From the European Cartoon Center.
Niels Bo Bojesen was determined not to follow in the footsteps of his father, a well-known Danish cartoonist.
He initially studied law and then the Inuit language at the University of Copenhagen, which brought him to Greenland.
However, the urge to draw kept resurfacing, so he went on to study Classical Art and Drawing at the Copenhagen School of Design.
With a scholarship, he attended the Department of Media Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York for a semester.
Back in Denmark, Niels started his own studio in Copenhagen and began illustrating book covers and children's books.
He also worked as a guest lecturer at two Danish design schools.
Although he still creates children's books, he gradually shifted his focus to editorial and current affairs cartoons, due to his enduring interest in human nature, society, and humor.
Niels' work appears in various Danish and international websites, newspapers, and magazines.
He is a member of several cartoon organizations, such as France Cartoons and the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists, and a former board member of the Danish Cartoon Museum.
He has won numerous international awards, including at the cartoon festivals of Trento (2023), Libre Expression and World Humor Awards (2022), and the Grand Prix in Gabrovo (2019).
He won second prize at the World Press Freedom International Editorial Cartoon Competition (2017).
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