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Meet New Yorker Cartoonist: Tom Toro

Monday, November 10, 2025 12:00–1:30 PM
  • Location
    McHugh Hall
  • Description
    Noted environmental and climate cartoonist, Tom Toro, is visiting UConn Storrs. He'll be speaking about his path to success as an artist and a new body of work.  About the Speaker: Tom Toro is a cartoonist and author. He has published over 200 cartoons in The New Yorker since 2010. His cartoons appear in the Paris Review, the New York Times, American Bystander, and elsewhere. In 2020, he was a finalist for the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for gag cartoonist of the year. He is the creator of the syndicated comic strip Home Free. Tom attended NYU graduate film school, where he co-created films that played at Sundance, Tribeca and Cannes. Before that, Tom graduated cum laude from Yale, receiving the Betts Prize for his literary work while also serving as captain of the national-champion lightweight rowing team and cartoon editor for the Yale Herald. Tom grew up in El Cerrito, California. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, kid, and cat.
  • Website
    https://events.uconn.edu/live/events/1539009-meet-new-yorker-cartoonist-tom-toro
  • Categories
    Art & Performance, Career & Professional Development, Conferences & Speakers

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