Janusz “Mayk” Majewski was born in Warsaw, Poland where
he finished his art studies at the Academy of Fine Art under
supervision of professors J. Mroszczak and H. Tomaszewski.
n 1967 he moved to Malmoe, Sweden to launch a career
as a cartoonist.
Since 1973 Mayk has been employed as political cartoonist
and illustrator at Sydsvenska Dagbladet, the largest newspaper
in the Southern Sweden. In addition to Sydsvenska Dagbladet,
his work is frequently seen in other Swedish newspapers,
such as Affars Varlden, SAF-Tidningen and Tempus.
Outside of Sweden, Mayk’s political cartoons are published
in Helsinki Sanomat, New York Times, Frankfurter Allgemeine
Zeitung, Glos Wielkopolski, Zycie Warszawy, Rzeczpospolita
and Der Spiegel.
One of Mayk’s greatest professional achievements was winning
the 1981 International Cartoon Competition in Knokke-Heist,
Belgium. Since then he has been a permanent member of the
Senior Jury at the Knokke-Heist competitions.