Helen Kathleen Courtney (5 June 1952 – 4 March 2020) was a New Zealand cartoonist and illustrator, known for her work on ''Broadsheet''.

Life

Ngāti Toa Rangatira Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...

Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...

and

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descent, Courtney grew up in West Auckland.

Career

Courtney joined the ''Broadsheet'' collective in 1974, contributing cartoons and illustrations and designing the magazine between 1990 and 1991. She published in a number of New Zealand publications including, ''

Craccum ''Craccum'' is the weekly magazine produced by the Auckland University Students' Association of the University of Auckland, New Zealand. It was founded in 1927. The name originated from the scrambled acronym of "Auckland University College Men' ...

'' (1983) and ''Tu Mai'' (1984).

Chess

Helen Courtney represented New Zealand three times in the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

Publications

* ''Harpies & heroines : a cartoon history of women's changing roles'' (featured, 2003) * ''

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'' (designer, 1990-1991) * ''No body's perfect: a self-help book for women who have problems with food'' (illustrator, 1989)

Exhibitions

* ''Killer Queen: Cartoons by Helen Courtney'' (2015), Charlotte Museum, Auckland * ''Harpies & Heroines'' (2003), National Library of New Zealand

References

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