John Shelley - Illustrator

JOHN SHELLEY was born in Birmingham and studied Art, then illustration, under children's illustrator Tony Ross. He began working as a freelance illustrator in London, and co-founded the artist's collective Facade Studios. In 1987 he moved to Tokyo, making it his home for the next 21 years. His first major picture book was The Secret in the Matchbox (1989 Mother Goose Award runner-up). His illustrations have been published in the UK, USA, Europe, Japan and the Far East. His own stories include Hoppy’s New House and The House of the World. Now based in Staffordshire, Shelley has run events on children's illustration around the world.