11 Facts About Giselle Clarkson

Giselle Clarkson is a New Zealand cartoonist and illustrator, best known for her non-fiction comics on conservation and environmental issues.

Giselle Clarkson's entry into illustration was a 2013 poster depicting New Zealand fish.

Giselle Clarkson's first published comic, "The Flood", appeared in the 2016 collection of Aotearoa women's comics Three Words.

Giselle Clarkson's best known work, "Biscuits and Slices of New Zealand", is a visual catalogue of New Zealand baking, with each object given a fanciful Latin name: for example, Anzac biscuit is "Lestwee forgetum".

Widely shared in social media, this was published in Annual 2 and subsequently became a poster and tea towel; Giselle Clarkson was interviewed about the success of the comic on TV3's The Project.

Giselle Clarkson has a bimonthly comic in New Zealand children's literature website The Sapling, on children's books and how they influenced her as an illustrator.

Giselle Clarkson frequently undertakes field expeditions as part of her work to places such as the Kermadecs, Milford Sound or the Subantarctic Islands.

Giselle Clarkson regularly creates illustration and T-shirts for the Radio New Zealand show Critter of the Week.

Giselle Clarkson has illustrated a number of children's books published by Gecko Press.

In 2022 Giselle Clarkson began illustrating a regular evolutionary-biology column by Kate Evans in New Zealand Geographic magazine.

In 2023, Giselle Clarkson received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award.