Narelle Oliver

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Narelle Oliver (1960 - 2016) was an Australian artist, print maker and award-winning children's author-illustrator.

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Early life

Narelle Oliver was born on 25 February 1960 and grew up in Toowoomba in south east Queensland. [1]

Career

Oliver majored in design and printmaking while studying for a Bachelor of Education degree. [1] She began her career teaching at the Queensland School for the Deaf. [2]

Oliver was an educator and a committed environmentalist. [3] As an illustrator, Oliver combined linocut, watercolour, pastels, collage and digitally-enhanced photographs in her work. She used many environmental themes drawing on the flora and fauna of Australia. [4]

Oliver's first book, Leaf Tail, was published in 1989. [5]

Works

Honours and awards

Personal life

Oliver lived in Brisbane with her husband Greg and their children Jessie and Liam. [7] She died on 5 October 2016. [8]

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  6. (2009). "Oliver, Narelle: Fox and fine feathers". Reading Time. 53 (4): 25.
  7. "Teachers' Notes "Home"" (PDF). Scholastic. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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