• Serena Geddes

    • Artist
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops
    Home state:
    New South Wales (NSW)
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    Spending most of her childhood watching Saturday morning cartoons, Serena was destined to spend her adult days hunched over a light box, scribbling illustrations for picture books and working for a mouse in trousers. She spent six years working for Walt Disney Studios in Sydney before diving head first into . . .

  • Marjory Gardner

    • Artist
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age, Secondary age, Tertiary age
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops, Presentations
    Home state:
    Victoria (VIC)
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    Marjory’s artwork has appeared in trade and educational books within Australia and internationally, as well as in magazines and greeting cards. TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS Marjory’s presentations and workshops to your school, library or festival will excite, delight and inspire. She can tailor her presentation to any age group, prep to . . .

  • Den Scheer

    • Artist
    • Author
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Tertiary age
    Format:
    Workshops
    Home state:
    Western Australia (WA)
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    Den L. Scheer grew up on an isolated farm near Grass Patch, WA, before moving to Northam when she was 8 years old. Graduating from St Hildas ASG in 2010, she now studies Fine Art at Curtin University. Her works of writing have been published since 2008, and from 2008-2010 she won several . . .

  • Frané Lessac

    • Artist
    • Author
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age, Secondary age, Tertiary age
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops
    Home state:
    Western Australia (WA)
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    Frané Lessac has over 40 award children's books published throughout the world.

  • Gabriel Evans

    • Artist
    • Author
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age, Secondary age
    Format:
    Workshops
    Home state:
    Western Australia (WA)
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    Gabriel is an illustrator of over fifteen books. He recently added author to his title with the new series Woodland Whiskers. Working in a diverse range of styles, he creates whimsical paintings for books and gallery artwork. talks and workshops Gabriel’s workshops are interactive and energetic. Students gain insight into the . . .

  • Claire Richards

    • Animator
    • Artist
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops, Presentations
    Home state:
    South Australia (SA)
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    Claire is a young cartoonist and illustrator. She has illustrated half a dozen picture books for young children, including Goldilocks and the Three Koalas. She has also illustrated A Little Bit by Peter and Christine Maniaty, which was a CBCA Notable Book. She works mostly in watercolour but also plays with digital art, animation . . .

  • Lesley Vamos

    • Animator
    • Artist
    • Graphic novelist
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age, Secondary age, Adults, Tertiary age
    Format:
    Workshops
    Home state:
    New South Wales (NSW)
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    Lesley studied at the College of Fine Arts, UNSW, receiving a Distinction in the Bachelor of Digital Media with Honours in Animation. She spent the next year in LA getting experience and is now working as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, spending time both here and abroad to ensure . . .

  • Lewis Morley

    • Animator
    • Artist
    • Graphic novelist
    • Storyteller
    Audience:
    Secondary age, Tertiary age
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops
    Home state:
    New South Wales (NSW)
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    Lewis lectures on design and character creation for tertiary and high school students.

  • Stephen Axelsen

    • Artist
    • Author
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age
    Format:
    Workshops, Presentations
    Home state:
    New South Wales (NSW)
    Comments Off on Stephen Axelsen

    Stephen Axelsen, while studying sociology at university, taught himself to draw and has been writing and illustrating humorous works for children since 1975. Stephen has illustrated many books including a graphic novel, The Mostly True Story of Matthew and Trim. He wrote and illustrated the Piccolo and Annabelle series of novels, which were shortlisted . . .

  • Marc McBride

    • Artist
    • Graphic novelist
    • Illustrator
    Audience:
    Primary age
    Format:
    Talks, Workshops, Presentations
    Home state:
    Victoria (VIC)
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    Marc McBride has illustrated many books including the hugely successful Deltora Quest and Quentaris series, The Deltora Book of Monsters, Old Ridley, Journey From The Centre Of The Earth and Tales of Deltora.

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