Jim Kay

Jim Kay (born 4. April 1974) is a British illustrator and printmaker from Northamptonshire, England, who won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations for the book A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.[1] He was selected personally by J. K. Rowling to present colour illustrations of every title in the Harry Potter series.[2][3]

Jim Kay
Born (1974-04-04) 4 April 1974
NationalityBritish
EducationBA Honours of Illustration and Visual Communication
Alma materUniversity of Westminster
Known forHarry Potter
Notable work
A Monster Calls
Harry Potter
AwardsKate Greenaway Medal
2012 A Monster Calls – Illustrator
Websitewww.jimkay.co.uk

Career

Kay's first love was for art and for natural history, in particular for botany and entomology and its relationship with the environment. He attended the University of Westminster at the Harrow Campus, a vantage point for views of London in the smog which had been used by Victorian painters.[4]

For two years, Kay worked at Tate Britain, in the Archives, working with the personal papers of artists such as Paul Nash and Stanley Spencer.[4] His later work as the Assistant Curator for the Illustrations Collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew brought him into contact with the rich archives from Indian art collections, illustrated manuscripts, herbals and the records from the era of British exploration across the world, in particular the work of Indian artists employed by botanists to produce paintings of local flora.[4]

In 2008, Kay produced a one-man exhibition which was shown in Richmond on the theme of producing ideas for children's books.[4]

In 2012, he received his first Kate Greenaway Medal for his illustrations in the book A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.[1]

In 2013, he was selected personally by J. K. Rowling to present illustrations of every title in the Harry Potter series.[2] These versions were released between 2015 and 2019.

Works

Awards

References
  1. "Kate Greenaway Medal Winners – The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards". carnegiegreenaway.org.uk.
  2. "New Harry Potter cover illustrated by Westminster alumnus | University of Westminster, London". www.westminster.ac.uk.
  3. Alter, Alexandra (6 November 2019). "How a Harry Potter Illustrator Brings the Magical to Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. "Jim Kay, illustrator". www.alisoneldred.com.
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