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Greg Rogers
Illustrator
Gregory Rogers was born in 1957 and lives in Brisbane. He studied fine art at the Queensland College of Art. He worked in media and public relations for the Commonwealth Government as a graphic designer for many years before taking up freelance illustration in 1987.
Gregory’s first major illustration commissions were for University of Queensland Press. He has since illustrated scores of book covers for many publishers and has illustrated a large number of educational and trade childrens’ picture books.
In 1995 Gregory won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his illustrations in Way Home. He is the first Australian illustrator ever to have won this prestigeous British award. Way Home also won a Parents Choice award in the USA and was shortlisted for the ABPA book design awards.
The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard (Allen & Unwin) is the first book Gregory has written and illustrated. It was shortlisted for the 2005 CBCA Book Awards and was selected as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Picture Books in 2005 by the New York Times. The companion book, Midsummer Knight, was published in 2006.
Gregory has taught and lectured in illustration widely in Australia and overseas. He was a lecturer in illustration at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. He was an entrant in the 2002 Archibald Prize. Gregory is also a talented musician, a keen collector of CDs, antiques, books, and anything that might collect dust.
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