Wilkinson has been a political cartoonist for 25 years and was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for cartooning, in 1992.
Moore's Visionary Woman Award was created six years ago to engage different groups in the life of the school and to inspire its students. The award gala raises money for scholarships; this year's is Oct. 12.
Besides to the party, award recipients meet with students and the public during a 2 p.m. symposium on that day.
Besides Wilkinson, this year's Visionary Woman Awards are being presented to contemporary Native American artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Moore graduate Jane Walentas, who recently restored a 1922 carousel that is now installed in New York's Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Wilkinson said she was happy to be in a position to help raise scholarship money for women at Moore. "It's a great institution and I'm glad it's going to stay there," Wilkinson said. "I love to help students and talk to them about what I've learned.
"My first art teacher was a Moore College graduate, so it can be my way to pay it back," she said. "Institutions can affect people in different positive ways. Even if it's not to become an artist, it's a good thing."
As part of the Visionary Woman Award, Moore is displaying work from Wilkinson's 25-year career, including editorial cartoons from the Daily News and drawings she did for "Family Tree," her daily comic strip. The exhibit, "Signe Wilkinson: The World in Line!" is in the school's Graham Gallery and runs through Oct. 15.
Galleries at Moore, Race Street between 19th and 20th, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, free, 215-965-4027, galleries@moore.edu.
- Danielle Miess
