Biography
Dieudonné Rakotonomenjanahary, better known under the alias Ndrematoa, has been a professional cartoonist and comic artist since 1978. In addition to several of his own published collections of cartoons, Ndrematoa has published in numerous newspapers, including Atrika, Vaovao, Capricorne, and Le Cri Du Margouillat. Ndrematoa has national fame in Madagascar, his work has been prominently exhibited in the French Institute of Madagascar and the National Library. Part of his national recognition comes from working with the Department of Communication in the 1980s and his continued work with the French Institute of Madagascar. He has twice been elected the best cartoonist of the “Gasy Bulles” comic festival in Madagascar.
News
- Brezault, Alain. “Dieudonné Rakotonomenjanahary (Ndrematoa).” Africultures.
- Vonjy M. “Gasy Bulles 2013: Les Hommages à Ndrematoa Pleuvent!” Newsmada, 18 June, 2013.
- “Bande Dessinée: Un Blues en Cité Merina vu par Ndrematoa.” Le Mauricien, 26 April 2013.
- Daddy R. “Dernière Ligne Droite Pour Gasy Bulles: Ndrematoa, Réélu Meilleur Bédéiste.” Madagascar Tribune, 5 July 2008.
- Miombona, Antsa. “Dessins de Presse: Ndrematoa, Une Exposition Tentante de Ses Oeuvres.” La Gazette de la Grande Ile, 18 June 2013.
- “Rakotonomenjanahary Dieudonné “Ndrematoa,”” Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Madagascar.
- “Tana Blues, du Bédéiste Malgache Ndrematoa.” Touki Montréal, 1 October 2013.
- “Ndrematoa” Youtube interview, 2013.
Books
- Ndrematoa. Tana Blues. Paris: l’Harmattan, 2013.
- Ndrematoa. Soza Le Pêcheur. Jeunes Malgaches, 2007.
- Ndrematoa. Citron. Albert Camus, 2005.