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Graeme MacKay

April 12, 2024

Graeme MacKay (born 23 September 1968) is the Hamilton Spectator's resident editorial cartoonist. Born in 1968, grew up in Dundas, Ontario. A graduate from Parkside High School in Dundas, Graeme attended the University of Ottawa majoring in History and Political Science. There he submitted cartoons to the student newspaper, The Fulcrum, and was elected as graphics editor by newspaper staff. Between 1989 and 1991 he illustrated and, along with writer Paul Nichols, co-wrote a weekly comic strip, entitled "Alas & Alack", a satire of current day public figures framed in a medieval setting.[1]

Graeme Patrick MacKay
Born (1968-09-23) September 23, 1968 (age 55)
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Area(s)Cartoonist
ChildrenGillian MacKay, Jackie MacKay and Penny Summer-Sausage MacKay
www.mackaycartoons.net

After a 2-year working tour through Europe and North Africa he returned to Canada in 1994, and began getting illustrations published on a freelance basis in various newspapers and magazines, among them, The Toronto Star, The Ottawa Citizen, The Chicago Tribune, Canadian Forum, and Policy Options, published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy.

Between 1995 and 1997, he regularly submitted and had local editorial cartoons published in the Ancaster News and other Brabant newspapers (now owned by Metroland Media Group), under the pseudonym "Ham."

His work caught the eye of The Hamilton Spectator and in 1997, he was hired as a full-time editorial cartoonist[2]

Besides creating five editorial cartoons per week for the Spectator, Graeme's work is nationally syndicated through Artizans. Through distribution his cartoons appear across the Internet and in newspapers, big and small, throughout Canada, and occasionally in the United States.

Between 1999 and 2003, Graeme illustrated a comic strip exclusively for the Hamilton Spectator called Gridlock featuring 5 characters working at a fictitious local taxi company called Hammercab.[3] Gridlock's creation came about through a partnership with Wade Hemsworth, a columnist at the Hamilton Spectator, who wrote the scripts.[4]

Between 2008 and 2010 Graeme was president of the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists, and hosted its biennial gathering in Hamilton[5] in September, 2010.

Graeme has lived in Hamilton, Ottawa, Toronto and London UK, for 18 months (1994) as a counter clerk in the food halls of Harrods in Knightsbridge, London, UK. He now resides in Hamilton, with his wife Wendi, and their daughters, Gillian and Jacqueline.

Citations edit

  • The Duncan MacPherson Award, 2nd place, 1996[6]
  • The United Nations/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Awards, 2006[7]
  • The United Nations/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Awards, 2013[8]
  • The George Townsend Award, (Finalist - English language category) 2014[9]
  • The George Townsend Award, 2018[10]
  • The George Townsend Award, 2020[11]
  • National Newspaper Award finalist, 2020[12]
  • National Newspaper Award finalist, 2021[13]

Controversy edit

On August 22, 2017, an editorial cartoon[14] by MacKay was published in the Hamilton Spectator depicting a person wearing a Nazi uniform and holding a tiki torch being beaten and hit by four hippies holding peace-themed signs. BentQ, Hamilton's LGBTQ2SI+ Media and Community Hub, responded to this cartoon in an article[15] that identified the cartoon's Nazi sympathizing nature and its similarities, however unintentional, with Neo-Nazi propaganda. The cartoon was met with discord on MacKay's Facebook page, which led to MacKay taking the cartoon down.[16]

On March 22, 2018, an editorial cartoon[17] by MacKay was published in the Hamilton Spectator which depicted a person presenting as female being asked by a clerk at a Service Canada desk how they would like to be addressed. The individual answers that they are "the serene highness and extraordinary companion of the illustrious order" and continues in this vein, ending with "In Ms. Chatsworth’s Gifted Class I went by Phil". The cartoon was referencing Service Canada's recent directive instructing its employees who interact with the public to stay away from terms such as Mr., Mrs., father and mother, and to "use gender-neutral language or gender-inclusive language."[18] MacKay's cartoon was met with backlash regarding its transphobic message.[19][20]

