John Sherffius works as a freelance artist. He currently leads a happy life in Massachusetts with his dog, wife, and three kids. He graduated from the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...

. His cartoons have appeared in ''

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, the

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, and

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''. He appears on Cagle.com and Creator's Syndicate. He is a member of The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.

Awards

*2008 Herblock Award *2001

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, National Jo

References

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