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.

Registration page

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CARTOONIST PROFILE

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General

First Name

David

Last Name

Cohen

Publication

Primary Publication Name

Asheville Citizen-Times

Reprints

Price for Original Artwork

$150

Reprint Contact First Name

David

Reprint Contact Last Name

Cohen

Reprint Email

cohencidenst@gmail.com

Reprint Phone

8282161871

Physical address for reprint requests

None (Do not show a reprint address.)

Private Info

Work Address

cohencidents@gmail.com

Profile

Bio

David Cohen was born in New York City, but has lived most of his life in the South and the last 50 years or so in Asheville, North Carolina— a liberal little oasis in the buckle of the Bible Belt.

His cartoons, for the last 18 years, have appeared in the Asheville Citizen-Times, a Gannett owned daily.

In addition to cartooning, David is also a drummer/percussionist, and plays with a number of groups locally and regionally, has worked with Grammy winners and recorded in Nashville.

David’s work has been featured on CD covers, in college textbooks, syndicated to Fortune 500 companies, and has made an appearance on his mother’s refrigerator.

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.