Email: lukewhealy@gmail.com Phone Number: +44 7455774732

Education:

BA in Journalism from Dublin City University (2012) 

MFA in Cartooning from the Center for Cartoon Studies (2014) 

3 years comedy training at The Free Association (2017-2020)

Aardman Academy storyboarding intensive (2020)

Employment History: 

Comics / Illustration: 

2012-2020– Freelance cartoonist/illustrator. Clients include The New Yorker, BBC, VICE, A24, and The Nib. 

2015-2020–  Author/Illustrator with Nobrow Press and Avery Hill Publishing. Work has been translated into Italian, French and Mandarin. 

2015-2020– Freelance colourist and colouring assistant on 10 books. Including NYT bestsellers and Eisner nominees. 

2018-2019- Illustrator on retainer for The Smarty Train, a corporate training company. Specialising in creating infographics and icons. 

2019-2020–Comics Mentor with Pop Up, a children’s’ literacy non-profit, specialising in the use of comics and illustration in promoting good reading skills. 

Animation: 

2018-2019– Co-Created and produced TV pilot animatic Lacy St. Pierre for the BBC with Michael Orton Toliver  and Chris Gau (creators of Channel 5’s Borderline) 

2020–Developing animated all-ages series pitch with Boat Rocker animation.

References available upon request.

Awards and Nominations

Award of Excellence from the Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art, NYC (2014) / Ignatz Award nomination, Outstanding Minicomic (2016) / Slate Cartoonist Studio Prize shortlist (2016) / Book of the Year, Publishers Weekly, Washington Post (For How to Survive in the North 2016) / Book of the Year, The Guardian, Irish Examiner, Book Depository and more (For Americana, 2019)

Skills

Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and After Effects, Storyboard Pro, and Microsoft Office suite.