Ian Penney
Curriculum Vitae
Born 1960 Bromley Kent.
- Attended state schools in Bromley.
Art Education
- Foundation Ravensbourne College of Art and Design 1979/1980
- BA Illustration Brighton Polytechnic 1980/1983 gaining 2:1 Honours Degree
- MA Illustration Manchester Polytechnic 1983/1984 gaining Distinction
Teaching
Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design
1988 to 1990: HND Graphic design/Illustration Part time tutor
Btec Graphic Design/Illustration Part time tutor
Kent Institute of Art and Design
1990 to1995: HND Graphic Design/Illustration Part time tutor
Beckley Primary School East Sussex
2000: to present Teaching Art to year 5/6
2003 to 2004: Teaching assistant year 5/6
Thomas Peacocke Community College East Sussex
2005 to 2007: Home tutor to student with special needs
2004 to present: Numerous visits to Primary and Secondary schools to talk about my working practice and set projects for students.
Books Published
Blueprint for a Green Planet . Text John Seymour.
pub. Dorling Kindersley 1987 ISBN 0-86318-178-3
The Sonnets William Shakespeare.
pub. Barrie & Jenkins 1988 ISBN 0-7126-1668-3
Under the Sun and Over the Moon . Verse Kevin Crosley-Holland.
pub. Orchard Books 1989 ISBN 1-85213-1144
US edition pub. Putnam
A shop full of Kittens. Text Ian Penney.
pub. Orchard Books 1990 ISBN 1-85313 202-7
US edition pub. Putnam
Dutch edition pub. Uitgeverij C. de Vries-Brouwers
Canadian edition pub. Doubleday
French edition pub. Albin Michel Jeunesse
German edition pub. Coppenrath
Orchard paperback 1994
Clickety Clack Something to Pack. Text Antony Lishak.
pub. Orchard Books 1992 ISBN 1-85213-333-3
Norwegian edition pub. Oversatt av Tor Age Bringsvaerd
South African edition (Xhosa and Afrikaans) pub. Anansi-Uitgewers
Self published edition Antony Lishak.
Forget -Me-Not. Language of Flowers.
pub. Little Brown 1993 ISBN 0-8212-2000-4
US edition pub. Little Brown
Flora’s Gems. The Little Book of Tulips.
pub. Little Brown 1994 ISBN 0-8212-2101-9
US edition pub. Little Brown
Flora’s Gems. The Little Book of Daffodils.
pub. Little Brown 1994 ISBN 0-8212-2100-0
US edition pub. Little Brown
The National Trust Book of Nursery Rhymes.
pub. National Trust 1994 ISBN 0-7078-0205-9
US edition pub. Abrams
The National Trust Book of Fairy Tales.
pub. National Trust 1995 ISBN 0-7078-0188-5
US edition pub. Abrams
Collins Christmas Treasury editor Stephanie Nettell.
pub. Harper Collins 1996 ISBN 0-00-198057-2
US edition pub. Lodestar
Italian edition pub. Editrice Piccoli
A Noteworthy Tale. Text Brenda Mutchnick and Ron Casden.
pub. Abrams 1997 ISBN 0-8109-1386-0
US edition pub. Abrams
French Edition pub. De la Martiniere Jeunesse
Hansel and Gretel. Text Joyce Dunbar.
pub. Macdonald Young Books 1997 ISBN 0-7500-2023-7
The National Trust ABC.
pub. National Trust 1998 ISBN 0-7078-0259-8
US edition pub. Abrams
Faery Magic Story World Text John & Caitlin Matthews
pub. Templar publishing 2009 ISBN 978-1-84011-738-7
Commercial Work
Sunday Times Magazine
Sunday Telegraph Magazine
Crabtree & Evelyn
Safeway
Habitat
Conran Octopus
Marks and Spencer
Seseme Street Magazine (New York)
National Trust Press Office
National Trust Enterprises
National Westminster Bank
British Tourist Board
Malcolm Moore Deakin Blazye (advertising)
Forlag Malling Beck (Denmark)
Jangli (Luxembourg)
Oxford University Press
Padblocks
South Sydney Education Department
Inky Press
Carrow Design
Loyola Academy (Chicago)
Press Article Artist and Illustrators Magazine October
2002
“Illustrating well-known narratives can be daunting, but Ian Penney explains how his distinctive style brings a fresh touch to the old avourites”.
Ian Penney lives in a weatherboard house, in the village of Beckley just outside the town of Rye in East Sussex, England.