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Deborah Niland (born 1950) is an Australian artist,〔''Who's Who of Australian Women'', Crown, 2008, 2009〕〔''Artists and Galleries of Australia'', Max Germaine, Lansdowne edition, 1979 onwards〕 well known as a writer and illustrator of children's books.〔''Artists of the Page: Interviews with Children's Book Illustrators'', Sylvia and Kenneth Marantz,, McFarland & Company, USA, 1992〕〔''Who's Who of Australian Children's Writers'', D W Thorpe, Australia, 1992〕 Some of her most popular books include ''Annie's Chair'', ''When The Wind Changed'', ''Mulga Bill's Bicycle'', and ''Chatterbox''. In 2006 she won The Children's Book of the Year – Early Childhood, with her book ''Annie's Chair''.〔(Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year )〕 ==Biography== Niland and her twin sister Kilmeny are the youngest of five children of Australian authors D'Arcy Niland and Ruth Park. Niland was born in Auckland, New Zealand and raised in Sydney, Australia. Niland and Kilmeny attended the Julian Ashton Art School in The Rocks, Sydney. Here they studied drawing and painting, taught in the traditional manner, by J Richard Ashton. Both began their art careers by freelancing. In London, they received illustration work from Transworld and their first full-length picture book ''The Little Goat'' was published in 1971. Niland and Kilmeny worked together on thirteen books. Their best-known collaboration is an illustrated version of ''Mulga Bill's Bicycle'', based on a poem written by A. B. (Banjo) Paterson. This classic picture book was first published in 1973, and has never been out of print. The newest edition is published by HarperCollins Australia. Niland's early career as a book illustrator〔''A History of Australian Children's Book Illustration'', Marcie Muir, Oxford University Press, Australia, 1982〕 involved collaborations with author Ruth Park (''When The Wind Changed'' (1980), ''Roger Bandy'' (1977) and ''The Gigantic Balloon'' (1975)) and author Jean Chapman (''Velvet Paws and Whiskers'' (1979) and ''The Sugar Plum Christmas Book'' (1977)). Recently, Niland has both written and illustrated many children's titles including ''Annie's Chair'' (2005), ''The Big Green Thing'' (2008), and ''Let's Play'' (2007). Throughout her career, Niland has illustrated more than 40 titles. In addition to book illustration,〔''Authors & Illustrators of Australian Children's Books'', Walter McVitty, editor, Hodder & Stoughton, Australia, 1989〕 Niland has been a freelance contributor to ''The Australian Women's Weekly'' for over ten years, providing mainly humorous illustrations for articles and stories. Work for other magazines included ''Cleo'', ''Family Circle'',〔''Family Circle'', Australia, article, Pamela Ruskin, 2 May 1980〕 ''Choice'' and ''Reader's Digest''. When illustrating or painting, Niland uses a variety of materials,〔''The Story Makers'', Margaret Dunkle, editor, Oxford University Press, Australia, 1987〕 including pen and ink, coloured pencil, acrylic paint, water-colour, pencil and digital media. Niland has continued to work in the fine arts, producing paintings for exhibitions and galleries. She has won several prizes, including The Robert le Gay Brereton Prize for Drawing, awarded by the Art Gallery of NSW and the North Sydney Art Prize (Open) 2009. Her work has been acquired by private and public collections. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Deborah Niland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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