Contact
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Agent
Steven Malk
smalk@writershouse.com
USA: 858.678.8767
www.writershouse.com
Publications
| Feb 2020 | Dandelion’s Dream Candlewick Press, MA Walker Books, London, UK |
| Feb 2017 | Princessland by Emily Jenkins Farrar, Straus and Giroux, NY |
| Mar 2014 | STEW magazine cover, London UK |
| Jan 2014 | Ohelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Knopf Books for Young Readers (Random House), NY |
| Sept 2013 | The Witch’s Curse by Keith McGowanHenry Holt and Company, NY |
| Aug 2013 | Tiny Pencil magazine first issue, London UK |
| Aug 2013 | Blanket & Bear, a Remarkable Pair by L.J.R. Kelly Putnam Juvenile (Penguin), NY |
| Apr 2013 | Tiny Pencil magazine first issue, London UK |
| Oct 2012 | Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh by R. L. LaFevers Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, MA |
| Mar 2012 | Svensk Bokhande magazine cover, Stockholm Sweden |
| Aug 2011 | One Moon, Two Cats by Laura Godwin Atheneum Books for young Readers (Simon and Schuster) NY |
| Apr 2011 | Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus by R. L. LaFevers Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, MA |
| Mar 2011 | Suddenly in the Depths of the Forest by Amos Oz Houton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA |
| Sep 2009 | The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA |
| Sep 2009 | The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan Henry Holt and Company, NY |
| Feb 2009 | Sparrow Girl Book Illustration, by Sara Pennypacker Hyperion Books for Children, NY |
| Aug 2008 | Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, MA |
| Jul 2007 | dpi magazine, interview Taipei, Taiwan |
| Jun 2007 | Venus Magazine, interview |
| Mar 2007 | Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, MA |
| Mar 2007 | The Curvy Book from “Yen” Magazine, interview Australia |
| Jul 2006 | Los Angeles Times Newspaper, editorial illustration |
| Jun 2006 | Flight 3 Magazine, Random House, Inc. |
| Sep 2005 | Neomu Magazine Australia |
Shows
| Nov 2012 | Auguste Clown gallery group show, Melbourne, AU http//www.augusteclown.com |
| Oct 2011 | La Luz de Jesus gallery “La Luz de Jesus 25” group show, Los Angeles, CA http://laluzdejesus.com/ |
| May 2011 | Mondo Bizzarro Gallery “The New Lost Generation” group show, Rome, Italy http://www.mondobizzarrogallery.com |
| May 2011 | CAFEAND gallery “Animators VS Earthquakes” group show, London UK http://www.animatorsvsearthquakes.blogspot.com |
| Jul 2009 | Ann Nathan gallery “Circle and Oval” show, Chicago, IL http://www.annnathangallery.com/ |
| Nov 2009 | David B Smith Gallery 3 person show, Denver, CO http://www.davidbsmithgallery.com/ |
| Oct 2009 | Mondo Bizzarro Gallery “NATURAL BEAUTY Pop Surrealism from USA” Group show, Rome, Italy http://www.mondobizzarro.net/gallery/index.php |
| Mar 2008 | Billy Shire Fine Arts 3 person show, Los Angeles, CA http://www.billyshirefinearts.com/ |
| Feb 2008 | Limited Addiction Gallery ” Anniversary group Show, Denver, CO http://www.limitedaddictiongallery.com |
| Apr 2007 | Bologna Book Fair Bologna, Italy |
| Mar 2007 | Hemphill Fine Arts “TUG OF WAR” group show, Washington D.C. http://www.hemphillfinearts.com/ |
| Sep 2006 | Billy Shire Fine Arts “Young Blood” group show, Los Angeles, CA http://www.billyshirefinearts.com/ |
| Aug 2006 | Renowned Gallery “New Expressions in Fine Art Printmaking” group show, Portland, OR |
| Jan 2006 | “Drawn to Expression” group show, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA Feb 12 ~ Apr 23 www.artcenter.edu/williamson |
| Dec 2005 | Ann Nathan Gallery “Thoughts” show, Chicago, IL http://www.annnathangallery.com/ |
| Dec 2005 | Santa Ana College Retrospective Show, Santa Ana, CA http://ext.sac.edu/academic_progs/art/events/#Santora |
| Nov 2005 | “Narration and Marketing: Contemporary Illustration National Group Exhibition” at Bradley University, Peoria, IL Nov 3 – Dec 3 http://slane.bradley.edu/art/exhibition_04-05.html |
| Apr 2005 | “SI – LA, Illustration West 43 Show” at Froden Gallery, Los Angeles, CA http://www.frodengallery.org/ |
| Mar 2005 | “The Bird House Show” at The Drawing Club, Los Angeles, CA http://www.thedrawingclub.com/ |
| Mar 2005 | SYM-BOOK-SIS Project Show Tokyo, Japan http://www.nadiff.com/ |
| Jan 2005 | Ann Nathan Gallery group show Chicago, IL http://www.annnathangallery.com/ |
| May 2004 | Art Chicago Chicago, IL |
| Apr 2004 | Bologna Book Fair Bologna, Italy |
| Mar 2004 | Motel Gallery group show Portland, OR |
| Feb 2004 | Society of Illustrators 46th Annual Exhibition New York, NY |
| Dec 2003 | Ann Nathan Gallery group show Chicago, IL |
| Jan 2003 | GlobeART Gallery group show Rouen, France |
Awards
| Apr 2014 | 3×3 Magazine annual |
| Apr 2013 | SCBWI annual illustration showcase |
| Apr 2009 | 3×3 Magazine annual |
| Apr 2007 | Bologna Book Fair, Italy |
| Sep 2004 | The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Illustration West 43 Gold Award in the Student Category |
| Jul 2004 | Communication Arts, Illustration Annual |
| Jun 2004 | Applied Arts Magazine, Canada |
| Apr 2004 | Bologna Book Fair, Italy |
| Dec 2003 | New York Society of Illustrators, Sequential Category |
| Nov 2003 | SCWBI Illustration Day, Book Cover Art Contest 1st Place |
| 2002-2004 | Art Center College of Design Scholarship (Art Center 100) |
| Apr 2001 | Orange County Fine Arts Scholarship, CA |
| Apr 2001 | Fred and Barbara Meiers Memorial Award |
Education
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA: BFA in Illustration, with distinction
Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan: BA in Law
