John Shelley (illustrator)
| John Shelley | |
|---|---|
 British Illustrator John Shelley | |
| Born |
28 June 1959 Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Nationality | British (Anglo-Welsh) |
| Known for | Illustration, Children's literature |
| Website | http://www.jshelley.com |
John Shelley (ジョン・シェリー） is an award winning British-born illustrator, particularly noted for his work in Japan.
Career
John Shelley (born June 28, 1959) grew up in Sutton Coldfield before studying illustration at Bournville School of Art and Manchester Polytechnic under Tony Ross. His first children's trade picture book The Secret in the Matchbox published by André Deutsch and Farrar, Straus and Giroux was shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award in the UK and won a Parents' Choice Award in the US in 1989.
From 1987-2008, he lived in Tokyo, rising to prominence following a series of posters for Parco, the fashion retail chain of Seibu Department Stores, and animated TV commercials for Mitsubishi Estate Co.in the early 1990s. He received a Dentsu Ad Award for a Suntory Whisky newspaper ad in 1991, and a Nikkei Environmental Ad Award in 1993.[1] From 2000-2007, he was Vice Chairman of the International Committee of the Japan Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA).[2]
Children's Books
Since his first book commission, Jeremy Strong's Fatbag (1983), he's illustrated titles for publishers in the UK, Japan and the USA. He's a former Board member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
In 2002 the comic character "Brat" was launched, appearing in Japan on apparel, collectors figurines and a web comic.[3][4] Shelley returned to the UK in 2008 following the death of his wife, and currently lives in Norfolk.[5]
Sources & Refs
FEN Guide November 1991
Mainichi Shimbun Face No.330 2004
Icon Magazine September 2004
The Communicator February 2002
References
- ↑ http://jshelley.com/
- ↑ http://www.jagda.org
- ↑ http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/468/interview.asp
- ↑ Icon Magazine September 2004
- ↑ Featured Illustrator - John Shelley,Words and Pictures,7 November 2014
Bibliography
- 1982 Fatbag author: Jeremy Strong (A & C Black, UK)
- 1983 Get Lavinia Goodbody author: Roger Collinson (Andersen Press, UK)
- 1984 A Canoe in the Mist author: Elsie Locke (Jonathan Cape, UK)
- 1985 Night Eyes author: Peter Ward (Crystal Clear, UK)
- 1986 Japanese Vegetarian Cookery author: Lesley Downer (Jonathan Cape, UK)
- 1989 The Secret in the Matchbox author: Val Willis (Andre Deutsch UK / Farrar Straus & Giroux US)
- 1989 Santa ni Yoroshiku author: John Shelley (Parco Shuppan, Japan)
- 1990 The Surprise in the Wardrobe author: Val Willis (Scholastic UK / Farrar Straus & Giroux US)
- 1990 Peer Gynt author: Henrik Ibsen (condensed adaptation by Hiroshi Kawasaki) (Hyoronsha, Japan)
- 1991 The Mystery in the Bottle author: Val Willis (Scholastic UK / Farrar Straus & Giroux US)
- 1991 Ju -ni no Tsukitachi (The Month Brothers) trans: Sho Suzuki (Miki House, Japan)
- 1994 A Father's Diary author: Fraser Harrison (Media Factory, Japan)
- 1994 Shikake E-Hon series (3 volumes) author: John Shelley (Hikari no Kuni, Japan)
- 1995 Hoppy no Atarashii Uchi (Hoppy's New House) author: John Shelley (Fukuinkan Shoten, Japan)
- 1996 Cinderella trad., adapted by Misako Nakamura (Hikari no Kuni, Japan)
- 1999 Maho no Kasa (The Magic Umberella) author: Rose Fyleman (Fukuinkan Shoten, Japan)
- 2002 King Smelly Feet author: Hiawyn Oram (Andersen Press, UK / Uitgeverij Sjaloom, Netherlands)
- 2002 Tinpot Tales author: John Shelley (Artbox, Japan)
- 2003 Hawaiian Big Daddy author: Banbis Snowflower (Nikkei BP, Japan)
- 2004 MVP author: Douglas Evans (Front Street, US)
- 2004 The Deptford Mice (3 volumes) author: Robin Jarvis (Hayakawa Shobo, Japan)
- 2005 Anata no Shiranai Andersen series (4 volumes) author: Hans Christian Andersen (Hyoronsha, Japan)
- 2005 Sekai Isshu Ohanashi no Ryo (Stories from Around the World) Ed. Linda Jennings, Trans. Rika Nogi (PHP, Japan)
- 2005 Bella Baxter series (4 volumes) author: Jane B. Mason / Sarah Hines Stephens (Aladdin, US)
- 2005 I Wish I Could be a Ballerina author: Rosie McCormick (Inky Press, UK/ Backpack Books, US)
- 2005 Mighty Mike author: Pascal-Auban Scher (Aeon, Japan)
- 2006 Charlie Bone Children of the Red King Series (5 volumes) author: Jenny Nimmo (Tokuma Shoten, Japan)
- 2006 The Magic Train Ride author: Pascal-Auban Scher (Aeon, Japan)
- 2007 The Boat in the Tree author: Tim Wynne-Jones (Front Street, US)
- 2007 The Elves and the Shoemaker author: Brothers Grimm (Fukuinkan Shoten, Japan)
- 2008 The House of the World author: John Shelley (Benesse, Japan)
- 2008 Zipper-kun to Chaku no Maho author: Machiko Hayakawa (Rironsha, Japan)
- 2009 Family Reminders author: Julie Danneberg (Charlesbridge, US)
- 2010 Nasty author: Michael Rosen (Barn Owl, UK)
- 2010 Outside-In author: Clare Smallman (Frances Lincoln, UK)
- 2012 Jack to Mame no Ki (Jack and the Beanstalk) author: John Shelley (Fukuinkan Shoten, Japan)
- 2012 Halloween Forest author: Marion Dane Bauer (Holiday House, US)
- 2013 Ishi no Kyojin author: Jane Sutcliffe (Komine Shoten, Japan)
- 2014 Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and How He Came To Be author: Jane Sutcliffe (Charlesbridge, US)
- 2015 Crinkle, Crackle, Crack author: Marion Dane Bauer (Holiday House, US)
- 2016 Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk author: Jane Sutcliffe (Charlesbridge, US)
- 2016 Yozora o Miageyo author: Yuriko Matsumura (Fukuinkan Shoten, Japan)
External links
- http://www.charlesbridge.com/pages/john-shelley
- http://www.jshelley.com
- http://www.wordsandpics.org/2014/11/featured-illustrator-john-shelley.html
- https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2015/10/17/illustrator-saturday-john-shelley/