Jenny Cooper (illustrator)

Jennifer Cooper (born 11 June 1961) is a New Zealand book illustrator.^[1][2][3]

Jenny Cooper

Biography

Cooper was born and grew up in Wellington. She studied graphic design at Christchurch Polytechnic and her first job after graduation was at Canterbury Museum. In 1998 she began working as a freelance illustrator, drawing for junior fiction and educational books.^{[citation needed]}

Cooper spent three years living in Samoa and was a high school teacher there. Her art style ranges from realistic, photograph-based illustrations to cartoons.^[1]

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Publication	Notes
2015	Arts Foundation Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award		[4]
2015	Storylines Notable Book Award	A Treasury of New Zealand Poems for Children	[1]
2015	New Zealand Book Award for Children and Young Adults – Picture Book Category	Jim's Letters	[5]
2015	Storylines Notable Book Award	Jim's Letters	[5]
2011	Storylines Notable Book Award	Ria the Reckless Wrybill	[5]
2008	Storylines Notable Book Awards	Illustrated Myths and Legends of the Pacific	[5]
		The Mad Tadpole Adventure	[5]
2003	Storylines Notable Book Award	Duck Walk	[5]
2002	Storylines Notable Book Award	The Great Pavlova Cover-up	[5]
2000	Storylines Notable Book Award	The Wooden Fish with Tim Tipene	[5]
1998	New Zealand Post Student Stamp Design		[1]
1988	Telecom New Zealand White Pages Art Award		[1]

References

1. "| Read NZ". www.read-nz.org. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
2. "Interview with Jenny Cooper". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
3. "Jenny Cooper". Sunshine Books New Zealand. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
4. "Jenny Cooper | Arts Foundation Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award". Arts Foundation. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
5. "Jenny Cooper". www.penguin.co.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2022.