3 September- 3 November
EXHIBITION
Born in Leicester in 1946, Wayne Anderson is known and loved for his multi-award winning illustrations in over 160 books for both children and adults, including The Tin Forest and The Dragon Machine. His pictures – whimsical, complex, dream-like inventions – have been exhibited around the world, and have been featured in magazine articles, international advertising campaigns, record covers and animated films.
Anderson initially trained as a designer, a programme of study with a strong focus on layout, typography and photography, as well as drawing. But a chance remark from a colleague in the late 60s led him to pursue a career in illustration. His first significant commission was a design for the cover of a National Westminster Bank guide to London, for which he used the coloured pencils that would become his medium of choice for virtually all his subsequent work. Whether creating a menagerie of mythical creatures or an advertising campaign for British Airways, Wayne Anderson’s trademark style is a perfect improvisatory balance of beauty and monsters.
Our exhibition features a selection of original works, prints and artefacts with a particular focus on the dragons and fairytale art that Wayne Anderson is especially renowned for.
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