Incredibly honored to win first place in “Best Studio Piece” this year for my drawing of Ray Charles. Standing in excellent company with Darren Kennedy and Valta Klints who placed 3rd and 2nd, respectively.

I had a blast doing an interview all about caricature with Alex Spalding for “Behind the Big Head”!

Listen to me talk about the history of International Society of Caricature Artists*, share some of my studio work, talk caricature theory and give some tips for those just beginning in their caricature journey.

*Note a small correction/clarification to my ISCA history lesson: The National Caricaturist Network began in 1989 and the first conference was in 1991. In 2009, ISCA officially changed its name from the National Caricaturist Network to the International Society of Caricature Artists.

This past September 2025, I was honored to be one of seven Masterclass Instructors at the annual FACES Festival hosted by the Palazzo del Fumetto in Pordenone, Italy. The other instructors were Jason Seiler, Benny Nicolini, Frank Federighi, Ralf Ricker, Jorge Torrealba and George G. Williams.

I was honored to represent International Society of Caricature Artists – ISCA and the World Humor Awards on the most recent episode of the Caglecast alongside Marco De Angelis!

“Join Daryl Cagle on the Caglecast as he dives into the World Humor Awards 2025 in Italy! This episode features a review of the winners and exhibition, showcasing award-winning political cartoons and caricatures. Guests include Robin Schwartzman, President of the International Society of Caricature Artists (ISCA) and caricature juror, and Marco de Angelis, a veteran Italian editorial cartoonist and new Cagle Cartoons syndicate member who served as a humor in comics juror.”

You can watch the full episode here!

Earlier this month, I was thrilled to join Georgian caricature artist KEMO on the Messy Fields podcast, hosted by Daniel Stieglitz and Marzio Mariani.

Watch the full episode here!

Head on over to drawinginfluence.com to purchase your book!

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I’m really blown away to see that the limited edition pre-order of my upcoming book has officially sold out in less than 5 days. I can’t thank you all enough for your support, excitement and belief in this project. Seeing these first 75 copies accounted for so quickly truly means the world to me.

If you missed out on this edition, don’t worry – more details on the standard release are coming soon. Stay tuned for updates, and thank you again for helping me launch Drawing Influence with momentum!

Robin