Alan Moir b. 1948

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Prolific contemporary New Zealand-born, Sydney-based newspaper cartoonist. Moir won the inaugural Stanley Award for Artist of the Year in 1985. He joined the Sydney Morning Herald in 1984 as their political cartoonist where he still works today.
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Name
Alan Moir
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Birth date
1948
Birth place
New Zealand
Active Period
  • c.1973 - c.2007
Arrival
  • c.1973
Residence
  • c.1984 - c.2007 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1980 - c.1984 Brisbane, Qld
  • c.1973 - c.1978 UK
  • c.1948 - c.1973 New Zealand
Training
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Auckland University, New Zealand
Cultural Heritage
  • New Zealand
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Arrivals
  • c.1973
  • c.1973
Related people
  • Molnar, George (associate of)
  • Moir, Diana (spouse of)
  • Molnar, George (associate of)
  • Moir, Diana (spouse of)
Related person groups
  • Australian Black and White Artists Club (associate of)
  • Australian Black and White Artists Club (associate of)
Related works
  • Black Man's Burden (creator of)
  • Advantages of Cloning (creator of)
  • One Notion (creator of)
  • Protestors being sent to assigned places in picket lines outside Parliament House, SMH (ML original) (creator of)
  • We Gave Last Time (creator of)
  • NSW Justice System (creator of)
  • Black Man's Burden (creator of)
  • Advantages of Cloning (creator of)
  • One Notion (creator of)
  • Protestors being sent to assigned places in picket lines outside Parliament House, SMH (ML original) (creator of)
  • We Gave Last Time (creator of)
  • NSW Justice System (creator of)
Related collections
  • New Zealand Cartoon Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • New Zealand Cartoon Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Walkley Award : best cartoon (received)
  • Churchill Fellowship (received)
  • Print media citation in the United Nations' Associated Media Peace Awards (received)
  • Stanley Award (received)
  • Stanley Award (received)
  • Stanley Award (received)
  • Stanley Award (received)
  • Stanley Award for Artist of the Year (received)
  • Walkley Award : best cartoon (received)
  • Churchill Fellowship (received)
  • Print media citation in the United Nations' Associated Media Peace Awards (received)
  • Stanley Award (received)
  • Stanley Award (received)
  • Stanley Award (received)
  • Stanley Award (received)
  • Stanley Award for Artist of the Year (received)
Related events
  • Cartoons 2004: Behind the lines: The year's best cartoons (None)
  • Bringing the House Down (None)
  • Australians in black & white : (the most public art) (None)
  • Exhibition at Bringing the House Down : 12 Months of Australian Political Humour (exhibited at)
  • Drawing the Line : Cartoons across the Tasman: an exhibition of work by New Zealand cartoonists (exhibited at)
  • Cartoons 2004: Behind the lines: The year's best cartoons (None)
  • Bringing the House Down (None)
  • Australians in black & white : (the most public art) (None)
  • Exhibition at Bringing the House Down : 12 Months of Australian Political Humour (exhibited at)
  • Drawing the Line : Cartoons across the Tasman: an exhibition of work by New Zealand cartoonists (exhibited at)
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