Celia Allison
| Celia Allison | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Area | cartoonist |
Notable works | Cecily |
| www | |
Celia Allison (born 1958) is a New Zealand illustrator, best known for creating the character Cecily.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born in North Canterbury in 1958, Allison attended boarding school from the age of 10.[1]
Education
[edit | edit source]Allison has a Bachelor of Science from Otago University and a diploma in Visual Communication Design from Wellington Polytechnic.[2][3]
Following her graduation Allison worked in illustration and graphic design in Wellington and in London. In 1988 Allison returned from Europe and started Moa Revival, a stationery company producing products with a notable emphasis on Kiwiana. In the late 1990s a cartoon about a single woman living alone began to take shape; by 2000 this hobby had gained enough attention to demand an audience of its own. The cartoon character was Cecily.
Career
[edit | edit source]After graduating from Wellington Polytechnic, she worked "in illustration and graphic design in Wellington and in London".[2] Since the late 1990s, Allison has been drawing the cartoon character of Cecily. She was inspired to create Cecily as a "representation of womanhood in New Zealand cartooning, which we didn’t have".[1] Cecily first appeared in Next magazine, and has since appeared on a range of merchandise.[1] From 2017, Cecily was syndicated in the American satirical magazine Funny Times.[1]
She also creates the stationery range Moa Revival, and was a contributor to Three Words: An Anthology of Aotearoa/NZ Women's Comics.[4][3]
References
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