
Kim has a background in educational publishing and illustrated her first book in 1992. Since then, she has produced illustrations for over 50 children’s books, various magazines, posters, puzzles and other projects. Most recently she has produced illustrations for Macmillan and Eleanor Curtain Publishing. The latest book she has illustrated is Marvelous Maddie, which is due to be published by Eleanor Curtain Publishing in 2019. Kim's Publishing History
Kim has also worked on lots of mural projects both here and in the UK for a range of clients including Queensland Rail, local councils, schools, hospitals and private individuals. Numerous examples of her work can be seen around Brisbane.
Teaching is another of her passions and she has worked for many years with children from pre-school age through to high school students, running regular classes, workshops and artist in residence programs.

Kim enjoys drawing people and animals and loves to be surrounded by nature. She drives her husband mad on walks as she is constantly stopping to take photos or pick up interesting leaves or seed pods. She is a self-confessed hoarder of quirky objects, which she takes into class for her students to draw.

Images: Rocklea State School Mural


Images: Sherwood State School Murals
Testimonials
Having Kim come to our centre for her art workshops has been an amazing experience. Even children who usually have no interest in art or being inside found a lot of excitement and passion as Kim arrived each day. Her expertise really shines through as she explains often complex art concepts in a way our 4 and 5-year-olds understood. Each lesson builds on from the previous one, helping children not only understand art a little better but also shapes, colours, and other academic aspects.
We found the benefits for the children to be far more than just art skill and academic knowledge. We had a few children who found the stress of “not knowing how to draw that” overwhelming and anxiety-inducing, find a whole new confidence within art, no longer becoming upset with the worry of not knowing how to draw, but instead taking on tips and lessons from Kim to aid their art.
I would recommend Kim to anyone and everyone! This is our 3rd time having Kim at our centre and I can’t wait to have her back again next year!
Jacaranda Early Learning Centre - 2019Thank you so much for the wonderful work you did with our girls yesterday and for sharing your work with us!
St. Aidan's - 2010

Two Cinderella Stories

Dale the Duck

Penny the Piglet

Sammy the Sheepdog

Let's Count with Dale the Duck

Gang-O Kids

Tongue Twisters

Yellow Jelly

The Animals are Comin'!

Bertha's Birthday Bath

Getting to Know Britain

Getting to Know Italy and Italian

First Bible Stories

First Dictionary
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- Illustrator / Designer
Audience
- Prep - Year 2
- Year 3-6
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What people are saying
Kerry did a fantastic session with the children, she contacted the library before the event to clarify our expectations of the day / event and to gather information on the target audience. She was really great.
The agency was organised and provided great supporting details. The performance was adjusted and suitable to each year level.
Our Prep students loved Serena. She read one of her books and conducted a drawing workshop. The students really enjoyed learning new techniques about how to draw characters with expression. Every one of them walked away afterwards with a smile on their face and some wonderful drawings. Serena has a lovely bubbly personality and was thoroughly entertaining and engaging.
Susy Boyer did an interactive chalk pastel workshop with our class 1 and 2 children. I had been to a workshop with Susy in previous years at another school and thought of her instantly when organizing a drawing workshop with young children. Susy is very professional and teaches the children with a calm and patient manner. She was well received by teachers and children, who all got more than they were expecting from the workshop and I would be happy to use Susy’s services again.
An engaging speaker and the feedback from staff and students was very positive. We would book Aleesah again and recommend her to others.
Jonathan was great with the boys. He read to them, explained his writing and illustrating processes and then invited the boys to draw ideas that he could use in his new book. The boys were totally engaged for the session.
The children and staff are still talking about your visit and your books are flying out the library from students and teachers alike! Your teacher notes have been passed on and gratefully received. We certainly will recommend you to anyone looking for a speaker and I will happily forward on a review for you. I asked the staff for any feedback and everything was positive. Quite honestly it’s the best author talk we’ve had! I have never seen the kids so engaged before, especially the older studen [...]
"Gaye Chapman brings a different dimension to the illustrator session. Her multi-sensory games give the children a chance to fully participate in activities leading them to draw without constraints. Children of all ages enjoy her approach, particularly being so hands-on and using the senses of sight, sound, touch and taste to inspire them to draw. Her sessions with senior art students were highly appreciated with the students responding to her creative methods. They particularly enjoyed being ab [...]
Western Cape College Mapoon Campus was delighted to welcome illustrator Simon Deshon, also known as Siggo, who shared his creativity and passion for art through a series of engaging illustration workshops with our Kindergarten to Year 6 students. Simon captivated students by showing how small changes to a character’s face, such as adjusting eyebrows, eyes, or a smile that can powerfully express a wide range of emotions. From joy and excitement to surprise and wonder, students discovered how the [...]
Kate and Jol were so engaging and tailored their presentations perfectly for our lower and upper primary groups. Our students and staff are still raving about Kate and Jol and I've had many parents tell me their children went home and talked about how amazing it was for days after. Kate and Jol were so friendly and a joy to work with and I would highly recommend them to any school looking for a hilarious and enthusiastic incursion for their students!
James Roy is a fabulous story teller. He had our year 7 & 8's enthralled. Staff and students enjoyed the day and we would welcome James back any time.
We had six virtual sessions with Chris, spread across two different days. I appreciated that he took on feedback I delivered from the first days sessions and applied this to the latter three sessions. Applying the feedback brought some more structure to the sessions and allowed the students to learn more about Chris and his practice, which showed them why the workshop was relevant and why he was a relevant person to deliver the workshop (as opposed to the same prompts coming from their teachers) [...]
