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{{short description|American illustrator and TV producer (born 1983)}}
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| birth_place   = [[Palo Alto, California]], U.S.
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*Illustrator
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| notable works = ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'', ''[[Tuca & Bertie]]''
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| website       = {{URL|www.lisahanawalt.com}}
|partner=[[Adam Conover]]}}

'''Lisa Hanawalt''' is an American illustrator, writer, and [[cartoonist]]. She has published comic series, as well as three books of illustrations. She worked as the [[production designer]] and a producer of the [[Netflix]] animated series ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'' (2014–2020),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/3033285/how-a-funny-horse-obsessed-artist-created-the-look-of-netflixs-first-animated-show|title=How a Funny, Horse-Obsessed Artist Created the Look of Netflix's First Animated Show|last=Berkowitz|first=Joe|date=August 22, 2014|website=Co.Create|publisher=FastCo|access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref> and co-hosted the podcast ''[[Maximum Fun#Baby Geniuses|Baby Geniuses]]'' (2012–2024) with comedian [[Emily Heller]]. She created and executive produced the Netflix/Adult Swim animated series, ''[[Tuca & Bertie]]'' (2019–2022).

== Life and career ==
=== Early life ===
Hanawalt was born in [[Palo Alto, California]], to [[Stanford University|Stanford]] biologists [[Philip Hanawalt]] and Graciela Spivak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbr.com/hanawalt-collects-my-dirty-dumb-eyes/|title=Hanawalt Collects "My Dirty Dumb Eyes"|date=May 24, 2013}}</ref> Her mother was born and raised in Argentina by a family of Jewish refugees originally from [[Odesa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.stanford.edu/~gspivak/|title=Welcome to Graciela Spivak's Home Page|website=web.stanford.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/31/lisa-hanawalt-comics-bojack-horseman-hot-dog-taste-test-new-book|title=Lisa Hanawalt: BoJack cartoonist gets personal in Hot Dog Taste Test|first=Chris|last=Randle|date=May 31, 2016|website=the Guardian|accessdate=September 22, 2018}}</ref>

Hanawalt attended [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], graduating with a B.A. in art in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=UCLA Arts: School of the Arts and Architecture |url=https://arts.ucla.edu/single/alumni-in-the-news-lisa-hanawalt-06-art-ba/ |website=UCLA Arts: School of the Arts and Architecture |language=en}}</ref>

=== Work as cartoonist and illustrator ===
She is a former member of [[Pizza Island]], a cartoonist's studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, which included cartoonists [[Kate Beaton]], [[Domitille Collardey]], [[Sarah Glidden]], [[Meredith Gran]], and [[Julia Wertz]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/pizza-island-2011-4/|title=Books|last=Ward|first=Katherine|date=April 3, 2011|website=NYMag.com|publisher=New York|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>

Her illustrations and writings have been published in print and online periodicals including ''The New York Times'', ''McSweeney's'', ''Vanity Fair'', and ''Lucky Peach'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/11/19/opinion/sunday/20111120_Op-Art.html?_r=0|title=Visions of Thanksgiving|date=2011|website=Sunday Review: The Opinion Pages|publisher=New York Times|access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/lucky-peach/on-the-trail-with-wylie-f7ab43f210ee#.6a0t8qs6k|title=On the Trail with Wylie|last=Hanawalt|first=Lisa|date=April 13, 2014|website=Lucky Peach|publisher=Medium.com|access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref> From 2011 through 2013, she was a regular contributor to [[The Hairpin]] and produced a series of illustrated film reviews.

Her first comic series, ''I Want You,'' was published in 2009 by [[Buenaventura Press]]. In 2010, Hanawalt was the first woman to win an [[Ignatz Award]] for [[Ignatz Award#Outstanding Comic|Outstanding Comic]], for "I Want You #1." In 2012, she illustrated her first children's book, ''Benny's Brigade'', published by [[McSweeney's]] and authored by Arthur Bradford. The book stars a tiny talking walrus, rescued by two sisters with a range of magical animals at the end of the quest. The book was named a "Wildest Book of the Year" by children's lit blog ''100 Scope Notes'' and called "exuberant and imaginative" by ''Foreword Reviews''. The book's jacket reverse folds out into an oversized poster featuring Hanawalt's creatures from the book.

