Cathy Wilcox | |
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| Born | Catherine Morville Wilcox 1963 (age 57–58) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Cartoons |
Notable work | A Proper Little Lady |
| Awards | Walkley Award for Excellence in Journalism – Cartooning, 2007, 2013, 2017/Stanley Award for Best Editorial/Political Cartoonist and Best Single Gag Artist in 1994 and for Best Single Gag Artist in 1997, 2014, 2015 / Australian Book Council of Australia Award. |
Cathy Wilcox (born 1963) is an Australian cartoonist and children's book illustrator, best known for her work as a cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers. She has also twice won the Australian Children's Book Council's 'Picture Book of the Year' award. In 2007 she won the Walkley Award in Cartooning for a cartoon about Sheikh Taj el-Din al Hilaly's infamous 'uncovered meat' remarks on Australian women.[1] She went on to win a second Walkey Award in Cartoon for 'Kevin Cleans Up' and a third in 2013 for 'Low-cost Housing, London' which is a reference to the Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington, London.[2]
Wilcox won her first Australian Cartoonist Association Stanley Award for Best Editorial/Political Cartoonist and Best Single Gag Artist for her work in The Sydney Morning Herald in 1994.[3] Since then, she has received a Stanley Award for Single Gag Cartoonist in 1997, 2014 and 2015 and was a finalist in 2018.[4]
References
- ^ "Picture perfect Herald the big winner". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Walkey Winners Archives". walkleys.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Kerr, Joan (2007). "Cathy Wilcox Biography". Design and Art Australia Online.
- ^ "The Stanleys". Australian Cartoonist Association.
- Interview with Cathy Wilcox, cartoonist and illustrator (1998 sound recording) – interviewed by Ann Turner
- The bad guys are winning cartoons / Cathy Wilcox with foreword by James Valentine (2005, ISBN 0-7344-0823-4)
- Enzo the Wonderfish / written and illustrated by Cathy Wilcox (1993, ISBN 0-207-18357-0 pbk and ISBN 0-207-17650-7 hbk)
- Throw away lines: cartoons / Cathy Wilcox with an introduction by Patrick Cook (1991, ISBN 0-207-17348-6)
External links
- Cathy Wilcox – 27 June 2004 article from The Age
- www.cathywilcox.com.au– Cathy Wilcox's website
- Cathy Wilcox TEDx