cartoonist and illustrator, was born on 24 September 1962 in south-east England, youngest of six children. She came to Australia for a holiday in 1982, decided to stay, and studied design at Sydney College of the Arts in 1984-88. Ever since she has been working an illustrator, inspired by 'animals, friends, good red wine and Life’. She began drawing her pen, ink and wash 'Homozone’ cartoons for the Sydney Star Observer in 1996. Examples include Mardi Gras 97… Equality for Vegetables 1997; Lesbian Bitches (dogs) 1997; Art Mardi Gras Style (couple looking at range of phalluses … 'it’s so nice to absorb a bit of culture over Mardi gras’) 1997. The last was discussed in Joan Kerr, Artists and Cartoonists in Black and White and exhibited in the 1999 National Trust S.H. Ervin cartoon exhibition. With Jeff Allan, Renvoize spoke in the 'Queertoons’ forum at the S.H Ervin Gallery on 14 February 1999.
Seven of Renvoize’s original cartoons were acquired by the SLNSW in December 1998 via Craig Judd: The dregs of summer published 15 May 1997; Remedial Pool Classes…More Snarl Now Girls published 22 May 1997; Staying Abreast of the Times (3 women labelled 1920s, 1950s and 1990s) published 26 June 1997; PMT [premenstrual tension] Enter at Own Risk (woman with chair in manner of lion tamer entering door thus labelled) c.1997; The Nightmare (naked woman running away from horde of surgical instruments) c.1997; Mardi Gras…/ I come to relieve the monogamy (2 men with 'Mardi Gras’ banner chatting) published 26 February 1998 (exhibited SHE); Familiarity beats contempt published 17 September 1998 (PICMAN). Some are simply signed 'M’.
- Writers:
- Kerr, Joan
- Date written:
- 1996
- Last updated:
- 2007
