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	*[http://www.franciscleetus.com Cleetus with a 'C' as in Creative]		*[http://www.franciscleetus.com Cleetus with a 'C' as in Creative]
	*[http://www.geek-2-me.com "It's Geek 2 Me" tech toons]		*[http://www.geek-2-me.com "It's Geek 2 Me" tech toons]

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{{Short description|Indian American cartoonist, creative director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Francis Cleetus
| image = Francis_Cleetus_portrait.jpg
|caption=The cartoonist at a book launch event
| nationality = [[Indian American]]
| occupation = Cartoonist, painter, sculptor, creative director, graphic designer, copywriter
| notable works = ''[[It's Geek 2 Me]]''
| website = {{url|franciscleetus.com}}

}}

'''Francis Cleetus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|iː|t|ə|s}}) is an Indian-American [[cartoonist]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://upperstclair.patch.com/articles/upper-st-clair-cartoonist-launches-book|title=Cartoonist launches Cartoon compilation|date=April 3, 2012|work=Upper St. Clair Patch}}</ref> painter,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://upperstclair.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/upper-st-clair-man-s-artwork-featured-at-phipps|title=Ceiling Murals at the Phipps Conservatory|date=February 16, 2012|work=Upper St. Clair Patch}}</ref> and sculptor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thealmanac.net/life-culture/upper-st-clair-artist-s-work-featured-in-gallery-crawl/article_4675fed6-fbd4-11e7-bb09-0b721a075d2f.html|title=Upper St. Clair painter and sculptor|date=January 18, 2018|work=The Almanac}}</ref> He is also a creative director,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://adland.tv/ooh/mohawk-flooring-click-clack-done-print-campaign-usa|title=Ad campaign for Mohawk Flooring|date=June 5, 2008|publisher=Adland TV}}</ref> [[graphic designer]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bestadsontv.com/ad/33453/Francis-Cleetus-Better-with-Age|title=Maker's Mark ad campaign|date=November 30, 2005|work=Best Ads on TV}}</ref> and [[copywriter]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/moen_green_3/|title=Print campaign for Moen faucets|date=November 12, 2008|work=Ads of the world}}</ref> who has worked at various ad agencies including [[FCB (advertising agency)|Foote, Cone & Belding]], [[J. Walter Thompson]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adeevee.com/1998/08/pearl-dean-led-advertising-panels-angler-fish-print/|title=Print Ads – Pearl & Dean LED Panels|date=August 16, 1998|work=Adeevee.com}}</ref> and [[Doe-Anderson Inc.|Doe-Anderson]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.campaignasia.com/article/headlines-cleetus-leaves-darcy-for-us-position/180322|title=Cleetus leaves Darcy for US position|date=February 2, 2001|work=Campaign Asia}}</ref> in [[India]], Hong Kong and the US.

A member of the [[National Cartoonists Society|National Cartoonists Society of America]], Cleetus is the author of two ''[[It's Geek 2 Me]]'' tech cartoon compilations. He has created [[contemporary art|contemporary]] art inspired by Indian [[theme (arts)|theme]]s for multiple art shows. He has also developed advertising campaigns for brands like [[Moen Incorporated|Moen]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/moen_green_3/|title=Print campaign for Moen faucets|date=November 12, 2008|work=Ads of the world}}</ref> [[Maker's Mark]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bestadsontv.com/ad/33453/Francis-Cleetus-Better-with-Age|title=Magazine ads for Maker's Mark bourbon|date=November 30, 2005|work=Best Ads on TV}}</ref> and [[MTV]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.luerzersarchive.com/en/magazine/print-detail/mtv-15230.html|title=MTV – Magazine ads|date=April 10, 2000|work=Lürzer's Archive}}</ref>

Cleetus lives in [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, USA, and continues to work on visual art, advertising and marketing communications projects.

