Phoebe Wahl

Phoebe Wahl
EducationRhode Island School of Design
Known forillustration, sculpting, animation
Websitewww.phoebewahl.com

Phoebe Wahl is an illustrator, sculptor and children's book author from the United States. She is the author of Sonya's Chickens, for which she earned the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award for New Illustrator[1] and a Kirkus Star.[2] Her primary media are watercolor, collage and fabric sculpture.[3] Wahl's work deals with "themes of comfort, nostalgia and intimacy with nature and one another".[2]

Wahl grew up an unschooled child in Washington state and pursued her interest in drawing. While a student at the Rhode Island School of Design she began to focus on children's books[1] and created early drafts of Sonya's Chickens.[4] She graduated from RISD in 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration.[2]

In addition to children's content, Wahl is an adjunct professor at Western Washington University, teaching illustration and design. [5] She is a contributor to Taproot Magazine and also creates personal work including a zine about her complex experience with miscarriage,[6] illustrations inspired by her passion for women's issues,[7] and reactions to world events such as the 2016 United States presidential election.[8] Wahl currently resides in Bellingham, Washington.[4]

Bibliography

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  • Sonya's Chickens (2015)
  • Backyard Fairies (2018)
  • The Blue House (2020)
  • Little Witch Hazel (2021)
  • Phoebe's Diary (2023)

As contributor

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  • Jenny Volvovski, Julia Rothman, and Matt Lamothe, The Who, the What, and the When: 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks (2014) ISBN 9781452137230

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award". www.ezra-jack-keats.org. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. ^ a b c "About". Phoebe Wahl. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. ^ "Phoebe Wahl - Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  4. ^ a b Bikman, Margaret (2015-08-05). "Artist profile: Author Phoebe Wahl comes home to roost". The Bellingham Herald. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  5. ^ "Phoebe Wahl". Western Washington University.
  6. ^ Weiss, Suzannah (2015-09-22). "Phoebe Wahl's 'GRAY AREA' Zine Honors The Complexities Of Unplanned Pregnancy & Shows Why Planned Parenthood Is So Important". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  7. ^ Brooks, Katherine (2016-10-28). "32 Illustrators Who Nail What It's Like To Be A Woman Today". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  8. ^ Hutton, Caleb; Relyea, Kie (2016-05-06). "Protesters get early start on Trump campaign visit to Lynden". The Bellingham Herald. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
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