title: Craig McKay (cartoonist)
text: # Craig McKay (cartoonist)
  
  Craig McKay (born 1966) is an American cartoonist who has done freelance cartooning and illustration for numerous of firms.
  
  ## Biography
  
  McKay was born in Ohio in 1966 but was raised in Indiana. He attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating with a B.F.A. in 1989. Working as a freelancer since 1990, McKay received the National Cartoonist Society Advertising and Illustration Award in 1999, 2000, and 2008. He and his wife live in Cincinnati.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * National Cartoonist Society Division Award for Advertising and Illustration
     * 1999 – for his illustration of A Christmas Carol for the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
     * 2000 – for his packaging illustrations and character designs for "X-treme Petz," a line of toys
     * 2008
  