On August 24, 2018, an editorial cartoon[21] by MacKay was published in the Hamilton Spectator which depicted Ontario Premier Doug Ford looking directly into the light of an overhead slide projection showing an anatomical cross-section of the male pelvic region, titled "The Penis." Ford is shown positioned with part of the slide projecting male sex organs on his face with a caption stating, "A sex-ed snitch line has been set up to report any funny business." The cartoon was in response to the Progressive Conservative government's repeal of the 2015 Ontario sex education curriculum, and subsequent decision to seek reports of teachers not using the pre-existing curriculum taught between 1992 and 2015. The cartoon provoked criticism and led to publication in The Hamilton Spectator of letters to the editor, and a column[22] written, in defence of the cartoon, by the newspaper's Editor-in-Chief, Paul Berton.

On August 20, 2021, an editorial cartoon[23] by MacKay comparing and contrasting the Taliban with the Conservative Party of Canada elicited several complaints and letters to the editor of The Hamilton Spectator of unfair and biased coverage. The cartoon appeared during the first week of the 2021 Canadian federal election campaign and is formatted as a split screen. The top frame shows a Taliban leader, surrounded by armed militia, giving assurance that, "...we're not the old Taliban.", after declaring control of Afghanistan; Set alongside in a lower frame are surley Conservative supporters with leader Erin O'Toole stating, "...we're not the old Conservative Party." Letter writers expressed offence to such a comparison, while others justified the negative reaction to the editorial cartoon as what is to be expected with satire.[24]

Exhibitions edit

  • Participant, "Bye Bye Jean", 2003, La Galerie Rouge, 228 rue Saint-Joseph, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada[25]
  • Participant, "Halifax Pub Scrawl", 2005, Economy Shoe Shop, 1663 Argyle St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada[26]
  • Participant, "Bush Leaguers: Cartoonists Take on the White House", 2007, Washington D.C., USA[27] exhibited in Pittsburgh PA., and Columbus, OH.
  • Participant, "Doodles to Digital: Editorial Cartooning in the 21st Century", 2010, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[28]
  • Participant, "Polar Lines", 2011, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[29]
  • Participant, "World Press Cartoon 2012", Sintra, Portugal[30]
  • Participant, "Cartoonist Amigos", 2014, Havana, Cuba[31]
  • Participant, "The Auld Acquaintance" travelling exhibit on Scotland independence, 2014;[32] St.Just-le-Martel, France; London, UK; Glasgow, UK, Lleida, Spain; Limoges, France; Edinburgh, UK
  • Participant, "This is Serious: Canadian Indie Comics", June 21, 2019 to January 5, 2020;[33] Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Publications edit

  • You Might Be From Hamilton If... published by MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc., 2017[34]
  • "Mennonite Cobbler: Balancing Faith and Tradition in a Turbulent World" (Illustrations), published by AuthorHouse, 2016
  • "Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year", Pelican Publishing Company; 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012[35]
  • "Portfoolio: The Year's Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons", editions 16 - 25 (2000-2013); published by McClelland & Stewart[36]

