Matthew Martin is a cartoonist for The Times of London.

From 1990 until 2001 he lived in New York, where he freelanced as an illustrator for magazines and newspapers, principally The New York Times, Time magazine and The Village Voice.

Between 1987 and 2004 he produced 150 T-shirt graphics for the surf wear company Mambo.

From 1981 till 1990 he was a cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and again in 2003. He has produced posters for theatre, music and film and has illustrated nearly thirty books. His work has been exhibited in New York, London, Paris, Prague and Tokyo, and most Australian capitals.

He never sells his cartoon originals and will do a drawing especially for the spaceAID auction.