GREGORY 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 the public service for many years before teaching himself graphic design and taking up freelance illustration in 1987. GregoryÕs first major illustration commissions were book covers for young adult novels 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 children's picture books. Among these are AUNTIE MARY'S DEAD GOAT by Margaret Card, LEAVING NO FOOTPRINTS by Elaine Forrestal, WAY HOME by Libby Hathorn, RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME by Nigel Gray, TRACKS, LUCY'S BAY and THE RAINBOW by Gary Crew, and more.

In 1995 Gregory won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his illustrations in WAY HOME. He is the first, and to date the only, Australian illustrator ever to have won this prestigious British award. WAY HOME also won a Parents Choice award in the USA and was shortlisted for the ABPA book design awards.

Gregory is a talented musician. He plays the cornetto, recorder and baroque guitar performing music of the 16th and 17th centuries. He is also a keen collector of CDs, antiques, books, and anything that might collect dust.