References edit

  1. ^ "Alas & Alack - mackaycartoons.net".
  2. ^ "Hamilton Spectator".
  3. ^ "Graeme MacKay - Lambiek Comiclopedia".
  4. ^ "Gridlock - mackaycartoons.net".
  5. ^ "Hamilton Spectator".
  6. ^ "2nd Place,Duncan Macpherson Awards, 1996".
  7. ^ "Citation for Excellence, 2006".
  8. ^ "Citation for Excellence, 2013".
  9. ^ "Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists". (Townsie), 2014
  10. ^ "Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists". (Townsie), 2018
  11. ^ "Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists". (Townsie), 2020
  12. ^ "National Newspaper Awards"., 2020
  13. ^ "National Newspaper Awards"., 2020
  14. ^ "Opinion | Editorial cartoon Aug 22". The Hamilton Spectator. 2017-08-22. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  15. ^ The Bent Q Media Team (August 23, 2017). "ON YESTERDAY'S EDITORIAL CARTOON IN THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR". BentQ. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  16. ^ "MacKay Cartoon Stirs Controversy". bado-badosblog.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  17. ^ MacKay, Graeme (2018-03-22). "Opinion | Editorial cartoon March 22". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  18. ^ "Service Canada's gender neutral directive is 'confusing' and 'will be corrected' says minister | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  19. ^ "Lyla Miklos". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  20. ^ "Graeme MacKay - editorial cartoonist". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  21. ^ MacKay, Graeme (2018-08-24). "Opinion | Editorial cartoon August 24". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  22. ^ Berton, Paul (2018-09-01). "In offending readers, cartoon made its point | Opinion Column September 1". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  23. ^ MacKay, Graeme (2021-08-20). "Opinion | Editorial cartoon August 20". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  24. ^ "Graeme MacKay - editorial cartoonist". www.thespec.com. Retrieved 2021-08-21. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
  25. ^ "La Galerie Rouge, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada". June 26–28, 2003
  26. ^ "Economy Shoe Shop Facebook Page". July, 2005
  27. ^ "Bush Leaguers". The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, July 2007, Katzen Center, American University, Washington D.C., USA
  28. ^ "Doodles to Digital: Editorial Cartooning in the 21st Century".The Jean and Ross Fischer Gallery, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Sept 4 to Dec 12, 2010
  29. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2016-12-30. November, 2011
  30. ^ "World Press Cartoon 2012". April 21 to July 30, 2012, Sintra Museu de Art Moderno, Sintra, Portugal
  31. ^ "World Press Cartoon 2012". May–June, 2014, Vitrina de Valonia Gallery, Havana, Cuba
  32. ^ "Scottish Cartoon Art Studio".
  33. ^ "Art Gallery of Hamilton".
  34. ^ "MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc Catalogue (978-1-77276-078-1)".
  35. ^ Amazon.com listing. ISBN 1589802004.
  36. ^ "Bado's Blog by Guy Badeaux".

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Artizans Syndicate Archives of syndicated works
  • [1] The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists
  • [2] Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoonist Index
  • Lambiek Comiclopedia article.

