Jacky Fleming (born 1955, London) is an English cartoonist, whose work first became known through her pre-internet social activism postcards.[1][2]

Jacky Fleming
Born1955 (age 68–69)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma materUniversity of the Arts London
University of Leeds
Known forCartoon
Websitewww.jackyfleming.co.uk

Biography edit

Fleming studied a foundation course at the Chelsea School of Art, followed by a Fine Art degree at the University of Leeds.[3] Her first published cartoon appeared in Spare Rib, and was a university essay for Professor Griselda Pollock which she handed in as a cartoon strip, and was about a girl trying to understand what society wants from her.[3][1] Since then her work has featured in many books, exam papers, and publications which include The Guardian,[4] The Independent, New Statesman, New Internationalist, Red Pepper, The Observer, Diva, You and Big Issue.

Fleming's book about Charles Darwin's theory of female inferiority was the winner of the Artemisia Humour prize for The Trouble with Women.[5]

Bibliography edit

  • The Trouble with Women, 2016.[6][7]
  • Demented, Bloomsbury, 2004
  • Hello Boys, Penguin, 1996
  • Dear Katie, Penguin, 1994
  • Falling In Love, Penguin, 1993
  • Never Give Up, Penguin, 1992
  • Be A Bloody Train Driver, Penguin, 1991

Exhibitions edit

  • Panel Show, Sunny Bank Mills, Leeds, 2019[8]
  • Une BD si je veux, quand je veux!, Maison Fumetti, Nantes, France, 2018[9]
  • A Woman's Place, Abbey House Museum, Leeds, 2018[10]
  • A Woman's Work is Never Done, Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, 2017[11]
  • WOW - Women of the World Festival, Hull, March 2017 - "...commissioned portraits of Hull Trailblazers alongside work from her recent book the Trouble With Women.”[12]
  • Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics, House of Illustration, London, 5 Feb – 15 May 2016 - “The laughter panels, which included excerpts from Jacky Fleming's new book, 'The Trouble with Women' and Lizz Lunney's 'True Story', had many visitors chuckling out loud to themselves."[13]
  • Wish You Were Here? Artists postcards from 1960 to today, Arena Gallery, Birmingham, May 2015 – June 2016[14]
  • Washburne Heritage Centre, Fewston October 2014
  • The Postcard is a Public Work of Art, X Marks the Bokship, Group Show, Bethnal Green, 2014[15]
  • Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival 2011
  • Never Give Up, Bradford Playhouse, March 2009
  • The Salt Gallery, Hayle, Cornwall, April 2007
  • Fawcett's Funny Girls, London, Manchester, Glasgow 1997[16]
  • Pankhurst Trust, Manchester 1997
  • London Comedy Festival, Riverside Studios, London 1994
  • The Cutting Edge, Barbican Centre, London 1992
  • Leeds City Art Gallery, 1992
  • She Bites, Eastthorpe Gallery, Mirfield 1992
  • Le Donne Ridono, Ferrara

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ellie Violet Bramley (7 March 2016). "Redrawing history: the feminist cartoonist putting women back in the picture". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "INTERVIEW: Jacky Fleming - Cartoonist". 9 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Jacky Fleming". University of Kent. 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. ^ Bonino, Emma (5 March 1998). "Women: A flower for the women of Kabul; Sunday is International Women's Day". The Guardian (London). Lexis Nexis.
  5. ^ "Prix Artémisia Humour 2017". 9 January 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  6. ^ Hadley, Tessa (2016). "The Trouble with Women by Jacky Fleming review – delicious, funny, feminist cartoons". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  7. ^ Sneddon, Laura (2016). "Jacky Fleming,The Trouble With Women: And Our Very Small Heads". The Independent. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Panel Show | Sunny Bank Mills | Arts Events in Leeds". Sunny Bank Mills. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Une BD si je veux, quand je veux ! ⋆ Maison Fumetti". Maison Fumetti (in French). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  10. ^ Pidd, Helen (15 January 2018). "Leeds exhibition to examine women's roles on suffrage centenary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  11. ^ "A Woman's Work is Never Done". National Trust. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Everything you need to know about the Women of the World Festival for Hull 2017". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  13. ^ Turner, Natasha (10 February 2016). "Illustrator Laura Callaghan: "We need more visibility for women in art"". Design Week. 8-14 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Various Artists Wish you were here?". www.macbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  15. ^ "The Postcard is a Public Work of Art". bokship.org. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  16. ^ "The List: 27 June 1997". The List Archive. 27 June 1997. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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