Jon Kudelka

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]

References
  1. 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. 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.


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