My CV

Georgina Coburn

I'm an artist, illustrator, writer and art historian born in Melbourne, Australia. I grew up in Perth, where I completed my Art History degree at the University of Western Australia (UWA). From 1995, I lived and worked in Canada, the UK and Ireland before settling permanently in the Scottish Highlands in 2000. 

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Between 2008- 2013, I worked as a guest lecturer Moray College, UHI, Elgin, as part of the Fine Art Degree Course-Professional Practice unit.  From Sept 2006 - April 2008 I worked as an art tutor in painting and drawing for an Adult Education evening class at Merkinch Community Centre, Inverness.

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I have hosted author and director Q&A's at the Ness Book Festival, Eden Court Theatre and Cinemas and in 2019, took part in a live reading at Ness Book Festival with my first children's chapter book 'Barncle the Walrus'. I have been a member of the Inverness Children's Writers and Illustrators Group since 2018 and am a member of the Society of Authors.

Illustration Publications

Two illustrations 'Guardian' and 'Guardian Study' in 'Guardian of the Gateway: 800 Years of the Beauly Wych Elm' published by Circus Artspace March 2023.
Five collages on the theme of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult published in The Debutante Journal No 3 2022
Two Collages on the theme of Odysseys published in The Debutante Journal No 2 2020.
Front and back cover illustrations on the theme of 'rivers and forests in the age of ecological emergency' for Stravaig #8, Geopoetics Society of Scotland Journal, May 2020

Exhibitions and Projects

The Natural Eye exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, October 2022
'The Natural Eye' exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, October 2021
Spirit:360 Spirit of the Highlands Project Commission- Highlife Highland and Creative Scotland 2021-22
Awarded Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) Natural Eye Bursary to study stone lithography at Highland Print Studio August- November 2021
Illustrators Wall (Oceania), Bologna Childrens Book Fair online edition June- August 2021.
'Labels / Fables' open submission online project, Edinburgh Collage Collective 2019
'Cut and Post' open submission online project, Edinburgh Collage Collective 2018
'Vinylism' open submission project, Edinburgh Collage Collective, Group Exhibition, The Tent Gallery,
Edinburgh College of Art 2018

Education & Training

Writing for Children's Animation, Screenskills Scotland online panel, March 2021
Illustrating Picturebooks online workshop with Viola Wang, Writers & Artists, March 2021
Writing Picturebooks online workshop with Emma Perry, Writers & Artists, March 2021
Picturehooks Workshop, Developing Characters for Children's Books with Maisie Paradise Shearing, NGS Edinburgh, February 2020.
Picturehooks Workshop, Illustrating Books for Children with Maisie Paradise-Shearing and Helen Kellock, NGS Edinburgh February 2020.
Picturehooks Annual Conference, V&A Dundee, October 2019.
Live first chapter reading 'Barnacle the Walrus' at Ness Book Festival Outdoors event Sept 2019.
Trends in Children's Publishing workshop with Felicity Trewe, XPO North, Inverness, July 2019.
Writing for Children Workshop with Barbara Henderson, Highland Literary Salon, Inverness, May 2019.
The Whole Story From Beginning to End-workshop with children's author Alan Durant, Highland Museum of Childhood, Strathpeffer, May 2019.
Picture Books- The Inside Story workshop with Pauline MacKay, Ablekids Press, Inverness, May 2019.
Animation Workshop with Jim Stirk, Nairn Book & Arts Festival, Sept 2018.
Watercolour Workshop with Jana Emburey, Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Aug 2018.
Picture Hooks Workshop, Developing Expressive Character for Children’s Books with Debi Gliori, NGS, Edinburgh, Jan 2017.
Picture Hooks Workshop, Creating Picture Books and Getting Published with Steve Anthony, NGS, Edinburgh, Jan 2017.
Picture Hooks Workshop, How to Make a Dummy Book with Helen Stephen, NGS, Edinburgh, Dec 2017.
Picture Hooks Workshop, Developing Character Stories for Children’s Books with Ross Collins, NGS, Edinburgh, Nov 2017.
Illustration Workshop with Kate Leiper, Nairn Book & Arts Festival, Sept 2016.
Creative Freedom / Creative Penn Writer’s Online Course May- June 2016.
Picture Hooks Children’s Book Illustration Masterclass XPO North, June 2016.
Emergents Self-Publishing Masterclass with Ben Galley, September 2015.
COSCA Certificate in Counselling Inverness College, Sept 2012-May 2013.
Introduction to Counselling Course, Inverness College Nov 2011- Jan 2012.
Introduction to Radio Course Moray Firth Radio 28 October 2011.
Radio Skills Introduction to Podcasting Course, Moray Firth Radio July 2011.
The Script Factory Script Reading Workshop, Eden Court Theatre November 2009.
ICO (Independent Cinema Office) Screening Artists Moving Image, Whitechapel Gallery, London Oct 2009.
2006 to 2007- Distance Learning Short Course, London Art College, Children’s Book Illustration.
1994 to1995- Australian College of Journalism, Sydney Australia. Distance Course Diploma of Cartooning and Illustration.
1989 to1991- University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Arts Degree, Art History.

Interests

My interests include drawing, painting, photography, world cinema, silent cinema, classical music, the natural world and sculpting in cake. I am a member of the Inverness Children's Writers and Illustrators Group, Scottish Society of Art Historians (SSAH) and the For Art History /Association of Art Historians UK. I'm inspired by the work of Lotte Reiniger, Arthur Rackham, Katsushika Hokusai, William Blake,  Albrecht Dürer, Gustav Doré, Hannah Hoch, Agnes Parker Miller, Edward Gorey, John Tenniel, Kay Neilsen, Edmund Dulac, Maurice Sendak, Kenojuak Ashevak, Julie Vivas, Inko, Marjane Satrapi, Caroline Leaf, Ed Vere, Sydney Smith and Shaun Tan.