About Zapiro
Zapiro, also known as Jonathan Shapiro, is a South African cartoonist, known as Zapiro, whose work appears in numerous South African publications and has been exhibited internationally on many occasions. He is the nephew of British magician David Berglas and cousin to Marvin Berglas, director of Marvin's Magic. The first Zapiro character was a character named Preppy, whose main characteristic was his fringe, and who commented on issues that went on around school. After his military service he applied for and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in New York for two years. His illustrations continued to be featured in three more books published in the series, including a revised/updated version of the first volume. At the South African Cartoonists Awards in 2008 he won the Best Humorist Cartoon award.
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