Award-Winning Illustrator, Author & Fine Artist; Illustrator of "Wildwood" & "Du Iz Tak?"
Carson Ellis Biography
Carson Ellis is an illustrator, author, and fine artist recognized for her contributions to children's literature and the visual arts. Known for a folk art-inspired style, Ellis draws inspiration from folk art, art history, and mysticism. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Montana, where she began her illustration career designing gig posters before transitioning to book illustration.
Ellis has illustrated a range of children's titles, including the New York Times bestseller "Wildwood," written by Colin Meloy, "The Composer is Dead," written by Lemony Snicket, and "The Mysterious Benedict Society," written by Trenton Lee Stewart. She collaborated with Meloy on the "Wildwood Chronicles," a middle-grade fantasy trilogy featuring her full-color illustrations and published in multiple languages. As both author and illustrator, Ellis published "Home," which was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book. Her picture book "Du Iz Tak?" tells a story in an invented insect language about bugs discovering a plant shoot.
Ellis's work has received several honors, including the Caldecott Honor and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award for "Du Iz Tak?". Slate named "Du Iz Tak?" as one of the 25 greatest picture books of the past 25 years. She has also received two Silver Medals from the Society of Illustrators, two Grammy nominations, the California Young Readers Medal, and the Cinema Unbound Award from the Portland Art Museum.
Ellis serves as illustrator-in-residence for the band The Decemberists, earning Grammy nominations for album art design. Her illustration work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Paris Review, and her fine art has been exhibited in galleries. Her illustrated memoir, "One Week in January," explores the alternative art and music scene in Portland and her journey as an artist. With a career spanning children's books, editorial illustration, fine art, and music, Ellis engages audiences across creative disciplines.
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