Karl Stevens

Karl Stevens is a seasoned author and cartoonist with extensive experience in the publishing and arts sectors. Currently serving as an author at Chronicle Books since May 2021 and a cartoonist for The New Yorker Magazine Inc. since September 2018, Stevens also creates the semi-regular comic strip "Penny" for the Village Voice, a role undertaken since October 2016. Previously, Stevens contributed to Phoenix Media/Communications Group as a cartoonist for the weekly comic strip "Failure" from June 2005 to November 2012. Stevens began their career at Harvard University Art Museums, where duties included securing the collection from 2001 to 2008. Educational background includes studies at Montserrat College of Art and the Art Institute of Boston in 1996 and 1999, respectively.