Charlie Mackesy
, b. 1962
Mackesy was born in Northumberland, a county in North East England, near the border with Scotland. He is not a graduate of an art school and considers himself a self-taught artist. He started drawing in the 1980s, in London. Mackesy worked as a cartoonist for The Spectator and Oxford University Press. His first art exhibition was in The Park Walk Gallery in London. Currently, his art is recognized worldwide.
Mackesy is best known for his illustration posted on his Instagram account. It represents a boy talking to either a mole, a fox or a horse about vital things in life. The illustrations became vastly popular after being put on the walls of various public institutions, like schools, churches, prisons, etc. The book discussed in this entry is based on those illustrations which are considered therapeutic.
Source:
Official website (accessed: June 9, 2020).
Bio prepared by Anna Mik, University of Warsaw, anna.m.mik@gmail.com
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