Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School
Molly Crabapple Illustration
Molly Crabapple is an award-winning artist, author and the founder of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School.
Molly learned to draw in a Parisian bookstore. She later drew her way through Morocco and Kurdistan, and once into a Turkish jail. Back in New York, she got her first illustration job doing covers for SCREW Magazine. She now wields her drawing pen for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Playgirl, as well as jugglers, fire-eaters, and blogs that sell used panties.
Molly's equally known for her fine art. Her surreal, sexy Victoriana hangs in lowbrow galleries across the country, as well as at the Coney Island Museum and the Museum of American Illustration. The Associated Press says ""Crabapple's graphic style is like a limerick shared among good company while lounging in a Victorian parlor."
While her high-school novel is thankfully confined to oblivion, Molly writes smart-aleck essays for places like NY Press, Punk Planet, Coagula Arts Journal, and a monthly column for Art Calendar. Her first book, Dr. Sketchy's Official Rainy Day Colouring Book, was praised as "smartly snarky" by the LA Times, and sold out a third of its print run within a month of launching
During college, Molly worked as an art model, appearing scantily-clad (if at all) on Nerve.com, SuicideGirls and Lowrider. Because of this, she makes lists like NY Post's "25 Sexiest New Yorkers". and Fleshbot's "Top Ten Hotties of 2005." She's danced burlesque and eaten fire in dive bars in New York, New Jersey and Boston, once opening for the Dresden Dolls. Yes, she gets strange emails.
In December 2005, Molly founded Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School with her friend A.V. Phibes. Disappointed by the dull life drawing classes she'd posed for, Molly built Dr. Sketchy's on the principles of fair pay for models and boozy fun for all. Artists draw burlesque dancers, compete in contests, and win liquor and prizes. Dr. Sketchy's scooped up copious media love from places like NBC, Time Out NY, The New Yorker, and the Village Voice.
In July 2006, Dr. Sketchy's went from Brooklyn event to international franchise. Sister Sketchy's have sprung up in nineteen cities around the world, including Hollywood, London, Rome, Edinburgh and Melbourne.
Molly has been profiled/blurbed/appeared in The LA Times, The New Yorker, The NY Post, The Associated Press, WPIX's Morning News, The Boston Phoenix, The Village Voice, Publisher's Weekly, and countless other places.
In her free time, Molly enjoys drinking coffee.
blog
gallery
pic
