Craig McKay (cartoonist) explained

Craig McKay (born 1966) is an American cartoonist who has done freelance cartooning and illustration for numerous of firms.

Biography

McKay was born in Ohio in 1966 but was raised in Indiana. He attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating with a B.F.A. in 1989. Working as a freelancer since 1990, McKay received the National Cartoonist Society Advertising and Illustration Award in 1999, 2000, and 2008.^[1] He and his wife live in Cincinnati.^[2]

Awards

• National Cartoonist Society Division Award for Advertising and Illustration
  • 1999  - for his illustration of A Christmas Carol for the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
  • 2000  - for his packaging illustrations and character designs for "X-treme Petz," a line of toys
  • 2008

External links

• Craig McKay's website, monkeywithcrayon.com
• NCS Awards
• Craig McKay's biography at the NCS site

Notes and References

1. Web site: The National Cartoonists Society . www.reuben.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090316042641/http://www.reuben.org/divisions.html . 2009-03-16.
2. Web site: Craig McKay, AKA Monkey with Crayon: Bio.