Sheree Bradford-Lea Explained

Sheree Bradford-Lea
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Cartoonist and mixed media artist

Sheree Bradford-Lea is a Canadian freelance cartoonist and mixed-media artist based in Ottawa, Ontario.

Career

Bradford-Lea received a M.A. in psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Her cartoons and humour have been published in various publications since 1994, starting with The Best Contemporary Women's Humor. Her cartoon strip 'Life Outside the Box' was a regular feature in the quarterly publication Homebase: A Forum for Mothers from 1998 until Homebase ceased publication in 2003, and in the monthly publication Cahoots magazine from 2005 until Cahoots ceased publication in 2011; she also wrote humour pieces for both.[1] [2] She was the editorial cartoonist at the weekly newspaper The Winchester Press[3] [4] and at the weekly online news publication Blacklock's Reporter.[5] [6] Her freelance cartoons have been printed and reprinted in various publications, including Horizon Magazine: A Digest of Good Stories and Humour, Herizons, Hip Mama and The New Quarterly. As Randy Glasbergen said: "Having an editor accept one of your cartoons is comparable to having an audience laugh at a joke told by a comedian. Getting that cartoon reprinted in another publication is like a standing ovation."[7]

Bradford-Lea artworks have been part of group exhibitions in Ottawa galleries since 2008.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] She has also created and donated artworks to raise money for Habitat for Humanity,[13] The Canadian Stone Carving Festival (2010–present),[14] [15] and the Dr. Who chair for the Ikea & OCRI Pull Up a Chair for Breakfast Campaign, with her daughters, Zoë and Monica.[16] Her work is also sold through her own company, SABL Cartoon Creations.A play, The Devil Is in the Details, was produced by Flush Ink Productions in 2013, and a stand-alone monologue I Am Supergirl was produced by Sarasvàti Theatre in the same year. I Am Supergirl proved to be a popular piece; additional performances were requested by the United Nations Platform Action Committee and the Legal Education and Access Fund for women.

In 2015, Bradford-Lea co-created Shanima Puppet Players, and the group received a 2016 art grant to perform at The Happening in Hintonburg.[17]

Bradford-Lea is vice president of the Capital Network of Sculptors.[18] She also teaches classes and workshops on cartooning, other visual art and drama in various locations in Ottawa,[19] [20] was the Creative Cartooning and Illustration Professor at Algonquin College from 2009 to 2013, gives talks and writes articles on cartooning.[21] [22] [23]

Publications

References

Notes and References

  1. Homebase: A Forum For Mothers, Lisa Menard, Editor, Homebase, P.O. Box 4104, Station E, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B1
  2. Cahoots: Conspire to Inspire, Carla Atherton, Managing Editor, Cahoots Magazine, PO Box 6025, Saskatoon, SK S7K 4E4
  3. Web site: The Winchester Press - News . winchesterpress.on.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110912012626/http://www.winchesterpress.on.ca/cartoon.html . 2011-09-12.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-10-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141031085328/http://www.sdglibrary.ca/docs/NewsletterVol4Iss2.pdf . 2014-10-31 . page 2
  5. Web site: Best of Sheree | Blacklock's Reporter.
  6. Web site: ACEC CANADIAN CARTOONISTS - MEMBERS - MEMBRES . acec.4ormat.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029080439/http://acec.4ormat.com/members . 2014-10-29.
  7. Glasbergen 1996 p.74
  8. Small Wonders V, Art Gallery, Nepean Sportsplex
  9. Luscious, Britannia Art Gallery
  10. Web site: 2014 Best of NCNS Exhibition. 5 February 2014.
  11. Web site: Dimensions artist profiles: Sheree Bradford-Lea. 9 September 2013.
  12. Web site: Canadian Museum of Nature Launches 2012–2013 Season | Canadian Museum of Nature . 2014-11-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103062422/http://nature.ca/en/about-us/museum-news/news/press-releases/canadian-museum-nature-launches-2012-2013-season . 2014-11-03 .
  13. Web site: Habitat Unhinged: 20 Doors for 20 Years Auction Fundraiser Now Until February 27th | OttawaStart.com . 2014-10-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029083228/http://ottawastart.com/story/22362.php . 2014-10-29 .
  14. Web site: Algonquin College Professor Sculpting for a Good Cause MyAlgonquin . myalgonquin2.algonquincollege.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029083215/http://myalgonquin2.algonquincollege.com/articles/algonquin-college-professor-sculpting-for-a-good-cause/ . 2014-10-29.
  15. Web site: Canadian Stone Carving Festival . canadianstonecarvingfestival.com . 23 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304015408/https://canadianstonecarvingfestival.com/ . Mar 4, 2023 . en . live.
  16. Web site: Where's the Doctor?!. 25 February 2010.
  17. Web site: Log into Facebook.
  18. Web site: Board of Directors . sculptureottawa.ca . 23 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424231628/https://sculptureottawa.ca/ . Apr 24, 2023.
  19. Web site: Children and Youth . 2014-10-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004809/https://cca-acc.ca/canterbury/index.php/children-and-youth . 2014-10-30 .
  20. Web site: Cartooning . 2014-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116122351/http://algonquincollege.com/wellness/wellnessWeek2010/Cartooning.html . 2012-11-16 .
  21. Web site: Guests can make a worthwhile detour to meet artists | artsaccolade.ca.
  22. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-10-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029094103/http://www.advancinglearning2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/AdvancingLearning2012_ConferenceSchedule.pdf . 2014-10-29 .
  23. http://issuu.com/greatrivermedia/docs/kt_favourites_20140515_low Kitchissippi Times, May 15, 2014, p. 21

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