About Lauren Weinstein
Lauren Weinstein
Lauren Weinstein is a cartoonist, artist and educator. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Slate, the Paris Review, Nautilus, and the Guardian, among many other outlets. Since 2019 she has been the artist-in-residence at Town Clock, CDC, teaching art to the survivors that live there. Her comic “The Gift of Time” is based on that experience and originally ran on Slate.com. Her acclaimed comic Normel Person was the last weekly comic strip to run in The Village Voice. Her short work “Being an Artist and a Mother” won the Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize, and Carriers won the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. Other notable works include her memoir Girl Stories, as well as Mother’s Walk, Inside Vineyland, and Goddess of War. She has also received two Ignatz Awards. Her work has been featured twice in the Best American Comics series. Now she’s working on her next graphic memoir.
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Author Archives: Lauren Weinstein
TIME TO RALLY: Comics by Lauren Weinstein
November 11th, 2016 | by Lauren Weinstein
What a #$%^ week. Here’s a comic by Lauren Weinstein, which originally appeared on the Village Voice, followed by a message.
LAUREN WEINSTEIN’s Perfect Maine Vacation—A Comic About What We Remember
August 11th, 2016 | by Lauren Weinstein
A comic by Lauren Weinstein (who is currently on vacation, in Maine). Previously published at The Guardian
Reflections on the First Week of Kindergarten: Comics by LAUREN WEINSTEIN
September 22nd, 2014 | by Lauren Weinstein
My daughter has started her journey into public organized education… training to be a productive member of society. I totally
OXYTOCIN: A Comic by Lauren Weinstein
August 1st, 2014 | by Lauren Weinstein
I must have been trippin’ on Oxytocin withdrawal when I wrote that comic. Ramona was 18 months, and suddenly
The Frugal Mom’s Holiday Gift Guide: A Comic by Lauren Weinstein
November 25th, 2013 | by Lauren Weinstein
Lauren Weinstein shows crafty MUTHAs how they can make gifts on a frugal budget that will delight friends and family
IF THIS IS ALL YOU GET: a comic by Lauren Weinstein
August 28th, 2013 | by Lauren Weinstein
From the awesome The Big Feminist BUT: Comics About Women, Men and the IFs, ANDs & BUTs of Feminism