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{{Short description|Canadian cartoonist}}
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'''Sheree Bradford-Lea''' is a Canadian freelance [[cartoonist]] and mixed-media artist based in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]].

==Career==
Bradford-Lea received a [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in psychology from [[Wilfrid Laurier University]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

Her cartoons and humour have been published in various publications since 1994, starting with ''The Best Contemporary Women's Humor''. Her cartoon strip 'Life Outside the Box' was a regular feature in the quarterly publication ''Homebase: A Forum for Mothers'' from 1998 until Homebase ceased publication in 2003, and in the monthly publication ''Cahoots'' magazine from 2005 until Cahoots ceased publication in 2011; she also wrote humour pieces for both.<ref>Homebase: A Forum For Mothers, Lisa Menard, Editor, Homebase, P.O. Box 4104, Station E, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B1</ref><ref>Cahoots: Conspire to Inspire, Carla Atherton, Managing Editor, Cahoots Magazine, PO Box 6025, Saskatoon, SK S7K 4E4</ref> She was the editorial cartoonist at the weekly newspaper ''The Winchester Press''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://winchesterpress.on.ca/cartoon.html |title=The Winchester Press - News |website=winchesterpress.on.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912012626/http://www.winchesterpress.on.ca/cartoon.html |archive-date=2011-09-12}} </ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdglibrary.ca/docs/NewsletterVol4Iss2.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031085328/http://www.sdglibrary.ca/docs/NewsletterVol4Iss2.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-31 }} page 2</ref> and at the weekly online news publication ''[[Blacklock's Reporter]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blacklocks.ca/sheree/|title = Best of Sheree &#124; Blacklock's Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://acec.4ormat.com/members |title=ACEC CANADIAN CARTOONISTS - MEMBERS - MEMBRES |website=acec.4ormat.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029080439/http://acec.4ormat.com/members |archive-date=2014-10-29}} </ref> Her freelance cartoons have been printed and reprinted in various publications, including ''Horizon Magazine: A Digest of Good Stories and Humour'', ''[[Herizons]]'', ''[[Hip Mama]]'' and ''The New Quarterly''. As Randy Glasbergen said: "Having an editor accept one of your cartoons is comparable to having an audience laugh at a joke told by a comedian. Getting that cartoon reprinted in another publication is like a standing ovation."<ref>Glasbergen 1996 p.74</ref>

Bradford-Lea artworks have been part of group exhibitions in Ottawa galleries since 2008.<ref>Small Wonders V, Art Gallery, Nepean Sportsplex</ref><ref>Luscious, Britannia Art Gallery</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sculptureottawa.ca/2014/02/05/2014-best-of-ncns-exhibition/|title=2014 Best of NCNS Exhibition|date=5 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sculptureottawa.ca/2013/09/09/dimensions-artist-profiles-sheree-bradford-lea/|title=Dimensions artist profiles: Sheree Bradford-Lea|date=9 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nature.ca/en/about-us/museum-news/news/press-releases/canadian-museum-nature-launches-2012-2013-season |title=Canadian Museum of Nature Launches 2012–2013 Season &#124; Canadian Museum of Nature |accessdate=2014-11-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103062422/http://nature.ca/en/about-us/museum-news/news/press-releases/canadian-museum-nature-launches-2012-2013-season |archivedate=2014-11-03 }}</ref> She has also created and donated artworks to raise money for [[Habitat for Humanity]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ottawastart.com/story/22362.php |title=Habitat Unhinged: 20 Doors for 20 Years Auction Fundraiser Now Until February 27th &#124; OttawaStart.com |accessdate=2014-10-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029083228/http://ottawastart.com/story/22362.php |archivedate=2014-10-29 }}</ref> The Canadian Stone Carving Festival (2010–present),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://myalgonquin2.algonquincollege.com/articles/algonquin-college-professor-sculpting-for-a-good-cause/ |title=Algonquin College Professor Sculpting for a Good Cause {{!}} MyAlgonquin |website=myalgonquin2.algonquincollege.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029083215/http://myalgonquin2.algonquincollege.com/articles/algonquin-college-professor-sculpting-for-a-good-cause/ |archive-date=2014-10-29}} </ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Stone Carving Festival |url=https://canadianstonecarvingfestival.com/ |website=canadianstonecarvingfestival.com |access-date=23 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304015408/https://canadianstonecarvingfestival.com/ |archive-date=Mar 4, 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> and the Dr. Who chair for the Ikea & OCRI Pull Up a Chair for Breakfast Campaign, with her daughters, Zoë and Monica.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ocri/4388896022/|title = Where's the Doctor?!|date = 25 February 2010}}</ref> Her work is also sold through her own company, SABL Cartoon Creations.
A play, ''The Devil Is in the Details'', was produced by Flush Ink Productions in 2013, and a stand-alone monologue ''I Am Supergirl'' was produced by Sarasvàti Theatre in the same year. ''I Am Supergirl'' proved to be a popular piece; additional performances were requested by the United Nations Platform Action Committee and the Legal Education and Access Fund for women.

In 2015, Bradford-Lea co-created Shanima Puppet Players, and the group received a 2016 art grant to perform at The Happening in Hintonburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehappeningottawa.ca/2017-park-party|title=Log into Facebook}}</ref>

Bradford-Lea is vice president of the Capital Network of Sculptors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://sculptureottawa.ca/ |website=sculptureottawa.ca |access-date=23 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424231628/https://sculptureottawa.ca/ |archive-date=Apr 24, 2023}}</ref> She also teaches classes and workshops on cartooning, other visual art and drama in various locations in Ottawa,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cca-acc.ca/canterbury/index.php/children-and-youth |title=Children and Youth |accessdate=2014-10-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004809/https://cca-acc.ca/canterbury/index.php/children-and-youth |archivedate=2014-10-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www7.algonquincollege.com/wellness/wellnessWeek2010/Cartooning.html |title=Cartooning |accessdate=2014-10-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116122351/http://algonquincollege.com/wellness/wellnessWeek2010/Cartooning.html |archivedate=2012-11-16 }}</ref> was the Creative Cartooning and Illustration Professor at [[Algonquin College]] from 2009 to 2013, gives talks and writes articles on cartooning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://artsaccolade.ca/2014/09/15/guests-can-make-a-worthwhile-detour-to-meet-artists/|title = Guests can make a worthwhile detour to meet artists &#124; artsaccolade.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.advancinglearning2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/AdvancingLearning2012_ConferenceSchedule.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-10-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029094103/http://www.advancinglearning2012.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/AdvancingLearning2012_ConferenceSchedule.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-29 }}</ref><ref>http://issuu.com/greatrivermedia/docs/kt_favourites_20140515_low Kitchissippi Times, May 15, 2014, p. 21</ref>

==Publications==
*''Caricature-Canadian Editorial Cartoons'' (Linda Leith Publishing) (Cartoon)
*''Mothering Canada: Interdisciplinary Voices'' (Demeter Press) (Cartoons)
*''The Best Contemporary Women's Humor'' (Crossing Press) (Humour pieces)
*''Herstory: The Canadian Women's Calendar, 2004 to 2012'' (Coteau Books) (Cartoons)
*''I Am Supergirl'', stand alone monologue produced by Sarasvàti Productions
*''Helping The Medicine Go Down During Reading Tasks'' Canadian Teacher Magazine (April 2014 issue)[http://www.canadianteachermagazine.com/article_ti_cartooning_and_doodling.html]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Glasbergen, Randy (1996). ''How To Be A Successful Cartoonist''. North Light Books.

==External links==
*{{official website|http://shereebradfordlea.com}}

{{Canadian cartoonists}}

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