Gregory Rogers was born in 1957 and lives in Brisbane. He studied fine art and worked as a graphic designer before taking up freelance illustration in 1987.
Gregory's has illustrated scores of book covers including Auntie Mary's Dead Goat by Margaret Card, The Postman's Race by Ian Trevaskis, Tracks by Gary Crew, Lucy's Bay by Gary Crew, Way Home by Libby Hathorn and Running Away from Home by Nigel Gray, to name just a few.
In 1995 Gregory won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his illustrations in Way Home. He is the first, and to date the only, Australian illustrator ever to have won this prestigeous British award. Way Home also won a Parents Choice award in the USA and was shortlisted for the ABPA book design awards.
Gregory has taught and lectured in illustration widely in Australia and overseas. He has worked as a senior research assistant for the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and is presently lecturing in illustration at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University. He has recently taken up portraiture and was an entrant in the 2002 Archibald Prize.
Gregory is also a talented musician. He plays the cornetto, recorder and baroque guitar performing music of the 16th and 17th centuries. He is also a keen collector of CDs, antiques, books, and anything that might collect dust.
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