==''It's Geek 2 Me'' cartoons==

{{main|It's Geek 2 Me}}
[[File:Group_shot_of_cartoon_characters..jpg|thumb|left|Cast of cartoon characters]]

A tech [[cartoon]] about people and their off-center relationships with technology, "It's Geek 2 Me" pokes fun at its [[ubiquitous]] role in people's lives. Cleetus [[self-published]] his first compilation of tech cartoons in 2012 titled ''Wish Your Mouth Had A Backspace Key'' in the United States through [[Amazon.com]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.popcitymedia.com/innovationnews/geek050411.aspx|title=Pittsburgh cartoonist takes aim at technology|date=May 4, 2011|work=PopCity Media}}</ref> In 2013, a new compilation titled ''It's Geek 2 Me – Total Timepass Tech Toons''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hachetteindia.com/TitleDetails.aspx?titleId=43430|title=Hachette India releases 'Total Timepass Tech Toons'|date=August 15, 2013|work=Hachette India}}</ref> was [[published]] by [[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette India]] for the [[Indian subcontinent]]. He has also drawn tech cartoons for the Pittsburgh Tech Council's ''TEQ magazine'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pittsburghtechburgher.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/toon-in-its-geek-2-me-lands-on-the-pages-of-teq/|title="It's Geek 2 Me" Lands on the Pages of TEQ|date=April 30, 2012|work=Tech Burgher}}</ref> [[Tata Consultancy Services]]' ''@TCS'' magazine and other publications.

==Contemporary Indian art==

[[File:Francis_Cleetus_adding_finishing_touches_to_a_mural.jpg|thumb|right|Adding finishing touches to a mural]]

In February 2012, the [[Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens]] in [[Pittsburgh]] commissioned Cleetus to recreate ceiling [[mural]]s from a 16th-century palace<ref>{{cite news|url=http://upperstclair.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/upper-st-clair-man-s-artwork-featured-at-phipps|title=Ceiling Murals at the Phipps Conservatory|date=February 16, 2012|work=Upper St. Clair Patch}}</ref> for their Tropical Forest India<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/life/garden/2012/01/28/Tropical-Forest-India-to-open-at-Phipps/stories/201201280178|title=Tropical Forest India exhibit to open at Phipps|date=January 27, 2012|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> exhibit. The Asia Institute – Crane House in [[Louisville]] invited him to host a [[solo exhibition]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://allevents.in/louisville/karmalogue-francis-cleetus-exhibition-gallery-opening/1903586453217596|title=Francis Cleetus Exhibition Gallery Opening|date=June 9, 2017|work=All Events Louisville}}</ref> in June 2017. Pittsburgh's Not-white Collective featured his paintings in their 2018 juried exhibition<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/in-between-the-middle/Event?oid=6182202|title=Notwhite Collective holds inaugural exhibition|date=January 10, 2018|work=Pittsburgh City Paper}}</ref> "In Between the Middle".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2018/01/09/notwhite-collective-arts-exhibition-Brew-House-South-Side/stories/201712270010|title=In Between the Middle at the Brew House|date=January 9, 2018|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> In January 2018,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/events-and-workshops-etc/gpacevents/event/562|title=Opening Reception :Karmalogue|date=January 26, 2018|work=Pittsburgh Arts Council}}</ref> the [[Greater Pittsburgh]] Arts Council (GPAC) showcased "Karmalogue", a themed show that featured Cleetus' paintings, drawings and sculptures<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pittsburghpatrika.com/2018/04/francis-cleetus-vibrant-paintings-on-display/|title=Vibrant Art on Display|date=April 10, 2018|work=Pittsburgh Patrika}}</ref> as part of the Gallery Crawl<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thealmanac.net/life-culture/upper-st-clair-artist-s-work-featured-in-gallery-crawl/article_4675fed6-fbd4-11e7-bb09-0b721a075d2f.html|title=Upper St. Clair artist's work featured in Gallery Crawl|date=January 18, 2018|work=The Almanac}}</ref> organized by the [[Pittsburgh Cultural Trust]]. In August 2018, the Westmoreland Cultural Trust put together "Conglomeration",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://triblive.com/aande/museums/13929387-74/conglomeration-showcases-contrasting-artists-styles|title=Group Art Show :Conglomeration|date=August 2, 2018|work=Trib Live}}</ref> a group show that included his work. The [[RAW artists]] organization invited Cleetus in November 2018 to participate in their Pittsburgh creative showcase "Ovation"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://popularpittsburgh.com/pittsburghs-creative-explosion-raw-artists-ovation/|title=RAW Artists Showcase:Ovation|date=December 1, 2018|work=Popular Pittsburgh}}</ref> that featured over 60 artists.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rawartists.org/pittsburgh/ovation|title=Pittsburgh Ovation Showcase|date=November 28, 2018|work=RAW Artists}}</ref> In January 2020, his paintings were part of the "Past, Present, Future" exhibit<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wesa.fm/post/getting-hang-it-program-marks-decade-helping-artists-exposure-and-sales#stream/0|title=Getting the Hang of It|date=January 24, 2020|work=Pittsburgh's NPR News Station}}</ref> organized by GPAC<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2020/01/23/Greater-Pittsburgh-Arts-Council-Gallery-Crawl-Cultural-District-Pittsburgh-2020/stories/202001240030/|title=10 Years of Art on the Walls|date=January 23, 2020|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> along with 140<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/past-present-future-celebrating-10-years-of-art-on-the-walls/Event?oid=16607974|title=10 Years and 140 Artists|date=January 24, 2020|work=Pittsburgh City Paper}}</ref> other visual artists.

