Jeff Bell (cartoonist) explained
Jeff Bell (born 16 November 1978, Timaru) is a New Zealand cartoonist and caricaturist. His work appears every Monday in the Dominion Post, the Press, and other Stuff Ltd newspapers.
Biography
Bell cites Murray Webb, Mad Magazine and Spitting Image as key influences on his work.[1]
Bell has contributed regular cartoons to Stuff newspapers since 2017 and has contributed to other New Zealand publications including the Listener, the Manawatu Standard, Ashburton Guardian, Avenues magazine, Pavement magazine, and the Christchurch Mail.[2] He was a finalist in Next in Line Young Cartoonist Award in 2013.[3] [4]
Exhibitions
- Next in line, National Library of New Zealand (2013)
- Stretching the Truth, Chamber Gallery Rangiora (2016)
- Ludicrous Likenesses, the fine art of caricature, New Zealand Portrait Gallery (2017)
Notes and References
- Web site: Caricaturist Jeff Bell. 19 June 2016. Radio New Zealand. en-nz. 27 January 2019.
- Web site: ATL: Unpublished Collections. tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. 27 January 2019.
- Web site: Taking up the pen Blog National Library of New Zealand. Johnston. Dr Melinda. 7 June 2013. natlib.govt.nz. 27 January 2019.
- Web site: Young Cartoonist Award: Results announced – The Listener. Noted. Noted. en. 27 January 2019.