Award-winning Tasmanian cartoonist Jon Kudelka has died.

In a post on social media, his family said Kudelka, who drew cartoons for the Hobart Mercury, The Australian and The Saturday Paper, died in Hobart on Sunday, aged 53.

Kudelka was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, in early 2024.

"Jon was deeply loved and admired by many, including fellow Tasmanians, the legions of fans of his inimitable art, countless newspaper readers over 30 years, and even by the politicians he relentlessly skewered in his award-winning cartoons (many of whom have his work on their walls)," a post on the Kudelka Shop's website reads.

Kudelka won two Walkley awards and has been the Museum of Australian Democracy's Cartoonist of the Year twice.

He started drawing cartoons for the Hobart Mercury in 1993. He also drew cartoons for the Australian for 20 years, and later for the Saturday Paper.

Kudelka and his wife Margaret, also an artist, opened a shop in Hobart's Salamanca Arts Centre selling his artwork.

Kudelka is survived by his wife and teenage children Kay and Oskar.

"Jon's presence remains in the love he gave and the lives he touched. He will always be with us," the post reads.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-09/jon-kudelka-tasmanian-cartoonist-dies/106321714

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