MacKINNON Bruce
Inklings: Back cover. Clarke Photographic.
Born 1961 in Toronto, he grew up in Antigonish. In his interview for the Canadian Cartoonist, he recalled he had been drawing from grade four and in grade nine he applied at a local newspaper (the Antigonish Casket) for a weekly cartoon spot. They gave it to him. “That was the best training I could have had because I was committed to do a cartoon a week, like it or not. Self-discipline was never my forte.”
He began his studies at Francis Xavier University then studied fine arts at Mount Allison University and later was a member of the Graphic Design program at the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design. After completing three semesters he applied for a job at Halifax Herald Ltd. In 1985 at his suggestion, he began a weekly editorial cartoon for the Chronicle–Herald. He was raising his daughter and thought that was all he could do. About a year and a half later in August 1986, he became full-time. At the time, his work appeared in the Mail Star (the local edition) as well as the Chronicle-Herald (the provincial edition). Both newspapers were owned by the same company and were later merged.
In 1991, he was named “Journalist of the Year.” In 2005, he won second prize in the World Press Cartoon competition in Portugal. He has won four National Newspaper Awards for editorial cartooning for the years 1992, 1993, 2013, 2014 and 2015. In 2014 he was again named Journalist of the Year. On 8 October 2021, Canada Post Corp. honoured him with a first day cover and a commemorative stamp.
WORK:
CARTOONIST:
BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content editorial cartoon::
Caricature . Cartoons Canada. Ed., Terry Mosher. Linda Leith Publishing, 2012: 23, 27.
Drawing Opinions: MacKinnon de Adder & More: Cartoons and Stories that inspired them. The Chronicle Herald, 2013.
Portfoolio, The Year 87 In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Ludcom Inc. 1987.
1988 Portfoolio, The Year In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Charles Gordon. Eden Press. 1988.
Portfoolio: 1989 in Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Charles Gordon. Macmillan of Canada, 1989.
| Portfoolio …: The Year in Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Charles Gordon. Macmillan of Canada, …. | |||
| 6: 1990. | 7: 1991. | 8: 1992. | 9: 1993. |
| Portfoolio…: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Ken MacQueen Macmillan of Canada, …. | ||
| 10: 1994. | 11: 1995. | 12: 1996. |
| Portfoolio …. The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Jay Stone Macmillan of Canada, … | ||||
| 13, 1997. | 14, 1998. | 15, 1999. | 16, 2000. | 17, 2001. |
Portfoolio 18: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., Guy Badeaux. Writ., Scott Feschuk.McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 2002.
| Portfoolio …. The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed. & Writ., Guy Badeaux . McArthur & Co. … | ||
| 19, 2003. | 20, 2004. | 21, 2005. |
| Portfoolio …: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., & Writ., Warren Clements. McArthur & Co. …. | |||
| 22: 2006. | 23: 2009. | 24: 2010. | 25: 2011. |
BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:
Content cartoon editorial & Cover book:
Inklings. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 1990.
Inklings II. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 1994.
BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:
Content cartoon panel:
2000 Reasons To Hate The Millennium: A 21st Century Survival Guide. Ed., Josh Freed & Terry Mosher. Doubleday Canada Ltd., 1999.
PERIODICAL TEXT:
Content Caricatures:
The Canadian Forum, November 1996: 4 panels of caricatures:15.
Cover front:
The Canadian Forum, LXXIV-842, September 1995.
NEWSPAPER:
Content editorial cartoon:
Expositor [Brantford], 6 March 1999.
ILLUSTRATOR:
PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:
Content essay:
Maclean’s, Dec. 29.1997/Jan. 5, 1998: “‘Plan B’ Hits A …”. Writ., A. W. Smith: 20-21. “Looking Ahead”. Writ., B. Branswell: 38.
Cover front:
Maclean’s, 17 February 1997.
NEWSPAPER:
Content essay:
Toronto Star, 21 June 1995: “There’s plenty ‘left’ for a post-Rae NDP”. Writ., V. Cross & S. Langdon: A23.
Toronto Star, 20 April 1996”. Writ., Letter of the Week: C3.
SOURCE:
Article book:
Inklings. Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 1990: Back cover.
Portfoolio, The Year 87 In Canadian Caricature. 1987: “Bruce MacKinnon.” 206.
Portfoolio 9: The Year in Canadian Caricature. Ed., 1993: “Bruce MacKinnon.” 153.
Portfoolio 25: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons.2011: “B. MacKinnon.” 168.
Article periodical:
Canadian Cartoonist, v. 1, October 1989: “Bruce MacKinnon.” Interviewer, Chuck Walker: 7-10.
Article newspaper:
Toronto Star, 2 Oct. 2018: “Cartoonist’s response to Kavanaugh hearing is breathtaking” Writ., Alex Cooke: L6.
GALLERY:
Inklings, 12: 1990: Front cover.
The Canadian Forum, September 1995: Front cover.
Portfoolio 12, 12: 1996: front cover.
Maclean’s, 17 September 1997: Front cover.
Maclean’s Magazine, 30 Dec. 2002: 20.
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The Expositor [Brantford.], 26 Jan. 2008: A9.
“This cartoon depicting the assault of Lady Justice is an explicit reference to how California professor Christine Blasey Ford described an alleged sexual assault.” Caption under cartoon.
This editorial cartoon was taken from the Toronto Star, 2 October 2018: L6. It originally appeared in The Halifax Chronicle Herald and was distributed by Canadian Press.