Save the Date: 2026 AAEC Convention

September 17-20, 2026

The AAEC is returning to Sacramento, Calif. for its 2026 convention. Details coming soon!


 

CARTOONIST PROFILE

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Contact

Cell Phone

3103104527

Home Phone

3103104527

General

First Name

Patrick

Last Name

Chappatte

Publication

Primary Publication Name

The Boston Globe

Reprints

Reprint Contact First Name

Maë

Reprint Contact Last Name

Rose

Physical address for reprint requests

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Profile

Bio

Editorial cartoonist for The Boston Globe, as well as European publications: Der Spiegel (Germany), le Canard enchaîné (France), Le Temps and NZZ am Sonntag (Switzerland). For 20 years, was in-house cartoonist first for the International Herald Tribune then The New York Times – until the newspaper decided to terminate all editorial cartoons in 2019.

 

Also a pioneer of comics reportage, the organizer of collaborative projects promoting cartooning as a tool of dialogue all over the world, and the president of Geneva-based Freedom Cartoonists Foundation. Speaks at TED (2010 and 2019), the World Economic Forum and other conferences.

 

Latest books: “This is the end – The last cartoons from The New York Times” foreworded by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz (spring 2020), “Au cœur de la vague” (French), a comics reportage at the hearth of the Covid pandemics (fall 2020).

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

The AAEC 2026 Convention Dates and Preliminary Schedule
The AAEC 2026 Convention Dates and Preliminary Schedule

In celebration of the quasquicentennial when California legislators repealed their anti-cartoon law the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) has decided to return to that...


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.