| Giselle Clarkson | |
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 Clarkson in 2019 | |
| Born | New Zealand |
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Notable works | Biscuits and Slices of New Zealand |
| Awards | Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award (2023) |
| http://giselledraws.com | |
Giselle Clarkson is a New Zealand cartoonist and illustrator, best known for her non-fiction comics on conservation and environmental issues.
Clarkson studied for Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury, intending to become a painter but majoring in photography. [1] [2] She works as a freelance illustrator and comics artist, and lives in South Wairarapa, New Zealand. [3] [4]
After graduation she worked in an outdoor equipment shop and volunteered with conservation projects; she was torn between becoming an artist and working for the Department of Conservation. [1] Her entry into illustration was a 2013 poster depicting New Zealand fish. [2] Later illustrations of New Zealand native birds featured on RNZ's Morning Report were distributed through Twitter, [3] which led to commissions from Forest and Bird's children's magazine, the New Zealand School Journal, newspapers, websites, and magazines, and a career in illustration. [1] [2]
Clarkson's first published comic, "The Flood", appeared in the 2016 collection of Aotearoa women's comics Three Words . [5] Her best known work, "Biscuits and Slices of New Zealand", is a visual catalogue of New Zealand baking, with each object given a fanciful Latin name: for example, Anzac biscuit is "Lestwee forgetum". Widely shared in social media, this was published in Annual 2 (2017) and subsequently became a poster and tea towel; Clarkson was interviewed about the success of the comic on TV3's The Project. [6] [7] A follow-up illustration appeared in Annual 3 (2022). [3]
Clarkson has a bimonthly comic in New Zealand children's literature website The Sapling, on children's books and how they influenced her as an illustrator. [8] She frequently undertakes field expeditions as part of her work to places such as the Kermadecs, Milford Sound (to draw penguins) or the Subantarctic Islands (a 19-day sea voyage which led to an 8-page comic in the School Journal). [1] She regularly creates illustration and T-shirts for the Radio New Zealand show Critter of the Week . [9] In 2018 she produced a comics summary of a scientific paper on the migration of the Fiordland penguin or tawaki (Eudyptespachyrhynchus ), [10] which was enthusiastically retweeted by Diana Gabaldon. [2] She has also illustrated a number of children's books published by Gecko Press.
In 2022 Clarkson began illustrating a regular evolutionary-biology column by Kate Evans in New Zealand Geographic magazine. This led to a nomination as Best Artist in the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. [3]
In 2023, Clarkson received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award. [11] The panel described her work as "always technically impressive and incredibly imaginative; demonstrating huge sensitivity whilst retaining her trademark energy and vibrance." [3]
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