Clovis was spotted by Jamaica School of Art staff while he was still a student at Bog Walk Secondary after his talent. He remembers his first assignment in the Foundation Course at the art school when instead of drawing a section of the displayed still-life he drew the whole thing (including the classroom and his classmates) with such accuracy and character that he immediately won the support and encouragement of tutor Hope ‘Sweetie’ Wheeler. In his second year he rotated through painting, ceramics and sculpture classes but his favourite department was Graphic���s. Inevitably, he went on to specialise in graphics and showed a natural aptitude for artwork and illustration. After graduating he tested these skills, first at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and then at Communication Services, and with some freelance work for Moo-Young, Butler and Associates. But his big break came in the early 1980s between Jamaica’s national elections when his cartoons were sought after by political parties and the newspapers. In 1989 , he began working for The Daily Gleaner newspaper, initially on contract and later as a full time member of staff as their Editorial Cartoonist. He stayed there for four years but eventually moved to the newly opened Daily Observer where he continues to work today. Clovis Brown’s cartoons a��re satirical and well crafted with strong caricatures and controversial punch lines. Over the years they have become more hard-hitting and directed towards those politicians who have failed Jamaican society. Clovis says his work holds no bias, instead it is fueled by anger at injustice wherever he sees it. He is currently working on a book illustrated with his cartoons considered too risky for publication in the newspapers. Resume Educated at the Jamaica School of Art (Diploma Graphics,1982)Editorial Cartoonist, The Observer newspaper Lives in Kingston, Jamaica PA-S 2000