PHIL McANDREW is an illustrator and cartoonist from Syracuse, NY. He's created illustrations for books, magazines, newspapers, animated television spots, theatre scenery, clothing, posters, album covers, gallery exhibits, websites, and fun.

Awarded Daemen College's portfolio-based four-year visual art scholarship.

Earned BFA in Illustration.

His comics have been praised by the American Mustache Institute, USA Today's Pop Candy, and Drawn.ca.

Has a beard.

Has contributed comics to anthology books and websites, including Top Shelf 2.0, Serializer, and all three volumes of You Ain't No Dancer from New Reliable Press.

Sometimes plays drums in bands.

Founding member of Found Hat Press collective.

Has worked as an educator, teaching art and drawing to kids.

Loves pizza.

Clients include King Magazine, Cosmic Pictures, bp Magazine, Baltimore Magazine, Ani DiFranco/Righteous Babe Records, Boston's Weekly Dig, New Reliable Press, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Moo Cow Fan Club Magazine, The Wit's End Players, Daemen College, 100 Damned Guns, Set To Easy, Weather Graphics, a bunch of unsigned bands... and... and YOU?

Shows & exhibitions ARTMUSICPEOPLE (July 2010), dotComics Web Exhibit (January 2009), Pop Euphoria (December 2008), You Ain't No Dancer 3 art show (October 2008), Not The Usual Suspects 4 (March 2007), Daemen College senior exhibition (2007), Daemen College undergrad exhibitions (2005, 2006), Little Squares (August 2005)

Esteemed colleagues Andrew Lorenzi, Annie Stoll, Anthony Clark, Brian Fukushima, Britt Wilson, Chris Casciano, Chris Wright, Colleen MacIsaac, Darryl Ayo Brathwaite, Dave Sherrill, Dave Valeza, David Yoder, Dean Trippe, Dustin Harbin, Ed Brisson, Emily Horne, Eric Feurstein, Falynn Koch, Frank Cammuso, Graham Kahler, Ira Marcks, Ive Sorocuk, Jamie Dee Galey, Jane Marinsky, Jason Turner, Jeff Bent, Jeremy Sorese, Jess Fink, Joey Weiser, John Campbell, Jordyn F. Bochon, JP Coovert, Kate Beaton, Kazu Kibuishi, Kim Hoang, Lizz Hickey, Lucy Knisley, Meg Hunt, Mike Stevens, Natasha Allegri, Nate Hurwitz, Pen Ward, Phil Redmon, Raina Telgemeier, Rosemary Travale, Ryan Estrada, Sara Bauer, Scott Campbell, Steve Wolfhard, Tom McHenry, Tyler Hutchison, Tyler McAndrew, Vicki Nerino, Wendy Chin, Zach Marcus

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Many thanks to Jon Pohlman for generously hosting this website and saving me from bandwidth problems on many, many ocassions.