Kelly Murphy is an award-winning illustrator and animator working predominantly with traditional and mixed media. Born and raised in southeastern Massachusetts, USA, she studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. Since earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1999, Kelly has been actively freelancing across the various fields of editorial illustration, picture books and poster illustration as well as character design for both the film and toy industry.
An accomplished children's book author and illustrator, Kelly's books have been published by worldwide leading publishing houses, her twelfth picture book already due to be available in early 2011.
Kelly's work has been featured in curated shows, gallery exhibitions and international magazines specialized in illustration, notably winning recognition from The Society of Illustrators, 3x3 Magazine and American Illustration.
On the side of these numerous and versatile creative achievements, she has been engaging in a lasting involvement with art and has been a member of the illustration faculty at the Montserrat College of Art in Massachusetts, USA since 2002, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design since Fall 2008 and the Rhode Island School of Design since Spring of 2009.
Kelly is the co-founder and creative director of Shybird™ Studios, which showcases her collaborative work with french illustrator and animator Antoine Revoy.
An accomplished children's book author and illustrator, Kelly's books have been published by worldwide leading publishing houses, her twelfth picture book already due to be available in early 2011.
Kelly's work has been featured in curated shows, gallery exhibitions and international magazines specialized in illustration, notably winning recognition from The Society of Illustrators, 3x3 Magazine and American Illustration.
On the side of these numerous and versatile creative achievements, she has been engaging in a lasting involvement with art and has been a member of the illustration faculty at the Montserrat College of Art in Massachusetts, USA since 2002, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design since Fall 2008 and the Rhode Island School of Design since Spring of 2009.
Kelly is the co-founder and creative director of Shybird™ Studios, which showcases her collaborative work with french illustrator and animator Antoine Revoy.
Awards and Honors
2009E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers
Masterpiece (Henry Holt)
2008
Original Art Show - Society of Illustrators
Hush, Little Dragon (Abrams Books for Young Readers)
2008 Storytelling Award
Fiona's Luck (Charlesbridge Publishing)
2005
"Growing Good Kids--Excellence in Children's Literature" Book Award
The American Horticultural Society
A Place To Grow (Bloom & Grow Books)
1999
The Society of Illustrators Annual Scholarship Competition
Select Client List
Abrams Books, USABattat Toys, Canada
Cricket Magazine, USA
Candlewick press, USA
Charlesbridge Publishing, USA
Dial Books, USA
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, USA
Galison, USA
Harcourt Brace, USA
HarperCollins, USA
Henry Holt & Co., USA
Houghton Mifflin, USA
Ladybug Magazine, USA
Lafayette College, USA
Learning Media Ltd., New Zealand
Mudpuppy Press, USA
New Moon Publishing, USA
Providence Journal, USA
Peaceable Kingdom Press, USA
Simon and Schuster, USA
Shakespeare on the Sound, USA
Usborne Publishing, UK
UTNE Reader, USA
Teaching
Montserrat College of Art, MA, USAMassachusetts College of Art and Design, MA, USA
Rhode Island School of Design, RI, USA
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