Julia Suits
Encyclopedia
Julia Suits is a contributing cartoonist for The New Yorker
and other publications.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
, Suits received a BFA in painting from Beloit College
and an MFA from Ohio State. Her editorial portraits, syndicated by Creators Syndicate
from 1988 to 2008, appeared in newspapers worldwide, including the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post Weekly and the San Francisco Chronicle.
She created art for a book of idioms, I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears by Jag Bhalla (National Geographic, 2009), and other books showcasing her work include The Rejection Collection II, edited by Matt Diffee (Gallery, 2007), and Sex and Sensibility, edited by Liza Donnelly (Twelve, 2008).
She is the author of a non-fiction book, The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions: The Curious World of the Demoulin Brothers and Their Fraternal Lodge Prank Machines from Human Centipedes and Revolving Goats to Electric Carpets and Smoking Camels (Perigee, 2011).
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
and other publications.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, Suits received a BFA in painting from Beloit College
Beloit College
Beloit College is a liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. It is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, and has an enrollment of roughly 1,300 undergraduate students. Beloit is the oldest continuously operated college in Wisconsin, and has the oldest building of any college...
and an MFA from Ohio State. Her editorial portraits, syndicated by Creators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate is an independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns for daily newspapers. It was founded in 1987 by Richard S. Newcombe, and is based in Los Angeles. Creators was one of the first syndicates to allow its clients to maintain creative control of their material...
from 1988 to 2008, appeared in newspapers worldwide, including the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post Weekly and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Books
Suits has illustrated scientific journals and textbooks. As a certified medical illustrator and forensic sculptor, she was the first person to reconstruct the head of an Egyptian mummy using CAT scan technology.She created art for a book of idioms, I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears by Jag Bhalla (National Geographic, 2009), and other books showcasing her work include The Rejection Collection II, edited by Matt Diffee (Gallery, 2007), and Sex and Sensibility, edited by Liza Donnelly (Twelve, 2008).
She is the author of a non-fiction book, The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions: The Curious World of the Demoulin Brothers and Their Fraternal Lodge Prank Machines from Human Centipedes and Revolving Goats to Electric Carpets and Smoking Camels (Perigee, 2011).