Xencelabs at MOCCA Fest 2024

The Xencelabs team looks forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming MoCCA (Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art) Fest event in New York City, the weekend of March 16 and 17 at the Metropolitan Pavillion, 125 W. 18th Street. Put on every year by the Society of Illustrators, MoCCA Fest boasts the largest gathering of comic and cartoon artists in New York and attracts well over 9,000 people over the 2-day show.

For attendees and fellow exhibitors interested in digital art and design, the Xencelabs booth will have its Pen Tablet and Pen Display products at the event for you to try. See why so many comic and cartoon artists are drawing with a digital pen from Xencelabs, thanks to the company’s dedication to making digital illustration as natural and intuitive as possible.

For more information on directions and tickets for MoCCA Fest, visit here.

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Sketch Night Presentation at Society of Illustrators

The team at Xencelabs along with special guest, Jason Chatfield, is pleased to be joining Sketch Night for an evening of drawing and fun.

Wednesday, February 13, 2024 | 6:30 PM - Location: 128 East 63rd Street

For those interested in new tools for digital art and design, Jason will start the evening activities with a short presentation on how he employs the Xencelabs Pen Display 24 to create professional work that delivers a true pen on paper feel. Working with both traditional and digital media throughout his cartoonist career, Jason turns to digital pen input for a variety of his work, including his drawing and writing of the iconic, internationally syndicated comic strip, Ginger Meggs, as well as frequent contributions to The New Yorker and MAD Magazine. Jason’s presentation is sure to be engaging.

Xencelabs will have several Pen Display 24’s out for Sketch Night attendees to try during the drawing sessions and Jason as well as the Xencelabs team will be there to answer any questions. We look forward to seeing you on the 13th!

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VISITING ARTISTS

Jason Chatfield

Cartoonist, Author & Comedian

Jason is based in New York City. His cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker, The Weekly Humorist, American Bystander, Wired, Esquire, Airmail, Variety, and MAD Magazine among others. His art has been exhibited in France, the UK, Australia, and the US and in books published by Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, & Humorist Media. His latest book with Andrews McMeel Publishing will be out in Fall 2025. For 16 years, he has been an internationally syndicated comic strip cartoonist, writing and drawing the iconic 102-year-old strip, Ginger Meggs, published daily through Andrews McMeel Syndication.

Freddy Tutiven

Creative Director and co-owner of Fun Ideas LLC

and Adjunct Faculty Instructor of the Toy Design Department,

Fashion Institute of Technology

Before starting his own studio, Fun Ideas where he does content creation, product design and development, Freddy was the Vice President/Creative Director of Toys and 3D at Viacom CBS overseeing toys creatively across ViacomCBS Media Networks, working on brands like Spongebob Square Pants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Blue’s Clues and You, Star Trek and many more. He also worked and consulted for many major entertainment studios and toy companies including Sesame Street, Disney, Mattel, Tyco, and Spinmaster.

Carlos Mendoza III

Art Director/Illustrator

Artisan Social Club (ASC), President

Carlos Mendoza III is a seasoned conceptual illustrator and product designer. He has over 18 years professional experience in the toy and product development industry. His passion for toy design, fantasy art and character development has kept him up with design trends and pop culture. He has led design and development teams across a broad spectrum of brands such as Star Wars, Disney, Marvel, DC , Subway surfer, Killer Klown, as well as Nickelodeon's #1 brand Spongebob SquarePants. Recently he is the Art director on Spirit Halloween’s animatronics, horror teams and is the President and Co-partner of the Artisan Social Club.

Luke McGarry

Illustrator, Cartoonist, Animator & Designer

Luke McGarry is from Manchester, UK, now based in Los Angeles. His clients include Playboy, MAD, The Hollywood Reporter, Airbnb, Lyft, Viz and The New Yorker, and he’s done posters for Coachella, ZEDD, Tenacious D, Guided By Voices and The LA Galaxy. He created minor internet phenomenon Sad Chewie, as well as a number of animations and music videos for the likes of Vans Shoes, Google, VISA, Geico, IFC, Vice TV, Epitaph Records and Universal Music Group. His comic strip Lukey McGarry’s TLDR runs daily on GoComics. He’s received a Silver T-Square and three Advertising Illustrator of the Year awards from the National Cartoonist Society.

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XENCELABS TEAM @ MOCCA FEST

Hannah Imperial Cannon

Director of Business Development
Sales & Marketing
Americas

Michelle Martorell

Marketing Director Americas

Douglas A. Little

Public Relations Manager

SalesNorthAmerica@xencelabs.com