Turtel Onli

Turtel Onli
Born (1952-01-25) January 25, 1952 (age 72)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist, Writer, Artist
Notable works
NOG, Protector of the Pyramides
AwardsGlyph Comics Awards Pioneer Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006
http://www.onlistudios.com/

Turtel Onli (born January 25, 1952[1] in Chicago, Illinois) is an American artist, entrepreneur, author, art therapist, educator, and publisher.

Over Onli's career, his work has touched upon a variety of disciplines in fine and applied visual art, producing works in painting, drawing, illustration, publishing, fashion,[2] and multimedia production. Onli has authored and illustrated numerous comic books and graphic novels, including NOG, Protector of the Pyramids, Malcolm 10, Nog Nu and Grammar Patrol. He is known as "the Father" of the "Black Age of Comics,"[3] a movement dedicated to the promotion, creation, and support of Afrocentric comic books and graphic novels. Onli coined the term "Rhythmism" to define and interpret his stylizations,[4] which fuse primitive and futuristic concepts. A public school art teacher, now retired, Onli worked in the Chicago Public Schools for more than two decades.[5]

  1. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "South Siders pool talents for fashion," Chicago Tribune (04 Apr 1984), p. h2.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Williams was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Randle, Yvonne. "Business challenge in art is identifying art styles," Chicago Defender (26 Jan 1993), p. 20.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gestalter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).