Amy Kurzweil

Amy Kurzwell is a New Yorker cartoonist and the author of two graphic memoirs: "Flying Couch" and "Artificial: A Love Story." These works, interwoven with deeply personal narratives and historical events, showcase Kurzweil's capacity to convey intricate topics with sensitivity and depth.

Kurzwell's work has been nominated for a Reuben Award and an Ignatz Award for “Technofeelia,” her four-part series with The Believer Magazine. She was a 2021 Berlin Prize Fellow with the American Academy in Berlin and a 2019 Shearing Fellow with the Black Mountain Institute; she has received fellowships from MacDowell, Djerassi, and elsewhere. Her comics, cartoons, and writings have also been published in prominent publications like The Verge, The New York Times Book Review, Longreads, Literary Hub, WIRED and many other places.

Kurzwell has taught writing and comics at Parsons School of Design, The Fashion Institute of Technology, Center for Talented Youth, Interlochen Center for the Arts, in New York City Public Schools, and in many other venues. She teaches a monthly cartooning class to a growing community of virtual students all over the world via Patreon. A Stanford graduate, Kurzweil further honed her skills with a master's degree in creative writing from The New School.