BOOKVILLE EXHIBITION
For 2022 Bookville is delighted to bring you a fabulous Bookville exhibition, highlighting the artwork of some of our festival illustrators and giving an insight into the wonderful world of book illustration.
The exhibition is located in the upstairs gallery of the Watergate theatre, Parliament St, Kilkenny and will remain open from 11am to 5pm until Saturday 22nd October. All welcome!
Bring along your Bookville festival book to the exhibition and have a go at the exhibition activities in the centre of the book.
The exhibition is located in the upstairs gallery of the Watergate theatre, Parliament St, Kilkenny and will remain open from 11am to 5pm until Saturday 22nd October. All welcome!
Bring along your Bookville festival book to the exhibition and have a go at the exhibition activities in the centre of the book.
The exhibition features four of the Bookville Festival illustrators:
ALICE COLEMAN
Alice Coleman is a graphic designer and illustrator specialising in book cover design. Her first illustrated children's book, Really Rotten Rhymes written by Gabriel Fitzmaurice, was published in 2020. Based in Cork, Alice works predominantly with publishers in the UK and Ireland.
Alice Coleman is a graphic designer and illustrator specialising in book cover design. Her first illustrated children's book, Really Rotten Rhymes written by Gabriel Fitzmaurice, was published in 2020. Based in Cork, Alice works predominantly with publishers in the UK and Ireland.
PADDY DONNELLY
Paddy Donnelly is a children’s picture book illustrator and author, originally from Ireland and now based in Belgium. With over 14 years experience as an illustrator and designer. He now gets to make a living drawing dinosaurs and his 5 year old self is very happy about this. He works in a variety of styles, and he wishes that Pluto was still a planet.
STEVE DOOGAN
Steve Doogan works in a variety of media and styles. He loves printmaking – etching, linocut and mono prints – and drawing. Portraits are particularly interesting to Steve.
TOM MCLAUGHLIN
Tom McLaughlin is an author illustrator from Devon. He has been a political cartoonist, a animation designer for TV shows, as well as an occasional columnist. He started in the world of children’s publishing by illustrating other people’s books before turning his hand to writing. His books have been nominated for countless awards and have been translated into over 10 different languages. He lives in Exeter with his wife and children and can often be found staring out of a window with a cup of tea.
