Narelle Oliver Explained
Narelle Oliver (1960 - 2016) was an Australian artist, print maker and award-winning children's author-illustrator.
Early life
Narelle Oliver was born on 25 February 1960 and grew up in Toowoomba in south east Queensland.[1]
Career
Oliver majored in design and printmaking while studying for a Bachelor of Education degree.[1] She began her career teaching at the Queensland School for the Deaf.[2]
Oliver was an educator and a committed environmentalist.[3] As an illustrator, Oliver combined linocut, watercolour, pastels, collage and digitally-enhanced photographs in her work. She used many environmental themes drawing on the flora and fauna of Australia.[4]
Oliver's first book, Leaf Tail, was published in 1989.
Works
Honours and awards
- 1996 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award Winner for The Hunt[1]
- 1999 Royal Zoological Society of NSW Whitley Award - Best Book for Older Readers for Sand Swimmers: The Secret Life of Australia's Dead Heart
- 2000 joint winner The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature — Picture Book for Sand Swimmers: The Secret Life of Australia's Dead Heart[1]
- 2007 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books for Home[1]
- 2013 Queensland Literary Awards — Children's Book Award for Don't let a spoonbill in the kitchen[1]
Personal life
Oliver lived in Brisbane with her husband Greg and their children Jessie and Liam.[6] She died on 5 October 2016.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Narelle Oliver. AustLit. 5 October 2016.
- Web site: Narelle Oliver. Lateral Learning. 5 October 2016.
- Web site: Vale Narelle Oliver (1960-2016) - Reading Time. Reading Time. 20 April 2017. 18 October 2016.
- Web site: In Memoriam: Narelle Oliver. Kids Book Review. 20 January 2017.
- Hanzl. Anne. Oliver, Narelle: Fox and fine feathers. Reading Time. 2009. 53. 4. 25. 1.
- Web site: Teachers’ Notes "Home". Scholastic. 5 October 2016.
- Web site: RiP Narelle Oliver. Books+Publishing. 20 January 2017. en-AU.