Kate Charlesworth Named 2025 Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow
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Cartoonist and Illustrator Kate Charlesworth has been named one of this year’s Royal Society of Edinburgh’s cohort of Fellows. The Fellowship recognizes “outstanding individuals whose contributions are shaping society in Scotland and beyond.” Kate has producing comics, illustrations, and graphic novels since the 1970s.
From the announcement:
Cartoonist and illustrator Kate Charlesworth is also part of the 2025 cohort of RSE Fellows. Her early work was published in LGBTQ+ newspapers like The Pink Paper and Gay News, and in 2019 she published Sensible Footwear: A Girl’s Guide, an autobiographical chronicle of British LGBTQ+ life.
She has also worked as an artist for world famous Aardman Animations, had commissions from a range of newspapers like The Scotsman and The Guardian, and has produced educational materials for a variety of groups in the UK and internationally, and her work has featured heavily in New Scientist.
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