHER COMIC INDUSTRY TO COMMEMORATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11 WITH THEMED STRIPS AND ART EXHIBITS More than 90 Comics from Artists at Major Cartoon Syndicates Pay Homage to Dark Day in History The Renowned Newseum, as well as Several Major Cartoon Museums, Will Display the Strips in Special Exhibits [...]

September 17, 2011 – February 5, 2012 HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND! For over 22 years, cartoonist Lloyd Dangle entertained, educated, and occasionally outraged audiences worldwide through his weekly comic strip Troubletown. Dangle retired the feature in April 2011, and the Cartoon Art Museum is pleased to present Last Stop: Troubletown, a comprehensive retrospective featuring [...]

June 25 – September 18, 2011 Beginning on June 25, 2011, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing  Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Thien Pham. Thien Pham first came to America on a tiny boat of dreams and rubber tires in 1980 from his home in Vietnam. Channeling this adventurous spirit, Thien graduated from the [...]

July 16 – December 11, 2011 The Riverdale gang makes its way to San Francisco this summer for an all-new original art exhibition celebrating 70 Years of Archie Comics! America’s favorite teenager, Archie Andrews, has been entertaining readers worldwide since his 1941 debut, through hundreds of different titles and over one billion comics sold.  The [...]

Cartoon Art Museum awarded matching grant by the Charles M. Schulz Donor Advised Grant The Cartoon Art Museum has received a generous $30,000 matching grant from The Charles M. Schulz Donor Advised Grant in support of the museum’s ongoing programs and exhibitions.  Contributions to The Sparky Challenge made to CAM between April 15 and September [...]

Join cartoonist Brian Kolm for a day of Looney Tunes-themed activities at the Cartoon Art Museum on Saturday, April 30, 2011!  Kids of all ages will learn about the history of animation, how to draw classic cartoon characters, and get a chance to enjoy the Cartoon Art Museum’s current Looney Tunes original art exhibition! Author [...]

Howl – Reading Ginsberg event: Thursday, July 14, 2011 7pm to 10pm Free and open to the public Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s film, Howl, produced by Werc Werk Works, opened the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring James Franco as the beat poet Allen Ginsberg, the film took an experimental approach to documenting the creation [...]

June 11 – November 6, 2011 Sneak preview reception:  June 9, 2011 “In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight!  Let those who worship evil’s might beware my power—Green Lantern’s light!” Just in time for Green Lantern’s theatrical debut, the Cartoon Art Museum is presenting the first museum exhibition celebrating 70 [...]

Celebrating From Bloom County to Mars: The Imagination of Berkeley Breathed with Special Guest Berkeley Breathed Cartoon Art Museum Event:  Saturday, April 2, 2010 from 8pm to 11pm Ticketed Event:  Sliding scale from $10 to $100 The Cartoon Art Museum and The Hero Initiative proudly present the museum’s Annual WonderCon Weekend Party and Silent Auction, [...]

March 26 – June 19, 2011 Beginning on March 26, 2011, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing  Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Tessa Brunton. Cartoonist Tessa Brunton was raised in the Bay Area and now lives in Oakland.  Although Tessa began making zines in high school, she first discovered comics while working at [...]

The Cartoon Art Museum presents From Bloom County to Mars: The Imagination of Berkeley Breathed, an exhibition of original artwork featuring one of the most popular cartoonists of the past quarter-century! To commemorate this exhibition, the Cartoon Art Museum, in conjunction with IDW, publisher of Breathed’s Bloom County: The Complete Collection, will publish a limited [...]

Held over through July 9 by popular demand! February 5 – July 9, 2011 Opening Reception Saturday, April 2, 2011; details to be announced EXHIBITION CATALOG NEWS:  We are now taking advance orders for the official From Bloom County to Mars catalog, to be published by IDW.  Please visit Kickstarter.com before March 9 to place [...]

Berkeley Breathed’s Awarding-Winning Comic Strip Debuted on December 8, 1980 Cartoon Art Museum Hosts Special Exhibit Beginning in February 2011 San Diego, CA (December 8, 2010) – On December 8th, 1980, the first Bloom County comic strip was released in a handful of newspapers.  Berkeley Breathed’s irreverent look at small town life and its memorable [...]

December 18, 2010– March 13, 2011 Reception: Thursday, February 10, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm (free and open to the public) Beginning on December 18, 2010, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing  Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Peter S. Conrad. Peter Conrad is a writer and artist from the East Coast, who has [...]

Held over by popular demand! December 4, 2010 – May 29, 2011 Few cartoons have been able to capture the attention of multiple generations like the Looney Tunes.  These enduring characters are celebrated in the Cartoon Art Museum’s latest exhibition, Overture:  Looney Tunes Behind the Scenes, which opens to the public on December 4, 2010. [...]

Extended due to popular demand! November 6, 2010 – May 8, 2011 For 30 years, Kevin “Kal” Kallaugher has been a prominent editorial cartoonist for The Economist, the world renowned magazine focusing on commentary and analysis of world politics, business, finance, science, technology, culture, society, media and the arts.  The Economist and the Cartoon Art [...]

September 18 – December 12, 2010 Beginning on September 18, 2010, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Amy Martin. Amy Martin is a cartoonist from Chicago who now lives in San Francisco.  She has been self-publishing comic books since 2004, and has completed twelve books.  She is the [...]

October 1, 2010-January 30, 2011 While the history of women in comics is well-documented, and the Jewish contribution to the art form widely acknowledged, Graphic Details:  Confessional Comics by Jewish Women will be the first museum exhibit to showcase the singular voices of female Jewish artists whose revealing diaristic and confessional work has influenced the [...]

June 26 – November 28, 2010 Over the past decade, graphic novels have exploded in popularity with children and teenagers.  The Cartoon Art Museum’s latest exhibition, Storytime! Graphic Novels for Kids of All Ages, features the work of ten influential cartoonists whose work broke new ground in bookstores and libraries.  Their graphic novels are promoted [...]

June 19 – September 12, 2010 Beginning on June 19, 2010, the Cartoon Art Museum’s ongoing Small Press Spotlight will feature the art of Trevor Alixopulos. Trevor Alixopulos is Hawaii-born transplant to the Bay Area, raised in Sonoma County. He has been working in art comics and small press for the past ten years. First [...]

July 3 – October 31, 2010 HELD OVER THROUGH OCTOBER 31! The Cartoon Art Museum is honored to host Before Sita Sang The Blues:  Spotlight on Nina Paley, the first comprehensive exhibition of award-winning cartoonist and animator Nina Paley,  creator of the critically acclaimed animated feature Sita Sings The Blues. This retrospective will feature a [...]

Guest curated by Brian Walker May 8 – extended through September 26, 2010 Programming to be announced Beetle Bailey made his first appearance on Sept. 4, 1950 and today Mort Walker’s comic strip is enjoyed by more than 200 million readers daily in over 1,800 newspapers around the world.  The Cartoon Art Museum is celebrating [...]

If the museum receives $5,000 in donations between now and the evening of April 2, Farago will shave the famed Bat-Symbol into his hair at our annual WonderCon weekend fundraising party, just as many Bat-Fans did in the months leading up to the release of Warner Bros.’ 1989 Batman film.