Jacky Fleming | |
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Born | 1955 (age 69–70) London, England |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | University of the Arts London University of Leeds |
Known for | Cartoon |
Website | www |
Jacky Fleming (born 1955, London) is an English cartoonist, whose work first became known through her pre-internet social activism postcards. [1] [2]
Fleming studied a foundation course at the Chelsea School of Art, followed by a Fine Art degree at the University of Leeds. [3] Her first published cartoon appeared in Spare Rib , and was a university essay for Professor Griselda Pollock which she handed in as a cartoon strip, and was about a girl trying to understand what society wants from her. [3] [1] Since then her work has featured in many books, exam papers, and publications which include The Guardian , [4] The Independent , New Statesman , New Internationalist , Red Pepper, The Observer , Diva, You and Big Issue .
Fleming's book about Charles Darwin's theory of female inferiority was the winner of the Artemisia Humour prize for The Trouble with Women . [5]