Graeme MacKay
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Graeme MacKay is the Hamilton Spectator' s resident editorial cartoonist
. Born in 1968, this self-proclaimed "news geek" grew up in Dundas, Ontario
. Except for a few art classes at a local School of Art, Graeme's skill in cartooning is largely self-taught. After studying politics and history at the University of Ottawa
, he travelled Europe with pen and sketchbook in hand. In 1997, he began his professional career at The Hamilton Spectator. MacKay's cartoons have appeared in newspapers across Canada and the U.S. in addition to various magazines and periodicals. Graeme and his wife, Wendi, live in Hamilton, Ontario
with their daughters, Gillian and Jacqueline.
Graeme MacKay is currently president of The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists.
Editorial cartoonist
An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary....
. Born in 1968, this self-proclaimed "news geek" grew up in Dundas, Ontario
Dundas, Ontario
Dundas is a formerly independent town and now constituent community in the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. It's nickname is the Valley Town. The population has been stable for decades at about twenty thousand, largely because it has not annexed rural land from the protected Dundas Valley...
. Except for a few art classes at a local School of Art, Graeme's skill in cartooning is largely self-taught. After studying politics and history at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
, he travelled Europe with pen and sketchbook in hand. In 1997, he began his professional career at The Hamilton Spectator. MacKay's cartoons have appeared in newspapers across Canada and the U.S. in addition to various magazines and periodicals. Graeme and his wife, Wendi, live in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
with their daughters, Gillian and Jacqueline.
Graeme MacKay is currently president of The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists.
External links
- MacKay Editorial Cartoons Official Website
- Artizans Syndicate Archives of syndicated works
- Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists ACEC Profile Page
- Association of American Editorial Cartoonists AAEC Profile Page
- Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index Archive of cartoons since 2000