Jon Kudelka

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Jon Kudelka (born 1972 [1] ) is an Australian editorial cartoonist. [2] His work has regularly appeared in The Australian , The Mercury and The Saturday Paper . [3]

Kudelka was born in Burnie, Tasmania and obtained a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tasmania. [1] In 2008, he won the Stanley Award for best editorial/political cartoonist, [4] as well as the Walkley Award for best cartoon. [5] In 2018 he won a second Walkley for a cartoon about Uluru, [3] while in 2019 he won the Vince O’Farrell Award for Outstanding Cartoon at the Kennedy Awards. [6]

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  1. 1 2 Foyle, Lindsay (2008). "Not Always Funny: A Short History of the Cartoonists Who Have Worked on The Australian". Comic Commentators: Contemporary Political Cartooning in Australia. Network Books. p. 232. ISBN   9781920845483 . Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. Leon, Lucien (2017). "The Evolution of Political Cartooning in the New Media Age: Cases from Australia, the USA and the UK". Satire and Politics: The Interplay of Heritage and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 164. ISBN   9783319567747 . Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 Blackiston, Hannah (30 September 2019). "Walkley Award-winning cartoonist Jon Kudelka joins The Saturday Paper". Mumbrella . Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. "The Stanleys". Australian Cartoonists' Association . Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. "Walkley Winners Archive". Walkley Foundation . Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. "2019 Kennedy Award Winners". The Kennedy Awards. Retrieved 30 October 2022.