Leigh began his cartooning career in 1978 by establishing his own greeting card company, Rubes Publications. His first cartoon collection, the popular Notable Quotes musical cartoons, was published in 1981. 2021 marks the 37th anniversary of Leigh’s daily cartoon, Rubes®, which is now, distributed by Creators Syndicate to hundreds newspapers and media outlets worldwide. In 2018 Leigh began his tenure at Rochester Institute of Technology as the college’s first Cartoonist-in Residence. In addition, on November 7th, 2018 Leigh and his co-producer Ryan Johnson premiered the pilot episode of their new TV show “Drawing Inspiration” at a special East Coast showing at RIT. Leigh also enjoys a busy schedule giving thought-provoking and entertaining cartoon presentations at conferences, as well as professional organizations all around the country. www.RubesCartoons.com