Vanessa Cabban

BA Hons MA (RCA)

I have been working as a children’s book illustrator since 1997, with Walker Books and Orchard Books. Having established myself as an illustrator, I am now able to devote more time to developing my paintings and sculpture.

For more about my other projects, visit my blog “Do you mind if I knit”

Education

1994-1996   MA - Royal College of Art

1990-1993   BA Hons - 1st Class - Brighton University

Exhibitions

2011         Gymnasium Gallery, Berwick upon Tweed

2011         Society of Scottish Artists, RSA, Edinburgh

2011         Gallery No.25, Berwick upon Tweed

2011         Coldstream Gallery, Coldstream

2011         Gallery No.4,  Coldingham

2010         Gymnasium Gallery, Berwick upon Tweed

2010         Craft House Gallery, Coldstream

2009         Images of Delight, Foyles, London

2008         Open Exhibition, Gymnasium Gallery, Berwick-upon-Tweed

2008         Marjoribanks Gallery, Coldstream

2008         Images of Delight, Foyles, London

1997         Exhibition of European Illustration, Hull

1996         Cottons Centre, London. Group Show

1996         Royal College of Art, London.  Degree Show

1996         Royal College of Art, London.  Folio Society Exhibition

1995         Royal College of Art, London.  Folio Society Exhibition

1993         The Mall Galleries, London.  Degree Show

1992         Sallis Benny Theatre, Brighton.  Degree Show

1991         Maze Gallery, Brighton

1991         Hove Museum, Sussex.  Travel Award Exhibition

Awards

2011          Overall winner Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2011 for ‘the Pigs Knickers’

2011          Picture book category winner Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2011 for ‘the Pigs Knickers’

2006          An Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award Winner for ‘Dear Father Christmas’

2004          Shortlisted for the Red House Children’s Book Award for ‘Dear Tooth Fairy’

2003          Sheffield Children's Book Award 2003 (Picture Book Category) for the Magic Donkey Ride

2003          An Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award Winner for ‘Down in the Woods at Sleepytime’

2003          A Washington State Book Award Winner for ‘Down in the Woods at Sleepytime’

2003          Kiekeboekprijs Best Toddler Book in the Netherlands for ‘Bringing Down the Moon’

2000         Winner of the Prix Chronos (France) for ‘Little Bears Grandad’

2000          Federation of Children’s Book Groups Best Books of the Year (UK) for ‘Little Bears Grandad’

Complete list of my illustrated books

A Secret Worth Sharing (Walker Books 2011)

The Pigs Knickers (Walker Books 2010)

Dear Father Christmas Get Well Soon (Walker Books 2009)

The Best Gift of All (Walker Books 2008)

Diary of a Tooth Fairy (Walker Books 2008)

Dear Mermaid (Walker Books 2007)

Diamond in the Snow (Walker Books 2006)

When Wishing Comes True (Orchard Books 2006)

Dear Father Christmas (Walker Books 2005)

No Place Like Home (Walker Books 2005)

Best Daddy in all the World (Orchard Books 2005)

The Nutty Nut Chase (Little Tiger Press 2004)

Cassie and the Kiss Soldier (Orchard Books 2004)

Gooseberry Goose (Little Tiger Press 2003)

Dear Tooth Fairy (Walker Books 2003)

The Magic Donkey Ride (Orchard Books 2002)

Heavens Having You (Orchard Books 2002)

Where There’s a Bear There’s Trouble (Little Tiger Press 2002)

Bringing Down the Moon (Walker Books 2001)

There’s a House Inside My Mummy (Orchard Books 2001)

Down in the Woods at Sleepytime (Walker Books 2000)

Little Bears Grandad (Little Tiger Press 2000)

How to Be a Happy Hippo (Little Tiger Press 1999)

Love is a Handful of Honey (Orchard Books 1999)

Bertie and Small and the Fast Bike Ride (Walker Books 1999)

Bertie and Small and the Brave Sea Journey (Walker Books 1999)

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