==Advertising campaigns==
[[File:KYTourism1.jpg|thumb|left|Kentucky tourism poster campaign]]

Cleetus has created [[multimedia]] advertising campaigns for global brands at ad agencies in three countries. After spending his formative years at [[FCB (advertising agency)|Draft FCB]] in India, he moved in the mid-nineties to Hong Kong and worked at [[Ogilvy & Mather|Ogilvy]], [[J. Walter Thompson|JWT]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adeevee.com/1998/08/pearl-dean-led-advertising-panels-angler-fish-print/|title=Print Ads – Pearl & Dean LED Panels|date=August 16, 1998|work=Adeevee.com}}</ref> and [[D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles|D'Arcy]], before relocating to the United States in 2001 to work at [[Doe-Anderson Inc.|Doe-Anderson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.campaignasia.com/article/headlines-cleetus-leaves-darcy-for-us-position/180322|title=Cleetus leaves Darcy for US position|date=February 2, 2001|work=Campaign Asia}}</ref> In 2007, he moved to Pittsburgh-based agency [[MARC USA]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adeevee.com/2009/07/the-epilepsy-foundation-of-western-central-pennsylvania-interruption-print/|title=Print Campaign for the Epilepsy Foundation|date=July 10, 2009|work=Adeevee.com}}</ref> His [[advertising campaign]]s<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bestadsontv.com/ad/33453/Francis-Cleetus-Better-with-Age|title=Maker's Mark ad campaign|date=November 30, 2005|work=Best Ads on TV}}</ref> have crossed geographic as well as cultural borders and won creative awards in Asia, Europe and the US.

==Photo art for dogs==
[[File:Two_dogs_who_love_art.jpg|thumb|right|Fine art for refined dogs]]

A lifelong dog lover, Cleetus launched a collection of [[conceptual photography]] art just for dogs in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.aplus.com/a/francis-cleetus-art-4-arf-dog-art?no_monetization=true|title=Because our pets deserve art too|date=October 23, 2018|work=Aplus.com}}</ref> The entire collection<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pawpulous.com/2019/04/19/fine-art-for-dogs/|title=Pittsburgh artist creates stunning art pieces for dogs|date=April 19, 2019|work=Pawpulous.com}}</ref> is conceived from a dog's perspective of the world,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2020/05/21/Artist-Francis-Cleetus-designs-work-for-dogs-Upper-St-Clair/stories/202004170004|title=Artist designs visual imagery for dogs|date=May 21, 2020|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> and features larger-than-life dog portraits; [[fire hydrant]] centric scenery; dog food [[still life]] and renderings of chewed-up [[tennis ball]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thealmanac.net/news/art-for-arf-upper-st-clair-resident-goes-to-the-dogs/article_f7ad8d42-6944-11ea-9af2-67f2689e99a1.html|title=Upper St. Clair resident goes to the dogs|date=March 18, 2020|work=The Almanac}}</ref> The artwork is specifically designed to be hung at a dog's-eye level near the food bowl and brighten up the pet's personal space.

==Compilations==
# ''Total Timepass Tech Toons'' (August 2013, [[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette India]], {{ISBN|978-93-5009-624-6}})
# ''Wish Your Mouth Had a Backspace Key'' (October 2006, [[Amazon.com]], {{ISBN|978-14495-8712-3}})

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*[http://www.franciscleetus.com Cleetus with a 'C' as in Creative]
*[http://www.geek-2-me.com "It's Geek 2 Me" tech toons]
*[https://art4arf.com Fine Art for Refined Dogs]
*[https://www.amazon.in/Its-Geek-To-Francis-Cleetus/dp/9350096242/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385554307&sr=8-1&keywords=it%27s+geek+to+me Total Timepass Tech Toons] ''on Amazon.in''
*[https://www.amazon.com/Wish-your-mouth-backspace-Its-Geek-2-Me/dp/1449587127 Wish Your Mouth Had A Backspace Key] ''on Amazon.com''

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