Matt Davies (cartoonist)

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Matt Davies
Born1966
Savannah College of Art & Design in Savannah, Georgia
Occupation(s)Political cartoonist, children's author
Websitemattdaviescartoon.com

Matt Davies (born 1966) is a British-American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, and author and illustrator of children's books.

Biography

Davies was born in London in 1966 and lived there until his family relocated to the United States in 1983.

He graduated from

Savannah College of Art & Design in Savannah, Georgia, then the School of Visual Arts
in New York City. After college, he began doing freelance cartoons, before being hired full-time to draw for
Westchester, New York
) in April 1993.

He joined

Universal Uclick.[2]

In the past Davies has drawn for

Hearst
Connecticut Newspaper group, and the non-profit online policy journal Remapping Debate.org.

His work has appeared regularly in

Mad Magazine
.

In 2004–2005 he was the President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.[3]

Along with penning political cartoons, Davies is an author and illustrator of children's picture books. He is represented by Rodeen Literary Agency

Macmillan to write and illustrate his first two picture books. The first book titled Ben Rides On was released to wide critical acclaim in the spring of 2013, was a Junior Library Guild selection for fall 2013 and a Kirkus Reviews "Best Book" of 2013.[5] His second book Ben Draws Trouble was released in 2015.[6]
He also illustrated the children's picture books Nerdy Birdy (2016) and Nerdy Birdy Tweets (2017), written by New York Times bestselling author Aaron Reynolds.

Davies has given talks about cartooning and politics at many venues including the

Tribeca Film Festival
. He was also the 2004 Writer-in-Residence with the Journalism and Art departments at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, and served on the advisory board of the National Cartoon Museum
.

Davies and his wife, Lucy, live in New York with their three children.[3]

Awards

Works

References

  1. ^ "Matt Davies' political cartoons - ND Cartoons". 22 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Universal Uclick Announces Syndication of Pulitzer Prize Winner Matt Davies".
  3. ^ a b "AAEC Matt Davies cartoonist profile". editorialcartoonists.com. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Rodeen Literary Management - Clients". www.rodeenliterary.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009.
  5. ^ "BEN RIDES ON | Kirkus Reviews".
  6. ^ Davies, Matt. "Ouch. Cartoons and Things by Matt Davies "Ben Rides On"".
  7. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes".
  8. ^ "Westchester cartoonist Matt Davies wins frist Herblock Prize (March 12, 2004)". Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  9. ^ "2001: Edward Pinder, ABC News, Nightline, for "Master Teacher" | Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights | Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  10. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes".
  11. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes".
  12. ^ "2017 – Print/Photo | National Headliner Awards".
  13. ^ "Matt Davies | the Herb Block Foundation".
  14. ^ "About Matt". Matt Davies. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  15. ^ "About Matt". Matt Davies. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

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