Education

2004 – BA (Hons) Visual Communication – Illustration, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh

2000 – Diploma in Foundation Studies – Art and Design, Leeds College of Art and Design, Leeds

 
Published Books

2006 – Augustus and His Smile, Little Tiger Press, London

2008 – Harris Finds His Feet, Little Tiger Press, London

2008 – Posy (written by Linda Newbery), Orchard Books, London

2009 – Sylvia and Bird, Little Tiger Press, London

2009 – Ernest, Macmillan Children’s Books, London

2010 – Norris, the Bear Who Shared, Little Tiger Press, London

2010 – Iris and Isaac, Little Tiger Press, London

2011 – Solomon Crocodile, Macmillan Children’s Books, London

2011 – The Tales of Olga da Polga (written by Michael Bond), Oxford University Press, Oxford

— One Happy Tiger, Little Tiger Press, London

— Abigail, Tiger Tales, London

 
Selected Awards

2014 – CPNB Picture Book of the Year (for Solomon Crocodile), CPNB, Netherlands

2012 – UKLA Children’s Book Award (for Iris and Isaac), UK Literacy Association, United Kingdom

2009 – Kate Greenaway Medal (for Harris Finds His Feet), CILIP, United Kingdom

2007 – Dundee City of Discovery Picture Book Award (Shortlisted), Dundee

2007 – Norfolk Libraries Children’s Book Award (Shortlisted), Norfolk

2007 – Read It Again! Cambridgeshire Children’s Book Award (Shortlisted), Cambridgeshire

2007 – Royal Mail Scottish Children’s Book Awards 0–7 Category (Shortlisted), Scotland

2006 – Kate Greenaway Medal (Shortlisted), CILIP, United Kingdom

2006 – Best New Illustrator, Booktrust Early Years Awards, United Kingdom

2006 – V&A Illustration Awards (Shortlisted), Victoria and Albert Museum, London

2006 – Child Magazine Best Children’s Book Awards (Shortlisted)

2004 – The Andrew Grant Degree Show Award, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh

2004 – The Macmillan Prize for Children’s Picture Book Illustration (Runner-up)

2000 – The J Sainsbury Award for A-Level Art, United Kingdom

 
Selected Exhibitions

2022 – What It’s Like To Be a Bird, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford

2022 – The Dog Show, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford

2021 – Deck the Walls, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford

2021 – Melting Pot Exhibition, The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright

2020 – Lockdown Window Exhibition, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford

2020 – Exhibition, Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld

2019 – Exhibition, Will’s Art Warehouse, London

2019 – Sea Salt Breeze & Floral Infusion, Sproson Gallery, St Andrews

2019 – Drawing Europe Together, The Twelve Star Gallery (European Commission), London

2019 – Printmakers Exhibition, The Flat Cat Gallery, Lauder, Scotland

2018 – Guiding Stars, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford

2018 – The Garden, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford

2016 – Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition, Gallery Twenty-Two, Bristol

2015 – As The Nights Draw In, The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright

2015 – Exhibition, Mulberry Tree Gallery, Swanage, Dorset

2015 – Spring Show, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford

2015 – Group Exhibition, Moy Mackay Gallery, Peebles

2015 – Exhibition, The Flat Cat Gallery, Lauder

2015 – Exhibition, Baxters Gallery, Dartmouth

2015 – Exhibition, Zillah Bell Gallery, North Yorkshire

2015 – Prickles, Fur and Feathers, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford

2014 – Exhibition, The Market Place Gallery, Olney, Buckinghamshire

2014 – Exhibition, Cut the Mustard Gallery, Langholm

2014 – Exhibition, Moy Mackay Gallery, Peebles

2014 – Exhibition, The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright

2014 – Featured Artist Exhibition, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle

2014 – Exhibition, Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh

2010 – Exhibition, The Flat Cat Gallery, Scottish Borders

2010 – Sylvia and Friends, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

2008 – All Creatures Great, The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright

2008 – The Best New Illustrators, The Illustration Cupboard, London

2008 – Wild, Will’s Art Warehouse, London