April 12, 2024
graeme, mackay, born, september, 1968, hamilton, spectator, resident, editorial, cartoonist, born, 1968, grew, dundas, ontario, graduate, from, parkside, high, school, dundas, graeme, attended, university, ottawa, majoring, history, political, science, there, . Graeme MacKay born 23 September 1968 is the Hamilton Spectator s resident editorial cartoonist Born in 1968 grew up in Dundas Ontario A graduate from Parkside High School in Dundas Graeme attended the University of Ottawa majoring in History and Political Science There he submitted cartoons to the student newspaper The Fulcrum and was elected as graphics editor by newspaper staff Between 1989 and 1991 he illustrated and along with writer Paul Nichols co wrote a weekly comic strip entitled Alas amp Alack a satire of current day public figures framed in a medieval setting 1 Graeme Patrick MacKayBorn 1968 09 23 September 23 1968 age 55 Dundas Ontario CanadaArea s CartoonistChildrenGillian MacKay Jackie MacKay and Penny Summer Sausage MacKaywww wbr mackaycartoons wbr netAfter a 2 year working tour through Europe and North Africa he returned to Canada in 1994 and began getting illustrations published on a freelance basis in various newspapers and magazines among them The Toronto Star The Ottawa Citizen The Chicago Tribune Canadian Forum and Policy Options published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy Between 1995 and 1997 he regularly submitted and had local editorial cartoons published in the Ancaster News and other Brabant newspapers now owned by Metroland Media Group under the pseudonym Ham His work caught the eye of The Hamilton Spectator and in 1997 he was hired as a full time editorial cartoonist 2 Besides creating five editorial cartoons per week for the Spectator Graeme s work is nationally syndicated through Artizans Through distribution his cartoons appear across the Internet and in newspapers big and small throughout Canada and occasionally in the United States Between 1999 and 2003 Graeme illustrated a comic strip exclusively for the Hamilton Spectator called Gridlock featuring 5 characters working at a fictitious local taxi company called Hammercab 3 Gridlock s creation came about through a partnership with Wade Hemsworth a columnist at the Hamilton Spectator who wrote the scripts 4 Between 2008 and 2010 Graeme was president of the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists and hosted its biennial gathering in Hamilton 5 in September 2010 Graeme has lived in Hamilton Ottawa Toronto and London UK for 18 months 1994 as a counter clerk in the food halls of Harrods in Knightsbridge London UK He now resides in Hamilton with his wife Wendi and their daughters Gillian and Jacqueline Contents 1 Citations 2 Controversy 3 Exhibitions 4 Publications 5 References 6 External linksCitations editThe Duncan MacPherson Award 2nd place 1996 6 The United Nations Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Awards 2006 7 The United Nations Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Awards 2013 8 The George Townsend Award Finalist English language category 2014 9 The George Townsend Award 2018 10 The George Townsend Award 2020 11 National Newspaper Award finalist 2020 12 National Newspaper Award finalist 2021 13 Controversy editOn August 22 2017 an editorial cartoon 14 by MacKay was published in the Hamilton Spectator depicting a person wearing a Nazi uniform and holding a tiki torch being beaten and hit by four hippies holding peace themed signs BentQ Hamilton s LGBTQ2SI Media and Community Hub responded to this cartoon in an article 15 that identified the cartoon s Nazi sympathizing nature and its similarities however unintentional with Neo Nazi propaganda The cartoon was met with discord on MacKay s Facebook page which led to MacKay taking the cartoon down 16 On March 22 2018 an editorial cartoon 17 by MacKay was published in the Hamilton Spectator which depicted a person presenting as female being asked by a clerk at a Service Canada desk how they would like to be addressed The individual answers that they are the serene highness and extraordinary companion of the illustrious order and continues in this vein ending with In Ms Chatsworth s Gifted Class I went by Phil The cartoon was referencing Service Canada s recent directive instructing its employees who interact with the public to stay away from terms such as Mr Mrs father and mother and to use gender neutral language or gender inclusive language 18 MacKay s cartoon was met with backlash regarding its transphobic message 19 20 On August 24 2018 an editorial cartoon 21 by MacKay was published in the Hamilton Spectator which depicted Ontario Premier Doug Ford looking directly into the light of an overhead slide projection showing an anatomical cross section of the male pelvic region titled The Penis Ford is shown positioned with part of the slide projecting male sex organs on his face with a caption stating A sex ed snitch line has been set up to report any funny business The cartoon was in response to the Progressive Conservative government s repeal of the 2015 Ontario sex education curriculum and subsequent decision to seek reports of teachers not using the pre existing curriculum taught between 1992 and 2015 The cartoon provoked criticism and led to publication in The Hamilton Spectator of letters to the editor and a column 22 written in defence of the cartoon