Robin Schwartzman is an award-winning caricature artist with over 20 years of professional experience. A member of the International Society of Caricature Artists (ISCA) since 2006, she currently serves as ISCA’s Global Ambassador and is a former President of the organization.

In 2024, Robin was invited to teach caricature workshops to youth in North Macedonia through the U.S. Speaker & Specialist Program hosted by the U.S. Embassy. Later that year, she was recognized as a Caricature Workshop Special Guest at the 9th Edition of the World Humor Awards in Tabiano, Italy. In 2025, she participated in the Japan Caricature Grand Prix, served as a juror for the World Humor Awards, and was a guest speaker at FACES, Italy’s first international festival dedicated to the art of caricature. In August 2025, she published Drawing Influence, her first book of caricatures.

In February 2026, Robin attended the 10th Annual Korean Society of Caricature Artists Convention in Seoul and exhibited her work at the Nigaoe Expo at Tokyo Skytree in Japan.

Selected Awards

• 1st Place – Best Studio Piece, 2025 ISCA Conference, Los Angeles, CA

• 1st Place – Outstanding Black & White Technique, 2025 Japan Caricature Grand Prix, Tokyo

• Special Guest – Caricature Workshop, 2024 World Humor Awards, Tabiano, Italy

• 3rd Place – Best Studio Piece, 2023 ISCA Conference, Los Angeles, CA

• 2nd Place – Outstanding Minimalist Technique, 2022 ISCA Conference, Orlando, FL

• 2nd Place – Outstanding Monochromatic Technique, 2021 ISCA Conference, Las Vegas, NV

• 3rd Place – World’s Fastest Caricaturist, 2019 ISCA Conference, Memphis, TN

• 2nd Place – World’s Fastest Caricaturist, 2017 ISCA Conference, Chandler, AZ

• 1st Place – World’s Fastest Caricaturist, 2015 ISCA Conference, Sandusky, OH

Robin has also frequently placed in the top three of ISCA’s bi-weekly Member Facebook Contest.

Robin began her caricature career in 2002 at Dorney Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where she started as a Lead Artist and advanced to Supervisor. She later drew at Great Wolf Lodge in Tannersville, PA, and Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL. She currently accepts studio commissions and occasionally draws at festivals, fairs, and private events in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Clients have included the Walker Art Center, 3M, Cargill, EcoLab, Olympus, Fortune, Macy’s, Burlington Northern, Deloitte, the University of Minnesota, and other corporate and institutional partners.

Robin holds a B.F.A. from Syracuse University and an M.F.A. from the University of Minnesota.