Matt Percival is a British
cartoonist
A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...
known primarily for his single panel gag
cartoons.
Biography
Percival's first
gag cartoon appeared in ''
Private Eye
''Private Eye'' is a British fortnightly satire, satirical and current affairs (news format), current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961. It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely r ...
''. Between 1999 and 2000, he was a regular contributor for ''
King Features US syndicated daily
comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th and into the 21st ...
panel ''The New Breed''.
His work has been published in various British and American publications including ''
Private Eye
''Private Eye'' is a British fortnightly satire, satirical and current affairs (news format), current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961. It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely r ...
'' , ''
The Spectator
''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world.
It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...
'' , ''New Statesman'' , ''Air Mail (magazine), Air Mail'' , ''Wall Street Journal'' , ''Prospect (magazine), Prospect'' , ''The Oldie'' , ''The American Bystander'' , ''Harvard Business Review'' ,''The Times'' and ''Punch (magazine), Punch''. He signs his work 'PERCIVAL'. Some of his drawings can be viewed on the ''British Cartoon Archive''.
As a comedy writer, he contributed material performed at the NewsRevue 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show.
Bibliography
Books
cartoons published in:
* ''The Politics of Street Trees 2022''
* ''The Penguin Book of Brexit Cartoons 2018''
* ''Private Eye Annual 2018''
* ''Blockchain is WTF (Waarschijnlijk Toch Fundamenteel)? 2017''
* ''Private Equity Laid Bare 2017''
* ''Private Eye Annual 2015''
* ''Draw The Line Here 2015''
* ''Private Equity 4.0 2015''
* ''Private Eye A Cartoon History 2013''
* ''Private Eye Annual 2012''
* ''Private Eye Annual 1998''
Exhibitions
* 'NOT the RA Summer Exhibition' - Chris Beetles Gallery, London 2016
* '1984' - The Kowalsky Gallery, London 2009
External links
Official websiteProfessional Cartoonists' OrganisationBritish Cartoon Archive
References
British editorial cartoonists
Private Eye contributors
The Spectator people
English artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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