by the newspaper s Editor in Chief Paul Berton On August 20 2021 an editorial cartoon 23 by MacKay comparing and contrasting the Taliban with the Conservative Party of Canada elicited several complaints and letters to the editor of The Hamilton Spectator of unfair and biased coverage The cartoon appeared during the first week of the 2021 Canadian federal election campaign and is formatted as a split screen The top frame shows a Taliban leader surrounded by armed militia giving assurance that we re not the old Taliban after declaring control of Afghanistan Set alongside in a lower frame are surley Conservative supporters with leader Erin O Toole stating we re not the old Conservative Party Letter writers expressed offence to such a comparison while others justified the negative reaction to the editorial cartoon as what is to be expected with satire 24 Exhibitions editParticipant Bye Bye Jean 2003 La Galerie Rouge 228 rue Saint Joseph Quebec City Quebec Canada 25 Participant Halifax Pub Scrawl 2005 Economy Shoe Shop 1663 Argyle St Halifax Nova Scotia Canada 26 Participant Bush Leaguers Cartoonists Take on the White House 2007 Washington D C USA 27 exhibited in Pittsburgh PA and Columbus OH Participant Doodles to Digital Editorial Cartooning in the 21st Century 2010 Hamilton Ontario Canada 28 Participant Polar Lines 2011 National Arts Centre Ottawa Ontario Canada 29 Participant World Press Cartoon 2012 Sintra Portugal 30 Participant Cartoonist Amigos 2014 Havana Cuba 31 Participant The Auld Acquaintance travelling exhibit on Scotland independence 2014 32 St Just le Martel France London UK Glasgow UK Lleida Spain Limoges France Edinburgh UK Participant This is Serious Canadian Indie Comics June 21 2019 to January 5 2020 33 Art Gallery of Hamilton Hamilton Ontario CanadaPublications editYou Might Be From Hamilton If published by MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc 2017 34 Mennonite Cobbler Balancing Faith and Tradition in a Turbulent World Illustrations published by AuthorHouse 2016 Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year Pelican Publishing Company 2002 2006 2007 2010 2012 35 Portfoolio The Year s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons editions 16 25 2000 2013 published by McClelland amp Stewart 36 References edit Alas amp Alack mackaycartoons net Hamilton Spectator Graeme MacKay Lambiek Comiclopedia Gridlock mackaycartoons net Hamilton Spectator 2nd Place Duncan Macpherson Awards 1996 Citation for Excellence 2006 Citation for Excellence 2013 Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists Townsie 2014 Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists Townsie 2018 Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists Townsie 2020 National Newspaper Awards 2020 National Newspaper Awards 2020 Opinion Editorial cartoon Aug 22 The Hamilton Spectator 2017 08 22 ISSN 1189 9417 Retrieved 2018 03 23 The Bent Q Media Team August 23 2017 ON YESTERDAY S EDITORIAL CARTOON IN THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR BentQ Retrieved March 23 2018 MacKay Cartoon Stirs Controversy bado badosblog blogspot ca Retrieved 2018 03 23 MacKay Graeme 2018 03 22 Opinion Editorial cartoon March 22 The Hamilton Spectator ISSN 1189 9417 Retrieved 2018 03 23 Service Canada s gender neutral directive is confusing and will be corrected says minister CBC News CBC Retrieved 2018 03 23 Lyla Miklos www facebook com Retrieved 2018 03 23 Graeme MacKay editorial cartoonist www facebook com Archived from the original on 2022 02 26 Retrieved 2018 03 23 MacKay Graeme 2018 08 24 Opinion Editorial cartoon August 24 The Hamilton Spectator ISSN 1189 9417 Retrieved 2018 08 24 Berton Paul 2018 09 01 In offending readers cartoon made its point Opinion Column September 1 The Hamilton Spectator ISSN 1189 9417 Retrieved 2018 09 01 MacKay Graeme 2021 08 20 Opinion Editorial cartoon August 20 The Hamilton Spectator ISSN 1189 9417 Retrieved 2021 08 20 Graeme MacKay editorial cartoonist www thespec com Retrieved 2021 08 21 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Check archive url value help La Galerie Rouge Quebec City Quebec Canada June 26 28 2003 Economy Shoe Shop Facebook Page July 2005 Bush Leaguers The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists July 2007 Katzen Center American University Washington D C USA Doodles to Digital Editorial Cartooning in the 21st Century The Jean and Ross Fischer Gallery Art Gallery of Hamilton Sept 4 to Dec 12 2010 40th anniversary of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Archived from the original on 2016 12 31 Retrieved 2016 12 30 November 2011 World Press Cartoon 2012 April 21 to July 30 2012 Sintra Museu de Art Moderno Sintra Portugal World Press Cartoon 2012 May June 2014 Vitrina de Valonia Gallery Havana Cuba Scottish Cartoon Art Studio Art Gallery of Hamilton MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc Catalogue 978 1 77276 078 1 Amazon com listing ISBN 1589802004 Bado s Blog by Guy Badeaux External links editOfficial website Artizans Syndicate Archives of syndicated works 1 The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists 2 Daryl Cagle s Political Cartoonist Index Lambiek Comiclopedia article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Graeme MacKay amp oldid 1159006556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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