Molly Crabapple is a multifaceted artist and writer whose creative endeavors have been shaped by the works of renowned artists such as Diego Rivera and Goya's The Disasters of War.
As an author, Crabapple has co-written an illustrated book titled Brothers of the Gun with Syrian war journalist Marwan Hisham, which received widespread acclaim and was long-listed for the 2018 National Book Award. Her memoir, Drawing Blood, garnered international recognition and praise.
Crabapple's reportage has been featured in prominent publications such as the New York Times, New York Review of Books, The Paris Review, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, The New Yorker, and Rolling Stone. She is a fellow at the New America Foundation and has held various residencies and fellowships, including the 2019 artist-in-residence at NYU's Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, the 2018 Katowitz Radin Artist-in-residence at the Brooklyn Library, and a Yale Poynter Fellow.
Her career as a journalist began with sketching the front lines of Occupy Wall Street, followed by coverage of various conflicts and social issues, including Lebanese snipers, labor struggles in Abu Dhabi, Guantanamo Bay, the US border, American prisoners, Greek refugee camps, and the devastation caused by hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. She has also confronted influential figures, such as Donald Trump, on issues like worker exploitation.
As an award-winning animator, Crabapple has pioneered a new genre of live-illustrated explainer journalism, collaborating with prominent figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jay Z, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and The ACLU. Her animations are permanently displayed at The Equal Justice Initiative's Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.
Throughout her career, Crabapple has spoken at numerous events worldwide, including universities such as Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and The London School of Economics, and museums like The Brooklyn Museum and The Guggenheim. Her artwork is part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art, the United States Library of Congress, and the New York Historical Society.
