February 2021
Bill Leak Exhibition
To open our new exhibition space, the National Cartoon Gallery is excited to welcome the wittiest set of cartoons you’ll ever see from the late Bill Leak, master of non-politically correct satire and his son Johannes Leak. These cartoons and caricatures cover the political and social life of Australia over the past 30 years. His friend and fellow cartoonist, Warren Brown speaks of Leak as “The cartoonist’s cartoonist”. (Leak’s) exquisite artistic talent, a curious agile mind and a ruthless, rapier…
Find out more »April 2021
The Chronicles of Sandwich Bag Dad
This dad’s morning ritual of drawing on his 3 daughter’s lunch-bags has been the highlight of the school day for teachers and students at his local school for 8 years (and counting). Recently, via Instagram this quirky tradition has also been found to be entertaining 1,000’s of families across the world and now form the foundation of this fun, pun filled exhibition. Dave Blumenthal aka The Sandwich Bag Dad and his family will join us at the official opening night…
Find out more »June 2021
Manga Mates
Attention Kids... grab your parents and take them on a Japanese comic adventure, show them why Manga is continually growing in popularity world wide. The National Cartoon Gallery is excited to have been invited to partner with the Embassy of Japan in Australia to bring you this exhibition, including Manga Awards recipients. By combining a display of winning works from the Japan International Manga Awards as well as Manga artists from all over Australia and beyond, we bring you the exhibition that is;…
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