Joanne Fitzgerald | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 16 February 1956
Died | 14 August 2011 55) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged
Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
Language | English |
Genre | Picture book artist, children's literature artist and writer |
Joanne Fitzgerald was a Canadian artist, illustrator and writer. Twice-shortlisted for the Canadian Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration, her book Dr. Kiss Says Yes won the award in 1991.
Fitzgerald was born in Montreal, Quebec, showing promise as an artist from an early age. She studied fine art at Mount Allison University, graduating with a Baccalaureate in Fine Arts in 1977.
Early in her career, Fitzgerald was a staff illustrator at the Royal Ontario Museum. Her subsequent work as a magazine illustrator brought her a following among children's magazine publishers, and drew her into children's textbook illustrations. In turn, she began to illustrate and then write children's books. [1]
Later in life, she returned to fine art, studying and painting at the Art Students League of New York. She was also an early organizer of the Lymphedema Association of Ontario, and served as president and spokesperson in establishing the organization in 2002–2004.
The Joanne Fitzgerald Illustrator in Residence Program was established in 2013 to honour Joanne Fitzgerald and her contributions to children's literature. The award and program are a joint project of the Canadian chapter of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY Canada), the Canadian Urban Libraries Council and participating libraries which have included the Toronto Public Library and the Edmonton Public Library.
The program awards a jury-selected, published Canadian children's book illustrator with a residency at a Canadian urban library each October. The winning Illustrator in Residence leads a program which explains and promotes children's book illustration. Activities include art activities for classes of children, presentations for adults, presentations at nearby high schools and colleges, portfolio reviews for aspiring illustrators, interviews with the press and the display of the illustrator's work in the library. Past winners join experts from the participating library and IBBY Canada as jurists for the following year.
Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 program was cancelled, with no winner chosen. Returning in 2021, the program now leverages emergent technology to provide an online, interactive experience between the illustrator and the adult and children audiences, extending the program's geographic availability.
Year | Winner | Participating Library & Residency Location |
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2013 | Martha Newbigging | Toronto Public Libraries – Northern District Branch |
2014 | Patricia Storms | Toronto Public Libraries – Northern District Branch |
2015 | John Martz [7] | Toronto Public Libraries – Northern District Branch |
2016 | Dianna Bonder | Edmonton Public Library – Stanley A Milner Branch |
2017 | Ashley Barron [8] | Toronto Public Libraries – Northern District Branch |
2018 | Nahid Kazemi [9] | Toronto Public Libraries – Northern District Branch |
2019 | Diego Herrera [10] | Toronto Public Libraries – North York Central Branch |
2020 | 2020 Program cancelled due to COVID | |
2021 | Soyeon Kim [11] | Toronto Public Libraries – In-branch & Virtual |
2022 | Sandra Dumais [12] | Toronto Public Libraries – In-branch & Virtual |
2023 | Carey Sookocheff [13] | Toronto Public Libraries – In-branch & Virtual |
2024 | Chelsea O'Byrne [14] | Toronto Public Libraries – In-branch & Virtual |
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