About
R. G. Karkovsky is a cartoonist, designer, illustrator, writer, and teacher born in early 1990s. He has found home in several cities around Europe – including Prague, Berlin, Edinburgh, Liège, Utrecht, or Florence – which has influenced his creativity through the years.
Influenced by the works of Matt Groening, Andy Riley, Mel Calman, Saul Steinberg, Charles Barsotti, and Jeffrey Brown, R. G. started to draw his own cartoons in college. His cartooning style is often described as simple, minimalist, versatile, and functional. Apart from cartooning, R. G. enjoys writing short stories and scripts, playing guitar and ukulele, teaching, drinking coffee, and eating pizza.
His cartoons regularly appear in The Humor Times magazine. He lives between Prague and Berlin.
Influenced by the works of Matt Groening, Andy Riley, Mel Calman, Saul Steinberg, Charles Barsotti, and Jeffrey Brown, R. G. started to draw his own cartoons in college. His cartooning style is often described as simple, minimalist, versatile, and functional. Apart from cartooning, R. G. enjoys writing short stories and scripts, playing guitar and ukulele, teaching, drinking coffee, and eating pizza.
His cartoons regularly appear in The Humor Times magazine. He lives between Prague and Berlin.
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Employment history
- Freelance Cartoonist/Designer (2019-)
- External Lecturer in Comics Studies/Belgian Comics & Cinema at Faculty of Arts, Charles University (2020-)
- Visual Communications/Art History Teacher at Association Junior College (2021-)
- Studio Art (Illustration) Teacher at Youth Centre (2021-)
- Romance Studies (Belgian comics & literature since 1970) at Faculty of Arts, Charles University (PhD studies since 2019)
- Visual Communications, French Studies at Faculty of Arts, University of Liège
- French Studies, Arts at Faculty of Arts, Charles University
