Ian Penney
Artist Statement
Ian Penney was born in Bromley, Kent in 1960. He studied illustration in Brighton and Manchester, graduating in 1984.
For more than 20 years he worked as a freelance illustrator mainly in children’s publishing. Creating titles such as The National Trust Book of Nursery Rhymes, A Noteworthy Tale and A Shop Full of Kittens, which he both wrote and illustrated.
Ian is now focusing on his work as a paper-cut artist, creating works which mirror his fascination with pattern, composition and the graphic image. These paper-cuts deal with the ephemeral, whimsical and beautiful, through imagery reflecting the natural world and our human interaction with it.
For more than 20 years he worked as a freelance illustrator mainly in children’s publishing. Creating titles such as The National Trust Book of Nursery Rhymes, A Noteworthy Tale and A Shop Full of Kittens, which he both wrote and illustrated.
Ian is now focusing on his work as a paper-cut artist, creating works which mirror his fascination with pattern, composition and the graphic image. These paper-cuts deal with the ephemeral, whimsical and beautiful, through imagery reflecting the natural world and our human interaction with it.