| Intro | Cartoonist |
| Is | Cartoonist |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Arts |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 16 March 1979, Cape Town |
| Age: | 41 years |
Jeremy Nell (born 16 March 1979), referred to by his pen name Jerm, is an award-winning cartoonist from South Africa.
Personal Life And Career
With no completed formal training, Nell became a cartoonist in November 2005, immediately following his departure from the mobile media and entertainment industry.
Nell’s first commercially published work, and nationally syndicated comic strip, Urban Trash (first published November 2005), ended 27 June 2008.
In 2007, coinciding with the newspaper’s launch, Nell became the front page gag cartoonist for The Times.
In 2010, Nell became the first political cartoonist for the newly launched The New Age, a pro-government daily newspaper, but was dismissed in 2012 on unusual grounds, attracting international media attention.
In 2012, Nell became the first political cartoonist for Eyewitness News.
In 2013, Nell became the first political cartoonist for eNCA.com.
Publishing And Awards
Penguin Books have published two cartoon collections by Nell: “Jerm Warfare” (2013) and “Comedy Club” (2014). Additionally some of his work features in (and on the front cover of) the 2009 edition of the South African political cartooning annual Don’t Joke: A Year in Cartoons, as well as in the 2010 edition, Just For Kicks.
At the 2008, Nell was nominated for Outstanding Humorous Cartoonist.
Nell won a regional and national award for his cartoon Africa 2.0, in the 2011 Vodacom Journalist of the Year.
The Mail & Guardian named Nell as one of their “Top 200 Young South Africans” in 2012.
Men’s Health (South Africa) named Nell as one of the most inspirational men of 2014.
Nell was a finalist at the 2014 Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards.