Annual Convention

Annual Convention September 11-14, 2025

The AAEC will be joining the line-up at this year’s Small Press Expo as part of our annual convention in September 2025. Registration is now open.

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CARTOONIST PROFILE

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Contact

Work Phone

(440) 376-0442

General

First Name

Ron

Last Name

Hill

Publication

Primary Publication Name

Chagrin Valley Times, Solon Times, Geauga Times Courier, West Life

Profile

Bio

Ron Hill has been providing editorial cartoons to the Chagrin Valley Times group of journalism award-winning weekly newspapers since 1999, where he currently provides 2 editorial cartoons in the form of his BB BluesBird comic strip since January of 2020. In addition, he has waged many other battles in his cartoon and illustration career: he has drawn for many  Dungeons & Dragons types of role-playing games, illuminated fifteen volumes of the Presbyterian Publishing Company’s Armchair Theologian series, been sued (unsuccessfully) for defamation by a notoriously litigious coal magnate over an editorial cartoon in 2013, and he has been writing and drawing tens of thousands of editorial cartoons, comic strips, illustrations and caricatures since the late ’70s. A native Greater Clevelander and 1982 graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, he is once again (as of 2023) a member of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists. In June of 2023, he completed the documentary film Go-kart Therapy, and is currently directing We Are Doc Savage: A Documentary on Fandom. Ron lives and works out of his home in Solon, Ohio. Learn more at RonHillArtist.com.

Speaker Info

Availability

Ron is available to speak at organizations on editorial cartoons, comic strips and related free speech issues.

Length of Speech

Presentations can be tailored to fit many lengths, form 20-50 minutes.

Speech Description

Ron has presented on the mash-up of comic strips and editorial cartoons, the creative process and specific pop-culture topics such as Superman, Doc Savage and graphic novels. Please review his website for areas of expertise.

OUR MISSION

The mission of the AAEC is to champion and defend editorial cartooning and free speech as essential to liberty in the United States and throughout the world.

The AAEC aims to be an international leader in support of the human, civil, and artistic rights of editorial cartoonists around the world, and to stand with other international groups in support of the profession.


The Daily Cartoonist

CSotD: Unfortunate Complexities
CSotD: Unfortunate Complexities

There’s not much to add to or analyze in Jennings’ cartoon. Children are living as grotesque skeletons and dying in unconscionable numbers. The obvious, simple...


LOCHER FELLOWSHIP

The AAEC John Locher Memorial Fellowship is awarded each year to one early-career cartoonist whose work demonstrates clear opinions and strong artistry on political and social topics. Deadline to be considered is the end of March.

The Locher Fellow will receive a one-year Regular membership in the AAEC, be a guest of the CXC Festival — held every fall in Columbus, Ohio —  and have the opportunity to meet with editorial cartoonists during the year of the Fellowship for portfolio reviews and career advice.


CARTOONS FOR THE CLASSROOM

Cartoons in Education

Every two weeks throughout the year, The Learning Forum and the AAEC offers CARTOONS FOR THE CLASSROOM, a free lesson resource for teachers discussing current events.  Visit NIEonline.com for more lesson plans.