In 2013, [[Drawn & Quarterly]] published ''My Dirty Dumb Eyes,'' Hanawalt's "one-woman anthology" of comics and illustrations, including previously-commissioned works. The collected stories and shorts range from autobiographical narratives to cultural observations, frequently featuring anthropomorphic animal-people and scenes of nature rendered in bright, detailed watercolors, and likened by one reviewer to "a grown-up [[Richard Scarry]] turned absurdist social commentator."<ref>{{Cite journal|date=March 18, 2013|title=My Dirty, Dumb Eyes|journal=Publishers Weekly|volume=260|issue=11|page=67}}</ref>

In 2016, Drawn & Quarterly published ''Hot Dog Taste Test.'' This book is a collection of comics and illustrations often featuring animal-people in vibrant watercolors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lisahanawalt.com/books#/new-page-1/.|title=Books|website=Lisa Hanawalt}}</ref> ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' said about her book, "Hanawalt takes a kebab skewer to the pomposity that's grown up around food and dining. The cartoons evoke an idiosyncratic absurdity akin to [[Roz Chast]]'s work."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-77046-237-3|title=Comics Book Review: Hot Dog Taste Test by Lisa Hanawalt. Drawn & Quarterly, $22.95 (176p) ISBN 978-1-77046-237-3}}</ref>

On August 21, 2018, Hanawalt released a graphic novel with Drawn & Quarterly entitled ''Coyote Doggirl''. Unlike her previous two, ''Coyote Doggirl'' features a singular narrative and follows its titular character and her trusty steed, Red, on their escape from a vengeful bulldog and his cronies.<ref>Gruber, Frank The Pulp Jungle Sherbourne Press, 1967</ref>

In 2020, Drawn & Quarterly published a collection of Hanawalt's early comics, ''I Want You'', with a contemporary introduction.

=== Work in television ===
The [[Netflix]] animated television series ''[[BoJack Horseman]]'', which debuted in 2014, is designed by Hanawalt. She has been friends with show creator [[Raphael Bob-Waksberg]] since high school<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-origin-story-of-the-depressingly-good-bojack-horseman|title=The Origin Story of the Depressingly Good BoJack Horseman|last=Lambert|first=Molly|date=September 10, 2018|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=November 29, 2018}}</ref> and previously worked with him on the [[webcomic]] ''Tip Me Over, Pour Me Out''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmopmo.com/|title=Tip Me Over Pour Me Out|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423005514/http://www.tmopmo.com/|archivedate=April 23, 2008|url-status=dead|accessdate=July 24, 2016}}</ref>

In 2019, [[Netflix]] released ''[[Tuca & Bertie]]'', an [[adult animation|adult animated]] comedy created by Hanawalt, starring [[Tiffany Haddish]] and [[Ali Wong]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Schwartz|first=Dana|title=Watch a first look at Netflix's new animated series starring Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/03/14/netflix-tuca-bertie-first-look-tiffany-haddish-ali-wong/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="SeriesOrder">{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Netflix Picks Up Supernatural Teen Series |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/tiffany-haddish-netflix-tuca-bertie-animated-series-bojack-horseman-producers-1202296575/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 20, 2018 |accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref> Critics called ''Tuca & Bertie'' one of the best new shows of 2019,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/06/best-2019-tv-shows-so-far-chernobyl-russian-doll-1202147250/|title=The Best TV Shows of 2019, So Far|last1=Travers|first1=Ben|last2=Nguyen|first2=Hanh|date=June 5, 2019|website=IndieWire|access-date=June 19, 2019|last3=Greene|first3=Steve|last4=Hill|first4=Libby|last5=Obenson|first5=Tambay}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-vibrant-surreal-tuca-bertie-is-one-of-the-best-n-1834565823|title=The vibrant, surreal Tuca & Bertie is one of the best new shows of the year|last=Chavez|first=Danette|website=TV Club|date=May 6, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref> and the show holds a rating of 100% on the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/tuca_bertie/s01|title=Tuca & Bertie: Season 1 (2019)|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=May 3, 2019}}</ref> Netflix cancelled the series after its first season, however the show was revived by [[Adult Swim]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/designated-survivor-tuca-bertie-canceled-netflix-1202653006/|title='Designated Survivor' & 'Tuca & Bertie' Canceled By Netflix|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|date=July 24, 2019|website=Deadline}}</ref><ref name="revival">{{cite web|last=Sippell|first=Margeaux|title='Tuca and Bertie' to Fly Again: Adult Swim Rescues Canceled Netflix Series for Season 2|url=https://www.thewrap.com/tuca-and-bertie-to-fly-again-adult-swim-rescues-canceled-netflix-series-for-season-2/|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=May 22, 2020}}</ref>

