Egil Nyhus (born 23 January 1962) is a Norwegian

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicat ...

. He was born in

Tønsberg Tønsberg , historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, eastern Norway, located around south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative ce ...

as the twin brother of illustrator/writer Svein Nyhus. He took his education at the

Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry The National College of Art and Design ( no, Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) was established in 1818. In 1996 the National College of Art and Design became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts The Oslo National Academy of the A ...

from 1981 to 1985, worked as a newspaper illustrator in ''

Tønsbergs Blad ''Tønsbergs Blad'' is a local newspaper published in Tønsberg, Norway. The newspaper was founded by printer Hans Jørgen Magnus Hansen on 3 August 1870, with an initial circulation of 210 copies. By the turn of the century the circulation had gr ...

'' from 1986 to 1987 and ''

Romerikes Blad ''Romerikes Blad'' is a local newspaper published in Lillestrøm, Norway. It covers the Romerike district. History and profile ''Romerikes Blad'' was established by Martin Julius Halvorsen in 1902 in Jessheim under the name ''Akershusingen'', a ...

'' from 1987. He has also illustrated children's picture books, among them several titles about ''

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'' and books written by

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Honours and awards

* 1998: The Norwegian Editorial Cartoon of the Year (''Årets avistegning'') for a caricature portrait of

Lars Sponheim Lars Sponheim (born 23 May 1957) is a Norwegian politician. He was leader of the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2010. He was a member of the Storting from 1993 to 2009, and a government minister from 1997 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2005. He served as Co ...

* 2012: GRAND PRIX ex-aequo in World Press Cartoon Sintra 2012 for a caricature of

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* 2013: The Norwegian Editorial Cartoon of the Year (''Årets avistegning'') 2011-2012 for a caricature portrait of

Anders Behring Breivik Fjotolf Hansen (born 13 February 1979), better known by his birth name Anders Behring Breivik () and by his pseudonym Andrew Berwick, is a Norwegian far-right domestic terrorist, known for committing the 2011 Norway attacks on 22 July 2011. On ...

References

External links

Egil Nyhus' editorial cartoons in Norwegian newspaper Romerikes Blad

High resolution copy of ''Det siste året, ukeblikk 2013'', editorial cartoons by Egil Nyhus 2013Egil Nyhus
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1962 births Living people Norwegian illustrators Norwegian children's book illustrators Norwegian editorial cartoonists Writers from Tønsberg Norwegian twins Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni {{illustrator-stub