Malcolm Mayes was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He drew extensively throughout his childhood and by his late teens was selling his drawings on a regular basis. A love of cartooning and interest in newspapers steered him naturally towards political comment. He studied Design Art at Grant MacEwan College before starting at the Edmonton Journal in 1986.
Mayes has been published in hundreds of publications and was twice nominated for a National Newspaper Award. In 1996 he published a cartoon collection entitled ‘Political Asylum’.
An early entry in cyberspace, Mayes created animated political cartoons for Microsoft's News Website. He is also the founder of Artizans.com – a comprehensive online image service that delivers digital artwork to publications around the world.
Mayes has twin daughters and is a long-time member of both the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists (ACEC) and the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC). He happily resides on a peaceful treed boulevard in central Edmonton. |
