Oliver Jeffers
Brooklyn , New York
Oliver Jeffers makes art and tells stories—fine art for (mostly) adults, and picture books for (mostly) children.
MessageOliver Jeffers is a visual artist and author working in painting, bookmaking, illustration, collage, performance and sculpture. Curiosity and humor are underlying themes throughout Oliver's practice as an artist and storyteller. While investigating the ways the human mind understands its world, his work also functions as comic relief in the face of futility. Jeffers’ engagements and practice are truly international in scope. His critically acclaimed picture books have been translated into over forty-five languages, and sold over 14 million copies worldwide. His artwork has been exhibited at such institutions as the Brooklyn Museum in New York, the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Palais Auersperg in Vienna. Jeffers has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award, Bologna Rigazzi Award, An Irish Book Award, a United Kingdom Literary Association Award, and an MBE for Services to the Arts from Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth. His world renowned picture book Here We Are was recently developed into an animated film for Apple TV+. Oliver grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland; he currently divides his time between Belfast and Brooklyn, NY.