British artist, illustrator and author Charlie Mackesy began his
career as a cartoonist, before becoming a book illustrator for
Oxford University Press. His award-winning work has been featured
in books, galleries, school classrooms, hospital wards, prisons and
public spaces around the world.
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse was published in October
2019 and has now reached over 10 million readers around the world.
It holds the record for the most consecutive weeks in the Sunday
Times Non-Fiction Chart across all formats, as well as being the
longest running Non-Fiction number one of all time. A number one
New York Times bestseller, it is has also remained on the NYT list
since publication.
Charlie's beloved book is the first ever book to be awarded both
the Waterstones Book of the Year and Barnes and Noble Book of the
Year, and has been translated into over 50 languages. In 2023,
Charlie co-wrote and directed the short animated film adaption,
which won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film, the Academy Award
for Best Animated Short film and five Annie Awards including Best
Special Production.
Charlie worked with Richard Curtis on the set of 'Love Actually' to
create a set of drawings for Comic Relief, and with Nelson Mandela
on a lithograph project, The Unity Series. His bronzes can be found
in public spaces in London, including Highgate Cemetery and the
Brompton Road.
Away from art, Charlie co-runs Mama Buci, a honey social enterprise
in Zambia that helps families of low and no income become
beekeepers. He lives between Brixton and Suffolk.
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
