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Gary Varvel is a political cartoonist for the Indianapolis Star. Gary Varvel has been the editorial cartoonist for The Star since 1994. Previously he was the chief artist for The Indianapolis News for 16 years. His works are syndicated with Creators Syndicate. His cartoons are written from a conservative point of view. Varvel is an avid sports fan, and often includes the Indianapolis sports scene in his cartoons. His cartoons can be viewed at www.garyvarvel.com
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In 2015, Varvel was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame.
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Varvel has won the National Headliners Award in 2012, Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in 2011, National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for Best Editorial Cartoonist in 2010, Grambs Aronson Award for Cartooning with a Conscience in 2011, Fifteen-time winner of the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists' Award for Best Editorial Cartoon and thirteen-time winner of the Best Editorial Cartoonist Award in the Hoosier State Press Association. In 2006, Varvel was given the H. Dean Evans Legacy Award for community service.
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Varvel is also a board member of House of Grace Films and co-writer and producer of the films, THE BOARD (2009) and THE WAR WITHIN (2014), winner of 7 film festival awards. www.thewarwithinmovie.com. Varvel also authored and published a children’s book, The Good Shepherd (2015). www.houseofgracefilms.com
Besides being a cartoonist, Varvel was a part-time art teacher for 14 years at Bethesda Christian Schools and taught an adult Sunday school class for 22 years. Varvel resides in Brownsburg, Indiana with his wife. They have 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren.
