David Alexander Rowe is an Australian

editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or current ...

for the ''

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''. He grew up in

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. Rowe's father worked in the Department of Foreign Affairs and his mother worked in the Prime Minister's Department. Rowe attended the

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and initially studied

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

, later studying

art history Art history is the study of Work of art, artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Tradit ...

and then

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

, then studied graphic design at the

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in Reid, finally moving to Canberra Art School. Rowe worked for ''

The Canberra Times ''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1 ...

'' as a cartoonist in the 1980s. He regularly appears in the annual series ''Best Australian Political Cartoons''. He is also represented in the

National Museum of Australia The National Museum of Australia (NMA), in the national capital Canberra, preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation. It was formally established by the ''Nation ...

's political cartoon inventory. Rowe was the "Behind the Lines" Cartoonist of the Year in 2013 and in 2017. He won the Australian Cartoonists' Association's Gold Stanley eleven times, more than anybody else, including a run four consecutive years from 2017 to 2020. He won the

Walkley Award The annual Walkley Awards are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. They cover all media including print, television, documentary, radio, photographic and online media. The Gold Walkley is the highest prize and ...

for Cartoons four times: in 2009, 2011, 2016, 2020. He also exhibited cartoons in Sydney in 2013. In 2015 he published a volume titled ''Mindless Colouring 101''.

Publications

* Second edition (2013) * Second edition (2013) *

References

External links

"David Rowe, cartoonist"
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