Dr Bronwyn Bancroft receiving her award with Anthony Cutler
Beautiful award certificate art by Donna Rawlins
Photo by Gail Erskin
Bronwyn Bancroft has illustrated and/or written 48 books. Bronwyn illustrated her first children's book, The Fat and Juice Place (written by Diana Kidd) in 1992.
Bronwyn Bancroft was the Australian Finalist for the Ezra Jack Keats Award for Excellence in Children's Book Illustration in 1994. In 2010 Bronwyn received the Dromkeen Medal for her contribution to Australian Literature and in 2016 was the Australian Finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award nominated by
IBBY Australia (Illustrator). Bronwyn was also nominated for the 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the largest international children's literature award in the world. (
information source Bronwyn Bancroft)
Bronwyn has written 48 books with another about to be released - written with her daughter. You can see them
here.
You can see an
exhibition of her work at the State Library of NSW. Here is the entry about Bronwyn Bancroft in
Wikipedia which includes a list of art galleries which hold her work. You can also see her glorious art at
Royal North Shore Hospital here in Sydney. Bronwyn has a Diploma of Visual Arts; two Masters degrees from the University of Sydney, one in Studio Practice and the other in Visual Art; and she is a PhD from the University of Sydney.
W is for Wombat (star review): Boldly outlined figures with intricate interior patterns rendered in high-contrast bright colors are a feast for the eyes.
Big Rain Coming: A spare text pushes the illustrations to the fore; under blazing sun or towering gray clouds the all-black silhouettes of lizards and children skitter across bare ground, drawn in undulating lines that echo those of the jeweled Rainbow Serpent gliding along beneath.
Dreamtime: A painter and textile designer who combines the conventions of traditional Aboriginal art (humans and animals shown as outlined silhouettes, backgrounds filled with patterns of lines, circles, or dots) with a lushly contemporary palette (aqua, lime, coral, lavender, and peach). Verbally and visually, a rich experience.
Possum and Wattle: Reminiscent of wood-block illustrations and filled with vibrant color and flowing dots, each simple image offers much for children to examine and appreciate.
About the Lady Cutler Award
The Lady Cutler Award is a bi-ennial award, administered by the CBCA NSW Branch, for Distinguished Service to Children’s Literature. It commemorates the contribution to the Children’s Book Council NSW Branch by Lady Helen Cutler, its first patron, accepting the appointment in 1966, when her husband Sir Roden Cutler became Governor of New South Wales. Lady Cutler continued as Patron of the CBCA NSW Branch until her death in 1990. Lady Cutler saw her role as one of service to the community. She recognised the needs of children and encouraged CBCA NSW Branch members to advance the cause of children’s literature throughout the state. While many have made a significant contribution in this area, their work was often unrecognised, so, in 1981 the CBCA NSW Branch, headed by then President, Eddie Coffey inaugurated the Lady Cutler Award, with sponsorship from Hodder & Stoughton. From 2012 the award came full circle with Eddie Coffey giving the Cameo prize in the name of his company, Peribo
Previous Lady Cutler Award winners:
Lady Cutler award recipients
Paul Macdonald, Donna Rawlins, Margaret Wild, Eddy Coffey (Sponsor), Gail Erskine,
Libby Gleeson, Bronwyn Bancroft, Robyn Ewing, Vivienne Nicoll-Hatton,
Karen Jameyson, Susanne Gervay, Ernie Tucker, and Sarah Foster.
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