In 2019, Hanawalt joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the [[Writers Guild of America|WGA]]'s stand against the [[Association of Talent Agents|ATA]] and the practice of [[Movie packaging|packaging]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/writers-form-letters-agencies-mass-firing-of-agents-begins-wga-ata-talks-fail-1202595219/|title=Writers Share Signed Termination Letters As Mass Firing Of Agents Begins After WGA-ATA Talks Fail|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|date=April 13, 2019 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref>

Hanawalt appeared on the October 13, 2020, episode of ''[[The George Lucas Talk Show]]'' with fellow guest [[Ken Jennings]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 13, 2020|title=The George Lucas Talk Show – Episode XII with Ken Jennings and Lisa Hanawalt|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsGFBwhXCVY|access-date=|website=Youtube}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Her longtime boyfriend is comedian and TV host [[Adam Conover]].<ref name="thecut.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecut.com/2018/09/lisa-hanawalt-of-bojack-horseman-talks-to-heather-havrilesky.html|title=Don't Look BoJack's Gifted Horse-Lady in the Mouth|first=Heather|last=Havrilesky|date=September 7, 2018|website=The Cut|accessdate=May 27, 2019}}</ref>

She owns a [[horse]].<ref name="puzzmo.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2024-06-03/crossword|title=and the mane event|date=June 3, 2024|website=Puzzmo|accessdate=December 8, 2024}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
''[[Print (magazine)|Print]]'' magazine named Hanawalt one of the best new, young designers in 2013.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lerner|first=Jane|date=April 2013|title=Lisa Hanawalt|journal=Print|volume=67|issue=2|pages=40–41}}</ref> Her illustrated short story "On the Trail with Wylie" won a [[James Beard Foundation Award]] for humor writing in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/sites/default/files/attachments/050414_JBF_AWARD_WINNERS_LIST_0_0.pdf|title=James Beard Foundation 2014 Award Winners List|date=2014|website=James Beard Foundation|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>

=== Awards ===
* 2009 [[Ignatz Award]] for Outstanding [[Minicomic]], ''Stay Away from Other People''
* 2010 [[Ignatz Award]] for Outstanding Comic, ''I Want You''
* 2011 [[Stumptown Comics Fest|Stumptown]] Award for Best Small Press, ''I Want You #2''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/your_2011_stumptown_comic_arts_awards_winners/|title=2011 Stumptown Comic Arts Award Winners|date=April 17, 2011|work=The Comics Reporter|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* 2013 [[Society of Illustrators]] Silver Medal in Editorial Illustration, "Birch Trees"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.societyillustrators.org/The-Museum/2014/EB/Illustrators-56--Part-Two.aspx|title=Illustrators 56: Part Two|website=Society of Illustrators|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* 2014 [[James Beard Foundation Award|James Beard Journalism Award]] for Humor, "On the Trail With Wylie", ''Lucky Peach''
* 2016 [[Critics' Choice Television Award|Critics' Choice Award]] for [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series|Best Animated Series]], ''[[BoJack Horseman]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/critics-choice-awards-the-complete-winners-list-updating-live/|title='Spotlight,' Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson Top Critics' Choice Award Winners|last1=Donnelly|first1=Matt|last2=Pond|first2=Steve|date=January 17, 2016|website=The Wrap|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>

=== Nominations ===
* 2013 James Beard Journalism Award for Humor, "The Secret Lives of Chefs," ''Lucky Peach''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/sites/default/files/pressreleases/2013-James-Beard-Awards-Nominees-Press-Release-Final.pdf|title=2013 James Beard Awards Nominees|website=James Beard Foundation|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* 2015 James Beard Journalism Award for Humor, "Goodbye to all that sugar, spice, fat," ''Lucky Peach''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/meet-2015-humor-journalism-nominees|title=Meet the 2015 Humor Journalism Nominees|last1=Borden|first1=Maggie|last2=Haak|first2=Alyssa|date=April 9, 2015|website=James Beard Foundation|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>

== Selected works ==
* 2012. ''Benny's Brigade'', by Arthur Bradford. McSweeney's. {{ISBN|978-1-93636-561-6}} 
* 2013. ''My Dirty, Dumb Eyes.'' Drawn & Quarterly. {{ISBN|978-1-77046-116-1}} 
* 2016. ''Hot Dog Taste Test.'' Drawn & Quarterly. {{ISBN|978-1-77046-237-3}}
* 2018. ''Coyote Doggirl.'' Drawn & Quarterly. {{ISBN|978-1-77046-325-7}}
* 2020. ''I Want You.'' Drawn & Quarterly. {{ISBN|978-1-77046-388-2}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.lisahanawalt.com}}
* {{IMDb name|3301854}}

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